Zimu, was a pastor at All Nation Revival Ministries and news of this death comes not long after his wife Nelisiwe Sibisi-Zimu revealed that her husband was battling mycosis and was admitted at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital where he was undergoing chemotherapy.
According to The SABC, the Sebokeng-born singer, reportedly died on Wednesday night at Busamed Hospital in Modderfontein.
Last month Sibisi-Zimu said the 49-year-old hitmaker started having skin skin problem where he developed rash that was itchy.
Speaking to Channel24 Sibisi-Zimu said at the time: “He went on a light light therapy and we realised that it was not giving us results. We decided to involve oncology and he has just started chemotherapy.
“The higher stage treatment of the disease is chemotherapy,” she said.
The news website also reported that earlier in the year his skin started showing changes and he’d appear in public and onstage wearing gloves.
The changes soon started to show on his face too, but he kept on performing even as his condition worsened.
The star was set to perform in Polokwane recently, but was too ill to make it.
The EFF released a statement about the artist’s death, saying in part: “We send our heartfelt and revolutionary condolences to his family and close friends. We ask that the God Zimu sang about may stretch forth his hand and be the one that heals the wounds created by such a painful loss.
Pastor Zimu has been on the South African Gospel scene from the early 1990s. No wonder in 1996 he was one of the founders of Family Factory and Joyous Celebration. This collective saw him collaborate with various artists. In 2001, he released his much-anticipated album Excited which featured Concorde Nkabinde and Jazz duo Tsunami.”
Neyi’s death has shocked the country, with hundreds paying tribute to the star on social media.
