Recurring migraines are believed to be cause of Mayibongwe’s death

By Khulile Thwala

A Lukhele family representative referred to as Babe Maseko, has disclosed that the late gospel singer Mayibongwe Mthimkhulu Lukhele’s death was most likely caused by constant migraines she complained about now from time to time.

He said this when speaking on behalf of the Lukhele family at Mthimkhulu’s memorial service at the All-Nations Christian Church Hall in Ezulwini.

“She would complain about migraines from time to time but we didn’t know just how severe they were. The last time I heard from her was at 5 am the day before she died, February 6, when she called me requesting a church member’s number whom she wanted to praise for a sermon they had rendered that Sunday. Her husband, Archbishop Bheki Lukhele also last heard from her at about 10 pm on Monday when she was informing him that she would prepare his favourite chicken stew upon his return,” said Maseko.

The archbishop was away on business at the time of Mthimkhulu’s admission at the Medi-Sun Clinic.

“Little did we know that the meal to be served would be in the form of death. It is very heartbreaking because the Archbishop was not present when she fell ill. After she had called him at 10 pm on February 6, she attempted to reach him later on only to find that he was now flying back and therefore could not be reached,” said Maseko.

He further detailed how the Archbishop found missed calls from his late wife as soon as he landed but, to his dismay, her phone was out of service when he tried to call back. The bishop was then informed that Mthimkhulu had passed away. However, before her body could be retrieved from the clinic where she died some family members had unfortunately learned of her passing on Facebook.

“It is heartbreaking that some of us learned of LaMthimkhulu’s death through Facebook,” said the Lukhele family representative.

The Mthimkhulu family also made remarks during the memorial service where they described their daughter as being bubbly, energetic, and an ambitious character who always achieved whatever she put her mind to.