OBITUARY: TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR SOUTH AFRICAN ICON SHALEEN SURTIE-RICHARDS

Veteran actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards paved the way for actors in post-apartheid South Africa and bought smiles to millions of viewers, but in her last days she could barely afford medical care. South Africa’s “aunty”, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, was laid to rest during a ceremony filled with song, laughter and tears at the Durbanville Memorial Park in Cape Town. Register here