The entertainment fraternity in Vhembe learnt with tremendous shock about the tragic death of the well-known Deejay, Rofhiwa Ndou, popularly known as DJ Fire.
The 28-year-old radio presenter was found in his room on Wednesday, 19 October, where he had presumably hanged himself. He was last seen a week prior to his death, on Thursday, 13 October.
Ndou hailed from Siloam in Nzhelele. He rose to prominence and made a name for himself as a producer at Nzhelele FM.
His sister, Ms Livhuwani Tshivhenga, said his death had caught them completely off guard. "The last time we had contact was on Friday, the 14th of October, and he never complained about anything or expressed that something was bothering him. I just wish he had told us as his family that he had problems. Maybe we could have found a way to help resolve them. This is very difficult to deal with. It's just so hard to accept that he is really gone. He had so many dreams of a brighter future, and now all that is gone. We are devastated and left with many unanswered questions," Tshivhenga said.
Soon after the sad news of his passing became known, tributes started pouring in through various social media platforms.
His manager and a former colleague at Nzhelele FM, Mr Wilson Davhana, or Mr D Davhana, as he is popularly known, described Ndou as a very talented young man who had a bright future ahead of him. "My heart is torn apart. I was with him recently where we were discussing business issues. We had many things planned for our entertainment business. His death is a great loss, not only to his family but the whole entertainment scene," he said.