Filmmaker and producer Teboho Mahlatsi will be laid to rest in a private funeral on Friday after he passed away on Monday at his home.
It is believed that Mahlatsi succumbed to cancer.
The Shaka Ilembe and Yizo Yizo director’s family will hold a memorial service on Monday. The updates of the funeral and memorial service were shared by close family friend David Kau on his social media pages.
ON BEHALF OF THE MAHLATSI FAMILY
Dear all, thank you for your love and support shown in your messages on various platforms.
Following the passing of Filmmaker / Producer Teboho Moseling Mahlatsi on Monday 3rd July 2023, Please note The family will have a PRIVATE FUNERAL… pic.twitter.com/VpJiLTFNXQ
— DavidKau (@davidkau1) July 6, 2023
The 52-year-old Bomb Shelter Film Productions executive producer brought productions such as Gettho Diaries, Zone 14, Gaz’Lam, For Love and Broken Bones, and Netflix’s hit series Queen Sono to the television screens.
On Wednesday, Sunday World revealed that the producer-extraordinaire’s last project was to bring the story of the EFF to the television screens.
Mahlatsi had interviewed prominent EFF leaders including Julius Malema, who started the party in 2013 after he was expelled as president of the ANC Youth League.
EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said the party is shattered by Mahlatsi’s untimely passing.
“We are mourning as an organisation because he has dedicated himself to that task, so you can imagine … We are saddened by his passing as much as the entire creative industry is in South Africa. May his soul rest in peace,” Thambo said.
He added that the documentary was still in the recording stages.
“Recordings were being done with prominent leaders of the EFF who were key in the formation of the EFF.”
Mahlatsi was a producer in the documentary.
Thambo said his work will not be erased, as the documentary will still be released. “He played a critical role in the development of our documentary. The documentary will still be released,” he said.
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