90's TV Star Vinolia "V-Mash" Mashego has died

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The actress, presenter and businesswoman who made her mark in the South African TV industry in the 1980s and 1990s, has died. She is known for her charismatic personality on the Music Television show Jam Alley.

Friend and fellow actor Zola Hashatsi announced that Vinolia Mashego died in her sleep on Friday 3 April, but the cause of death was not revealed.

 

Vinolia Mashego was affectionately known, was a prominent actress on various Sepedi SABC dramas in the 1980s. She fell on hard times post her departure from Jam Alley in the early 2000s as gigs dried up and she eventually was forced to move back home to live with her parents.

 

A few other jobs came across her path some years later, notably a role on Mzansi Magic drama Isibaya season two and most recently, as a presenter on prank show Bheka Sikumbambile on Moja Love, which premiered in March 2020 and an appearance on SABC 2 drama Giyani.

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