Actor Presley Chweneyagae’s family thank public for support

The family of the award winning South African actor Presley Chweneyagae has thanked the public for their support and messages of condolences during their loss.

Chweneyagae passed away at his Pretoria home during the early hours of this morning.

He was best known for his role in Tsotsi which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006.

Locally he starred in films including Number Number, Zama Zama, The Number and The River. He was skilled in acting on stage and on screen.

Chweneyagae latest films include More Than Just a Game, State of Violence, and Africa United.

Chweneyagae’s uncle Mzwakhe Sigudla, “We are very shocked about the sudden loss of our brother. We are still processing this devastating news. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude as a family for the messages of condolences, support that we have received form South Africans. Indeed, it shows that our brother as made a significant contribution with his craft in our country.”