South African Rapper AKA's Fiancé Falls to Her Death in Tragic Incident in Cape Town
- Tragedy has struck as reports confirm that AKA's fiancé Nellie Tembe had died after falling from the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town
- According to sources close to the rapper, AKA is inconsolable with grief
- They had recently completed lobola negotiations and were set to be married in the near future
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22-year-old Nelli Tembe has tragically died after allegedly falling from the five-star Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town.
She was the fiancé of a popular South African rapper AKA, real name Jarryd Forbes.
Details are not clear about what happened but according to Times Live Forbes, Tembe's family would release a statement.
A source close to the rapper has said that he is inconsolable with grief. According to the Western Cape SA Police Service media liaison Capt FC van Wyk, the crime scene is being investigated and a case has been opened.
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He confirmed that a 22-year-old female had died.
More details will follow when more information is available.
AKA had uploaded a video of Nellie the night before and according to sources, the couple seemed very happy.
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Recall the hit rapper had taken to Twitter to officially announce that he was no longer in the dating game and was very happy with girlfriend Nelli Tembe.
He revealed that he's paid lobola - bride price - for Nellie and visited her family to officially negotiate lobola, a report by Briefly revealed.
In other news, rapper DMX has died at the age of 50, a week after suffering a heart attack occasioned by a drug overdose.
The rapper and actor, born Earl Simmons, died at White Plains Hospital in New York on Friday, April 9.
His death was confirmed to People by his family, saying DMX passed away peacefully with family present after suffering a catastrophic cardiac arrest.
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