South African Singer Jumps Off A Building In An Apparent Suicide

A female South African singer, Nichume Siwundla, has been declared dead in an apparent suicide after reportedly jumping off a Johannesburg building on Sunday night.

According to a statement from her record label, Top Chap Media, the singer was found at a friend’s place on Sunday after killing herself.

“It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our fellow musician, sister, and friend Nichume Siwundla.

“She was an accomplished musician and a qualified ophthalmologist. Nichume reached the heights of her fame when she lent her voice to Mobi Dixon’s hit “Bhutiza”. She featured on singles “Daydreaming” by Fistaz Mixwell and Mobi Dixon, as well as “Far Away” by DJ Anda featuring Mobi Dixon,” the message reads.

With the success of “Bhutiza” in 2017 leading to her being signed to Top Chap Media, founded by Mobi Dixon, the label said a single titled “Thobela” and currently among the top 100 weekly radio charts in the country was released by the duo again not long ago.

“I’m distraught. I will remember Nichume as a bright light at Top Chap Media where we signed her. She was not only my first artist, but we had grown so close in the past three years that she became my little sister. She truly is gone too soon. May her soul rest in peace,” Mobi Dixon stated in a tribute to the late singer.