Legendary South African actor Presley Chweneyagae has died at the age of 40. The passing of "Cobra/Mokwepa" as known by many was confirmed by the agency - MLA that represented him. His family says they are on their way to Pretoria to his residence before they can give more details.  This after the news broke on social media this morning. The actor rose to prominence for his starring role in Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Thabang Morutloa

<p>Legendary South African actor Presley Chweneyagae has died at the age of 40. The passing of "Cobra/Mokwepa" as known by many was confirmed by the agency - MLA that represented him. His family says they are on their way to Pretoria to his residence before they can give more details. &nbsp;This after the news broke on social media this morning. The actor rose to prominence for his starring role in Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Thabang Morutloa</p>

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<p>News and Current Affairs Show hosted by award-winning presenter Sakina Kamwendo, on weekdays from noon to 1pm on SAfm 104-107fm. </p>