THE death of Naledi Willers has sent shock waves across the country, and tributes continue to pour in for the former Real Housewives of Johannesburg star.
Family spokesman Oneal Madumo said the media personality, who has been battling breast cancer since November 2019, died peacefully on Tuesday after being rushed to hospital following being unresponsive.
“She was unresponsive in the morning, and was rushed to the hospital. She was still unresponsive up to the time of her passing,” he said.
Since then, messages of condolences have been pouring in.
Actress and executive producer of the reality show Sonia Mbele said she was broken.
“Mosadi, that’s what we called each other. I don’t even know what to say. We had our fair share of everything – friendship, sisterhood, misunderstandings but above all, we had love. Rest, mosadi. I love you,” she said.
In a statement, 1Magic said: “We are deeply saddened to learn of Naledi’s passing. She appeared on the first season of The Real Housewives of Johannesburg. We would like to send our condolences to her family and friends.”
Twitter user, Mmilidzi Habagaan wrote: “It is a terrible tragedy to have lost such a soul. Our hearts are shattered! Rest in peace NaLegend. Until the new earth. Condolences to all family and friends. The last couple of years have been the toughest.”
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Naledi has been open about her battle with cancer, previously telling the People’s Paper that she was watching TV when she discovered the tumour.
“It worried me because I know my body and it was new. I called my gynaecologist because I didn’t know what to do. He organised an appointment for me to get a mammogram. After some time, I was told I had cancer,” she said at the time.
She started chemotherapy in January 2020 after undergoing hormonal stimulation a month after discovering the tumour.
“It was a process to freeze my eggs because I don’t have kids yet. In January, I started chemo and it wasn’t an easy process to go through,” she said.
Oneal said details of the funeral and memorial service would be communicated in due course.
