Go Well Simbarashe..

Death is a sad reminder that ourlives have been borrowed
And they say God always collects his beautiful flowers first
I don't know maybe this philosophy is meant to consolidate
death and life. Sets us ready but we will never ready.
Simba Mhere's tragic death took us all byssurprise.

Cape Town – As the shocking news spreads of
the death of Simba Mhere, Top Billing
presenter on SABC3 in a horrific car crash on
Saturday morning, the South African
television business and those who knew him
describe his passing as “a devastating loss”.
Eight people died in the car crash in which
Mhere, the son of missionary parents, was
killed on Saturday morning on the N3 near
the Marlboro offramp.
The driver who caused the crash will be
charged with reckless driving according to
the Johannesburg Metro Police Department
(JMPD).

Mhere was on his way to the Oliver Thambo
International Airport to fly to Cape Town's
J&B Met this afternoon. In 2013 Mhere was
voted most stylist man in South Africa, and
in 2014 favourite TV presenter.

"It is with terrible pain that we reflect on
the passing of our beloved Simba Mhere,"
says Top Billing, produced by Tswelopele
Productions. "We are truly heartbroken".
"It is with great sadness that SABC3 received
the news about the passing of Simba Mhere,
presenter on SABC3's Top Billing and
Presenter Search on 3 ," says the SABC in a
statement.

"Our beloved colleague and friend passed
away in a tragic car accident earlier today.
Simba Mhere brought great character and
charisma in everything he did and for that
he will be sorely missed."
"Our heartfelt condolences go out to the
family, Simba Mhere's friends and
associates, his fans, viewers of SABC3 and
the rest of South Africa."

"We wish to plead with the public to give the
family some privacy during this sad time.
SABC3 will communicate all the relevant
details in due course."
'He had so many big dreams and plans'
The longtime Top Billing presenter Janez
Vermeiren who's worked with Mhere told
Channel24 that his death is "a devastating
loss".

"For us to lose a human being of that caliber
is devastating. I was standing in the shower
after hearing the news and going through all
of the conversations we've had over the years
– his dreams and aspirations. He had so
many big dreams and plans that's shattered
now that he's in heaven".

"It's devastating to lose someone so nice. In
this industry you get a lot of people who are
nice to you in front of you but then not so
nice when you're back is turned. Simba
Mhere was nice 100% of the time. A
devastating loss," says Vermeiren.
The charismatic presenter was a TV natural
and became a Top Billing presenter after
winning the Top Billing Presenter Search in
2010 after he was chosen as the winner out
of 5 000 contestants who entered.

Mhere's death comes ironically just two days
after a Top Billing special episode was
broadcast on Thursday night, and which will
be repeated on Sunday on SABC3, in which
both Mhere and co-presenter Jonathan
Boynton-Lee, who won in 2012, both looked
back and reflected on how the show has
changed their lives.