Renowned traditional healer and DJ Tumi Motsoeneng,famously known as Gogo Skotheni recently announced the death of her son.
The Venting podcaster’s three-year-old son, Monde Junior passed away recently after he was in hospital for a while since he was born without a food pipe.
Earlier this year, Gogo Skhoteni got a tattoo in honour of him, where she told news publication, TshisaLIVE, “I did this tattoo to feel more connected and to show him love because it’s difficult to express my feelings towards him while he’s on a hospital bed the whole day. One thing about my son, he smiles right through. His smile heals you. I go there to comfort him but he ends up comforting me.”
She also revealed that he spent most of his time in the hospital doing major surgeries for him to be able to eat.
Taking to Instagram, she released a statement announcing his his passing.
“It is with profound sadness that the Motsoeneng and Shange families confirm the passing of Monde Jr Shange. Monde Jr departed this life at 15:00 on Monday, September 2nd, 2024, at Busamed Modderfontein Private Hospital,” adding, “The families kindly request privacy as they navigate this deep and painful loss. We ask for your understanding and compassion in giving them the space they need during this difficult time of grieving.”
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Many Instagram users took to the comment section to express condolences to the DJ.
One user said, “As a parent, this sunk my heart cause I don’t know where I’d start my sincerest condolences to the parents and family of this beautiful handsome boy.”
Another user added: “He fought man, what a soldier.”
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