Pearl Shongwe, a television and radio personality, has died.
On Tuesday, several sources who did not want to be identified confirmed the news to SurgeZirc SA. The cause of her death has not been revealed, but it is believed she was discovered dead in her Polo Fields home.
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SA FM also confirmed the news on their social media timeline. Her colleagues stated that an official statement would be released shortly.
Shongwe began her career in 2010, after working as Mo Flava’s coworker and entertainment reporter at the youth radio station YFM for more than two years.
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She began her career with SABC Sport as a reporter and voice actor for their flagship programmes, including Sports Buzz, a children’s sports show.
Shongwe later became a sports host on SportsLIVE on the SABC 24hr News channel and has since expanded her career to include news and current affairs, co-hosting the SABC Morning Live on weekends with Simphiwe Ncongwane.
At the time of her death, she was a newsreader on Metro FM and a presenter on SABC1’s talk show, Daily Thetha.