Vuyo Mbuli (14 May 1967 – 19 May 2013) was a South African television personality and

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at '' Morning Live''. He began working as an anchor at

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in 1993 with Tracy O'Brien and then worked on the debut show Morning Live in 1999 until his death. Mbuli died at the age of 46 after collapsing in the

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in Bloemfontein while watching a rugby match.

Career

Mbuli worked for state broadcaster

and made his television debut in 1993 for TopSport Surplus (to become

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) as a continuity presenter, and worked his way up to sports presenting and

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. He worked on ''Morning Live'' on

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since its inception on 1 November 1999.

Death

Mbuli died of

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while watching a

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game at the

, aged 46. More than one thousand people including dignitaries and celebrities attended his funeral service.

References

South African television presenters South African radio presenters Deaths from pulmonary embolism Burials at Westpark Cemetery 2013 deaths 1967 births {{SouthAfrica-bio-stub