Police are investigating the death of a 22-year old woman, the fiance of rapper AKA, who fell to her death from one of the floors in the Pepper Club Hotel, in the Cape Town CBD. The 2 got engaged in February and the rapper has already paid lobola. The family of Anele Tembe has confirmed her "untimely passing", calling her a "beloved fiancé, daughter, sister and daughter-in-law.

Police are investigating the death of a 22-year old woman, the fiance of rapper AKA, who fell to her death from one of the floors in the Pepper Club Hotel, in the Cape Town CBD. The 2 got engaged in February and the rapper has already paid lobola. The family of Anele Tembe has confirmed her “untimely passing”, calling her a “beloved fiancé, daughter, sister and daughter-in-law.

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12 April 2021

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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