Chweneyagae's funeral to be held on 7 June
JOHANNESBURG - The funeral service of renowned South African actor, Presley Chweneyagae, will be held on the 7th of June in Pretoria.
Two memorial services will also be held for the late star on 3 June in Mahikeng and another on 5 June in Gauteng.
Chweneyagae died on Tuesday at the age of 40 in what the family has confirmed as natural causes.
The internationally acclaimed thespian has been described as one of South Africa's finest actors who was not afraid to try different roles as his co-star in 2007 film, 'More Than Just a Game', Tshepo Maseko explains.
"Presley was very playful, nonstop until they say, stand by for a shoot. So it was very easy to lose your focus when you played alongside him if you, yourself were not a professional. He was quite a naughty actor who liked to… stole the limelight from fellow actors but what a fun actor he was, what a fun performer, what a fine young man who was not scared to try new things.," said Maseko.
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