The popular South African racing driver died early Monday while attempting to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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Zulu, who was one of the Trek4Mandela climbers, reportedly experienced problems breathing.
"The medical team supporting the trek put him on a drip and they descended the mountain with him. We are informed that the medical teams tried everything possible to save his life," the foundation said
- In Pictures: Remembering Gugu ZuluSouth African racing driver Gugu Zulu has died while attempting to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the Nelson Mandela Foundation confirmed on Monday.
In a statement, Mbalula said he was shocked and saddened by the news.
"South Africans knew him as a great talented motor sport athlete who excelled on the race course. I also knew him as a friend who was warm and kind. His family knew him as a loving husband and father.
"Gugu was part of the Trek4Mandela team that attempts to summit Kilimanjaro in support of young girls from disadvantaged communities. He passed on while on a mission to help others and that made him a selfless South African many should emulate.
- Shock and sadness as fans react to news of Gugu Zulu's deathFans all over the country are mourning the death of race-car driver Gugu Zulu after the Nelson Mandela Foundation announced that he died early on Monday while trying to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
"Gugu was young and still had a lot to offer our country. South Africa is poorer without him."
