Tributes continue to pour in for South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40. Originally a theatre performer and fluent in Setswana, Chweneyagae rose to prominence when he starred in the movie Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.
The iconic actor “Mokwepa” played many roles that expressed different characters in several series and films.
He was born in Mahikeng in the North West on 19 October 1984, where he kick-started his career by attending children’s drama classes and acting at the tender age of 10 at the Mmabana Arts, Culture and Sports Foundation.
SABC News Reporter Chriselda Lewis is at the family home in Pretoria and joins us now.
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May his soul Rest In Peace
May his soul rest in peace 😢🇿🇲
May His soul rest in peace
Haaaa! Cobrizi wale easy you left us too soon mfana kasi. May your soul rest in peace 🙏
Cobra bathong…..it’s all I can hear in Rakgadi’s voice …..in the River
Aiu
Cabrizi
Thuso rest in peace. It was too soon, but you were larger than life.
Awu tshabalala
🕊Rest in power🕊
Presley "Cobrizi" Chweneyagae💐
Robala "Tsotsi" Robala🙏
May His Soul Rest In Peace. I shall miss his humor
😢Yooo
Hhay nina😢😢😢
Condolences to his Beloved family and the industry at large 💐
My condolence to the family & south Africans .we lost the best😢😢😢😢😢😢
Corbrizy Opulence Mokoena 😢 bathong Presley so young, may your soul rest in peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Awwww Cobrizi, what a talent,RIP the great one. May his family be consoled.
Rest in peace 😭
May his soul rest in peace
RIP Cobriz😢
May his soul rest in peace 😢
What hapend GUYS to Cobra😢😢😢
JD we need you in Moja Love Baam🤸
Joo bophelo ke semphekgo kannete so sad😮