Akhumzi Jezile (15 January 1989 – 28 April 2018) born in

Ngcobo Ngcobo (formerly Engcobo) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ngcobo is the main town of the Engcobo Local Municipality, which falls within the Chris Hani District Municipality of the Eastern Cape. It is situated in the weste ...

, was a South African actor, television presenter and producer. He is best known for being a presenter on the

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television show, ''YOTV'' and an actor in the

drama series ''Tempy Pushas'' and as "Ngulube" in ''Themby Phishers''. In 2014, he won the SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama for this role. He died in a car accident together with Siyasanga Kobese and other two friends, between

Maletswai Aliwal North (officially Maletswai) is a town in central South Africa on the banks of the Orange River, Eastern Cape Province. It is a medium-sized commercial centre in the northernmost part of the Eastern Cape. History Sir Harry Smith, then ...

and

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on his way to Ngcobo to bury his grandmother.

Early life

He was born 12 January 1989 and raised in Eastern Cape, Mthatha later on his family has moved to live in

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. Akhumuzi is the first born in a family of five children. His father died when he was still a young boy and he raised by his mother, Zoleka Jezile. He attended Winile Secondary School located in

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Career

From 2016-2018, he was the host of

show ''Fan Base'' season 5.

Awards and nominations

He received the Golden Horn Award for being the best supporting actor in Tempy Pushas in 2013.

Personal life

He was in a relationship with

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up until his death in 2018. This story is, however, unconfirmed.

Death

Akhumuzi died in a car crash with his three friends including Thobani Mseleni and Siyasanga Kobese in

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near

. He was laid to rest in

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at Johannesburg

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jezile, Akhumzi 1989 births 2018 deaths South African male actors People from Engcobo Local Municipality Burials at Westpark Cemetery Road incident deaths in South Africa