In Pictures: Family, friends gather at Mandoza's home

The mood was sombre on Sunday as family, friends and neighbours gathered outside Mandoza’s home in Pimville‚ Soweto to pay their respects to the late kwaito star’s family.

The Nkalakatha hitmaker died on Sunday after losing his battle with cancer. It was confirmed by his family last week that Mandoza who had first been diagnosed with cancer in May 2015 had been suffering with the disease again‚ after a tumour was detected in his brain.

Family, friends and neighbours gather at Mandoza’s home in Pimville‚ Soweto on 18 September 2016. Images: Alon Skuy

• WATCH: Mandoza died in my arms‚ says former manager Kevin NtaopaneJust hours after news of Mandoza’s death rocked the nation his manager Kevin Ntaopane and his son Tokollo Tshabalala have opened up about the kwaito star’s final moments. 

• Zuma pays tribute to Mandoza: It is a great loss to the nationPresident Jacob Zuma has joined thousands of South Africans in mourning the death of kwaito legend Mandoza.

• Mandoza’s family at his bedside for final momentsSpeaking to TimesLIVE from a family home in Soweto, relatives of kwaito star Mandoza have said they were at his house in Zola in Soweto last night. 

Doc Shebeleza talks to reporters outside Mandoza’s home in Pimville‚ Soweto on 18 September 2016.