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'Brenda died peacefully'
10/05/2004 05:59 - (SA)
Johannesburg - Brenda Fassie was sleeping peacefully when she died late on Sunday afternoon, her record company said.
Her nephew Tshepo was with her at the time.
"It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of regret and sadness that (Fassie's family) wishes to advise that she passed away peacefully in her sleep early this evening," Leslie Sedibe of EMI music said.
Sedibe said many South Africans, including President Thabo Mbeki and his predecessor Nelson Mandela had shown their support over the past two weeks.
Funeral arrangements had not yet been made, and a formal announcement would be made in the course of next week, he said.
Former ANC Woman's League president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was by the side of Sedibe at the media conference.
She refused to comment, except to say "this is an extremely sad day for all of us".
Fassie's mentor Chicco Twala and other prominent musicians were also at the hospital when the announcement was made.
Fassie was admitted to the Sunninghill Hospital after an asthma attack two weeks ago.
She had been in a coma since her admission and on Friday doctors advised the family there was nothing more they could do to reverse her condition.
"The family has decided to leave the matter in God's hands," a statement said at the time.
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