HARARE – Zimbabwean actress Anne Nhira, popular for her role as Vimbai Jari in Studio 263, has died.
She was 38.
Nhira died on Wednesday from injuries sustained during a mugging in South Africa on Monday, according to her brother Juan Nhira.
Juan said Anne had suffered back and chest injuries during the violent incident in the Johannesburg neighbourhood of Bedfordview.
Juan wrote on Facebook: “My sister, my friend, my icon, my superstar, my mentor, gone to soon. May your soul rest in peace Anne Nhira, the African queen diva.”
Nhira was one of the first superstars of the small screen in Zimbabwe after starring in the ZBC soapie, Studio 263.
