Leleti Khumalo falls prey to a death hoax

News of actress Leleti Khumalo's "death" spread quickly over the weekend causing concern among fans across the country.

This comes after what appears to be a satirical site, Gambella Star News claimed that the Uzalo star passed away, which subsequently led to an outpouring of tributes from Leleti's fans.

Some disturbing news about my childhood heroine SARAFINA (Leleti Khumalo). @PresidencyZA confirm please.

— Alexander Botha (@BOTHALEX) August 12, 2016

 

RIP Sarafina.. https://t.co/IQJXCVv88a

— Bwire sedrick (@BWIRESEDRICK) August 14, 2016

 

R.I.P Leleti Khumalo aka sarafina.... so unreal and unbelievable man.

— ★NONIEPANTHER☆ (@THICK_MUSKIIE) August 13, 2016

<p ="">However, SABC 1's <em>Uzalo - </em>the drama series in which she stars - has since dismissed the rumours, revealing that Leleti is still alive.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" width="425" =""><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ANNOUNCEMENT: Please note that rumours of Leleti Khumalo's alleged passing are UNTRUE!</p>— Mon' - Wed' 20:30pm (@Uzalo_SABC1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Uzalo_SABC1/status/764343124336472065">August 13, 2016</a></blockquote><script charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" ="">async

Leleti joins a long list of celebrities and politicians who have been declared dead by the internet, such as AKA, Black Coffee and more recently, former president Thabo Mbeki.