South African media personality DJ Fresh has said he will not be cancelling any gigs after the death of his ex-wife and mother of his four children, Thabiso Sikwane, as he believes that is not what she would have wanted him to do.
Sikwane, a radio personality who worked for Voice of Soweto, SAFM, PowerFM, and Kaya FM 95.9, among other radio stations, passed away due to what is rumoured to be a heart attack on Saturday.
In the wake of her death, Fresh said he would not be cancelling any gigs as he his son, Thato Sikwane Jr, had advised him against doing so.
“Dad I hope that you are going to honour your gig bookings because that is what mom would want,” Fresh said his son told him.
“Just make sure you represent her but please don’t cancel the bookings. Just like she did when Wandy, our 15-year-old, was born. Wandy arrived a tad early, and I had booked in Durban.
“I remember being busy trying to cancel that booking, and in between that delivery, she [Thabiso] said to me that when this baby pops today, you will honour your bookings.”
Fresh said they were still waiting for the post-mortem to confirm the true cause of her death.
“We did lose Thabiso this morning around 6.30am [Saturday]. We are told it could have been a cardiac event, but what could have caused it hasn’t been ascertained, so we await a postmortem.
“We will give everyone clarity, because it doesn’t make sense to anyone. We will keep you updated on memorials and all of that.” he said.
