Actor Winston Gama, popularly known as Motise, died at the Helen Joseph hospital after a short illness, South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported on Monday evening. He played the role of Mzilikazi in the 1986 mini-series Shaka
Zulu and starred in films like The Master of Dragonard Hill (1989)
and Purgatory ( 1988).
Gama also displayed his skills in dramas such as Mampudi, Ubambo Lwami and Force Zulu.
Gama died of ulcers which developed into internal bleeding, SABC reported.
He will be buried on Thursday after a service at the Uncle Tom’s Hall in Soweto. Gama is survived by his wife and five children. – Sapa