South African Kwaito singer Lebo Mathosa has died in a car crash at the age of 29. According to reports, the driver of her car seemed to lose control of the vehicle, which overturned and hit a tree on a motorway near Johannesburg.
Mathosa first came to notice with the group Boom Shaka, before beginning a solo career, and was well known for her energetic live performances and dyed blonde hair. Her album, 'Drama Queen' topped the charts in 2004, and she was this year nominated for a MOBO. Leslie Sedibe from Mathosa's record label EMI said: "I don't think that there is any artist after Brenda Fassie [who also died two years ago], who could match her talent and energy on stage".
Mathosa herself once told reporters, after the death of the aforementioned Fassie in 2004: "You can't deny death, you can't fear it. I'm sure God has a better place for us, if you're a believer."