Simba Mhere
| Simba Mhere | |
|---|---|
 Simba Mhere Image Credit: Sunday Times | |
| Born | Simbarashe Mhere October 29, 1988 Zimbabwe |
| Died | January 31, 2015 (aged 26) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Cause of death | Fatal Traffic Accident |
| Education | B.Comm Accounting |
| Alma mater | University of Johannesburg |
| Occupation | TV Show Presenter Voice Over Artists Master of Ceremonies |
| Years active | 2010 - 2015 |
| Employer | South African Broadcasting Corporation |
| Known for | Presenter of Top Billing since 2010. |
| Television | Top Billing |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Mhere (father) and Angela Mhere (mother) |
Simba Mhere was a Zimbabwean TV personality known mostly for being the presenter of the Top Billing tv show on South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Mhere died at 26 in a car crash in the early hours of Saturday, 31 January 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]
Background
Born Simbarashe Mhere on 29 October 1988, to Joseph Mhere (father) and Angela Mhere (mother) in Zimbabwe he would later move to Johannesburg when he was just a year old. His parents were missionaries and Mhere has said they didn't have much growing up. His mother was a secretary and his father would go on missionary crusades.[2] He had a sister named Valerie that was 6 years younger than him.[3][4]
Simba Mhere attended Randpark High School in South Africa and then went on to study for a Bachelor of Commerce Accounting degree at the University of Johannesburg. Mhere worked as a voice-over artist and a master of ceremonies for some of South Africa's most prestigious events, one of which was the Miss SA pageant in 2013.[1]
Top Billing Presenter
Simba became Top Billing presenter in 2010 after winning the reality TV presenter search.[1]
Photo Gallery
Simba Mhere
Image Credit: Sunday Times
Top Billing Presenter and USN Ambassador Simba Mhere in a Lamborghini
Simba Mhere on SABC set Top BIlling
Simba Mhere wins winner of Top Billing Presenter Search official photo shoot
Simba Mhere Photo
Top Billing's Simba Mhere at SA Style Awards 2013
Top Billing presenter Simba Mhere and surfing sensation Bianca Buitendag.
Simba Mhere Kalysha Maidoo Top Billing presenter search Nov 2010
Top Billing Presenter Simba Mhere with fellow Sunglass Hut ambassador Jonathan Boynton-Lee
Simba Mhere and Sonia Booth
Simba Mhere, Gavin Murphy and Michael Eilertsen
Simba Mhere and Richard Dixon
Michael Eilertsen, Kuli Roberts and Simba Mhere
Simba Mhere as a little boy
Simba Mhere dressed in a traditional kimono in Tokyo Japan
Simba Mhere Photo Shoot Xavier Saer photography and Kurt Geiger SA
Death
Simba Mhere died in a car crash on the morning of 31 January 2015 in Johannesburg. The accident happened on the N3 North near the Marlboro offramp. Eight people died in the crash and some victims were airlifted from the scene. Mhere was on his way to OR Tambo International Airport to catch a flight to Cape Town to attend the J&B Met Horse race.[5]
He was travelling with his friend as well as father at the time of the accident. Simba was driving when another car, a VW Polo, reportedly crossed over the middle island and collided with Mhere's on the driver’s side. He and his friend, who has not been named, died on impact while his father escaped unharmed.[5]
After his death on 31 January 2015 his manager Lorraine Meizel commented that Mhere was going place and that he "was the most amazing human being. Gentle, kind and loving, honest, hardworking. He was everything; he was the most extraordinary person. I saw him on Thursday. And I always used to kiss him on the neck and always used to love it and shake."[1]
Videos
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Top Billing presenter Simba Mhere dies, SABC News, Retrieved:31 January 2015, Published:31 January 2015
- ↑ Simba Mhere, Top Billing, Retrieved:31 January 2015
- ↑ Fungai Kanyuchi, http://www.3-mob.com/?p=19231 A Tribute To Simba Mhere, 3 Men on a Boat, Published: 2 Feb 2015, Retrieved: 5 Feb 2015
- ↑ Maphuti Mannya, Simba king for TV, www.sowetanlive.co.za, Published: 15 Dec 2010, Retrieved: 5 Feb 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Eddi Maluleke Kalili TV’s Simba Mhere dies, Destiny Connect, Retrieved:31 January 2015, Published:31 January 2015
