{"id":81834,"date":"2023-08-10T22:08:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tributes-pour-in-for-insimbi-zezhwane-band-members-who-died-in-an-accident"},"modified":"2023-08-11T01:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T23:29:48","slug":"tributes-pour-in-for-insimbi-zezhwane-band-members-who-died-in-an-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tributes-pour-in-for-insimbi-zezhwane-band-members-who-died-in-an-accident","title":{"rendered":"Tributes Pour In For Insimbi ZeZhwane Band members Who Died In An Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwean music industry is mourning following the tragic deaths of two members of the Insimbi ZeZhwane rumba band.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founder and lead singer Elvis \u2018MaEli\u2019 Mathe and drummer Thembinkosi \u2018Maviri\u2019 Mpofu lost their lives in a car accident on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway. The band members were returning from a performance in Binga District when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that four other band members sustained injuries and are currently recovering in different hospitals. In response to this devastating incident, the Zimbabwean government has pledged to cover all medical and funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p>The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has expressed its deepest condolences and sympathies to the families, friends, and colleagues affected by this tragic event. Said NACZ director Nicholas Moyo:<\/p>\n<p>The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Elvis Mathe and Thembinkosi Mpofu. Our sympathies also extend to all the band members\u2019 families who have been affected by this untimely and unfortunate situation. The NACZ wishes the remaining band members a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran producer, Clive Mono Mukundu also paid tribute to Elvis Mathe and Thembinkosi Mpofu and did a jam session with vocalist Prosper Tshuma. He said:<\/p>\n<p>We offer our condolences to the families, and the wider Zimbabwean music community.<\/p>\n<p>Insimbi ZeZhwane has been recognized for its talent and live performances in Matabeleland, earning accolades at the Bulawayo Arts Awards and the Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMAs).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean music industry is mourning following the tragic deaths of two members of the Insimbi ZeZhwane rumba band. Co-founder and lead singer Elvis \u2018MaEli\u2019 Mathe and drummer Thembinkosi \u2018Maviri\u2019 Mpofu lost their lives in a car accident on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway. The band members were returning from a performance in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":81833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,16],"tags":[1493,2189,14972,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-81834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-sport","9":"tag-africa-press","10":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","11":"tag-insimbi-zezhwane-band","12":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tributes Pour In For Insimbi ZeZhwane Band members Who Died In An Accident - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Zimbabwean music industry is mourning following the tragic deaths of two members of the Insimbi ZeZhwane rumba band. ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tributes-pour-in-for-insimbi-zezhwane-band-members-who-died-in-an-accident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tributes Pour In For Insimbi ZeZhwane Band members Who Died In An Accident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Zimbabwean music industry is mourning following the tragic deaths of two members of the Insimbi ZeZhwane rumba band. ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tributes-pour-in-for-insimbi-zezhwane-band-members-who-died-in-an-accident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"zimbabwe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-10T20:08:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-10T23:29:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/sm_1691693833.106154.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"744\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"446\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tributes-pour-in-for-insimbi-zezhwane-band-members-who-died-in-an-accident\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tributes-pour-in-for-insimbi-zezhwane-band-members-who-died-in-an-accident\",\"name\":\"Tributes Pour In For Insimbi ZeZhwane Band members Who Died In An Accident - 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