Veteran musician cum producer Joseph Tembo is still alive and in sound health contrary to reports that he kicked the bucket on Sunday.
Social media in Malawi was yesterday awash with news that Tembo died at his home in Bangwe township of Blantyre, having hanged himself.
A text bearing the message kept on spreading until Tembo himself through a WhatsApp group identified as Gospel Musician cleared the mist.
“Guys I am around and in robust health. The devil is a liar. Ndikukonzekera kupita ku Maliro,” reads Tembo’s reaction to the news.
The hoax read, “SAD NEWS, the artist Joseph Tembo has hanged himself at his residence, Bangwe Township in Blantyre.”
Information which this publication has received indicate a man who was working as an engineer in the commercial capital died of the cause and not the artist.
However people were not quick to believe the news since the mainstream media reported nothing on the matter.
Most people did not rush to believe the news as they went on to do their own research on the issue. It was when the research yielded nothing that they doubted credibility of the news source.
The former Chikhwawa parliamentarian is currently the top producer for most gospel artists in Malawi having taken a break from recording his own songs.
He is not the first artist to have been reported dead since other top artists like Princes Chitsulo once fell victim to the hoax.
Tembo’s death hoax comes shortly after Zimbabwe’s veteran musician Oliver Mtukudzi was also rumoured to have died late last year.
The news turned out to be false and the musician turned up in Botswana for a music concert on 27th December 2016.
awona poleee
Rip Joseph tembo
Wangouka kwa kufa smoke does not produce without fire.welcome back a tembo muno mu ziko LA mavuto mtentere mulibe.osamaopa kufa ,okhulupilira ambuye saopa koma amakondwela chifukwa amaziwa kuti akukapumula Ku zolemesa za pa dziko pamene ochimwa amaziwilatu kuti ndi wakumoto.lapani chifukwa ufumu wamulungu wayandikila
Auze Mbudye kuti uli moyo
Robust health ngati ajawa
who decided to spread the news of his death?
Kkkkkkkkkkk zinazi ndizosekesa munthu akuti a malawi, iwe ndiye ndi wakuti?
Batson Joseph Divala
Rumours ndiye kuti… ? Sad…
Oyamba siyeyi kumwalila ndithawi yake watsara ndiyiwe
So why speculating the news all over that him is dead. Pliz, come up with good research when writing your news.
Auze mbudye
Better
thanks for abundant life,John 10vs10.ndimadabwa ndimavuto ati angapange iwe kuzmanga .don’t dream of that bro
Amene alemba post imeneyi pamtumbo pako+paa mbuyako
Paja atolankhani aku Malawi mumadyera bodza kukacha mumapeka nkhani yopha wanthu basi chakachi ndi cha nyowani musinthe mulembeko za mtendele ndi chilungamo tatopa ndikupha wanthu mwamva zainu mumabisa sitinamve mukulembanapo apa anthu oipa inu kwambiri
Wat do u gain in spreading such unpreasant news ,kodi kwanu simufa agaru inu
Asiyeni anthu amabodzawo azinama akumupatsa moyo wawutali si uyu akali moyo
Amene wapeka nkhaniyi adzimangilira iyeyo
Muzi China manyazi Ndi zonama zanuzo?????????????,,
Tilibwino ndi ife osatchuka,kaya tiduwale tijichilira si vanuvo munthu amve chimfine basi mwapeza nkhani aaa mwatikwana
Achibale Khani Imeneyi Akuziwa Ndipo Watulusa Khani Imeyo Ndani
Achibale Khani Imeneyi Akuziwa Ndipo Watulusa Khani Imeyo Ndani
Agalu a anthu inu mwayambapo zotsogoza anzanu, inu nde mupita liti?
Bridget chanza
Kodi mumthu akakhala bwanji
Kandimverere anakatenga zammaluwa
Ndikulengeza moyo kwa Joseph in the only name Jesus christ!
Chimene Amadziwa Amalawi 24 Mkutsogoza Anzawo Basi…Mxieeeewwwww
atulutse nyimbo
Kkkkkkk guys asatana inu mwamupha dzanu
Basi pamenepo mwamupatsa mwai, akhala ndi moyo wautali kobasi eeish
koma ndiye si amalawitu mate awo ndi achabe sakhalisa anatero mbuyomu ndi Izeki, Chakuamba,Bingu ndi ena! otero. ndipozinachitikadi! ndi mtundu oyipa uwu! komabe ngati wamwamba afune sizichita malingaliro Awoyipawa!.
Q
Iiiiiiii in
WHY MALAWIANS ALWAYS LIKES THIS?
Malawian kuchalira kukadya Ku maliro
mmmm aMalawi ndi nchocho
who said he kicked the bucket Malawi24?
my he is not in his real body healthy,something is going on the rumour can’t be just spreading like this.
Kodi zolengeza zina simaziona koma zamalilo basi chonde musanalengeze muziyamba mwafufuza bwino musamatilankhulitse zosakhala apa wava iwe wa #Malawi24
Akudwala
serious?
hu told u dat he z dead??
amalawi amakonda kutsogoza nzao kumanda.Afe ndieyo kapna cha…la.Mtsogoleli othawa ntchito yamulungu.
where is this story comes from?
Did others wanted him to die before his time?
when a girl is desperate to get married she will post things like;” i dnt know why i like sweeping, washing clothes, ironing anytime and cooking food so much….thank you God for this strength….philipians 4:13″
Amadwala?
Kkkk amalawi kukonda kudya kumaliro