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Memorial service for Joe Mafela to be held in Joburg on Thursday

22 March 2017 - 15:44 By TshisaLIVE
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Actor Joe Mafela at the launch of the Living Legends Legacy Project on August 25, 2015 at Cedar Woods Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. The project, which aims to identify Living Legends across all arts disciplines and get them involved in programmes that promote arts, was launched by the Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa and saw well-known legends such as Letta Mbulu; Abigail Kubheka; Caiphus Semenya; Thandi Klaasen, Joe Mafela; Dorothy Masuka and other great veterans in attendance.
Actor Joe Mafela at the launch of the Living Legends Legacy Project on August 25, 2015 at Cedar Woods Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. The project, which aims to identify Living Legends across all arts disciplines and get them involved in programmes that promote arts, was launched by the Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa and saw well-known legends such as Letta Mbulu; Abigail Kubheka; Caiphus Semenya; Thandi Klaasen, Joe Mafela; Dorothy Masuka and other great veterans in attendance.
Image: Gallo Images / City Press / Denzil Maregele

A memorial service for veteran actor Joe Mafela will be held at the Mandela Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg on Thursday morning, the star's family has confirmed to TshisaLIVE.

Family spokesperson Milly Mulelu said that the memorial will start at 10am.

Hundreds of friends and fans are expected to fill the theatre to pay tribute to the Is Good, Is Nice actor, who died in a car accident on Saturday evening.

The family said funeral arrangements have not yet been finalised.

  • The future of Joe Mafela's Generations role still 'undecided'The producers of Generations: The Legacy will wait until after Joe Mafela's funeral before deciding on whether or not to replace him on the show. 

A bakkie collided with Joe's Ford Figo at around 10pm on Saturday. The star was declared dead by paramedics on the scene and a case of culpable homicide was opened.

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