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Trevor Noah’s third relative murdered

The family of coloured comedian Trevor Noah has suffered yet another blow following the murder of his cousin in Greytown in KwaZulu-Natal.

The latest murder comes just months after Noah landed the job as the new host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, a lame anti-white American political project.

Since the announcement, Noah has been seen hobnobbing with US comedy stars and other celebrities at the exclusive Met Gala held earlier this month.

This is the third of Noah’s black female relatives to have been murdered. One family member died from poisoning; the other was beaten to death by attackers.

Cebisile Happiness Khoza had travelled from her hometown of Msinga to Greytown 3kms away to receive her postgraduate certificate in education, reported the Sunday Times.

However, she disappeared and her burnt body was found soon later in a sugarcane field by farmworkers. She had also been stabbed several times. It happened earlier this month.

Noah had not yet been informed of the tragedy as he was travelling overseas and could not be reached.

In 2009, Noah’s stepfather shot his mother three times in a violent rage. According to the Daily Mail, Noah’s mother, Patricia, long suffered abuse at the hands of her now ex-husband.

Patricia told the UK publication that she was “shot in the face and back. The bullets went through the nose and passed my jugular and one narrowly missed my spine”.

The comedian on Sunday described the article as crafty journalism and has denied that Khoza is related to him.

Rolihlahla the celebrity magnet

mandelaspiceGeri Halliwell in a chinese outfit, clutching his arm and the rest of the Spice Girls cuddling him for the picture, caught Nelson Mandela grinning broadly.

If nothing else, that photo opportunity proved that the revered global statesman is a sucker for celebrity froth. Once freed from decades spent in apartheid jails, Mandela’s star-pulling power was legendary.

He was feted by the world’s biggest names in entertainment, sport and music, from the most ghoulish to the downright ridiculous.

Free of the stuffiness usually inbred into politicians, Mandela was more at home bantering with celebrities like Michael Jackson, who clutching the US State Department’s listed former terrorist, donned his best make-up.

With an ability both to inspire and delight, his calls for tolerance were blended with a penchant for breaking into a gleeful shuffle dance in public and wearing colourful shirts.

Few stars were immune to the “Madiba magic” and a photo opportunity with one of the world’s most recognisable personalities was seen as an essential part of a stop in South Africa.

His rock star-like 85th birthday drew guests ranging from U2 frontman Bono to actor Robert de Niro, who were invited alongside his cook and gardener.

Yet when faced with overcome admirers, Mandela also knew how to turn on the charm with trademark humility.

“I love you so much,” an emotional Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, born in South Africa, said at his side.

“I love you too, you know,” was Mandela’s stammered.

Canadian singer Celine Dion even named one of her twin boys Nelson after meeting him — an occasion she prepared for by taking a history course.

Mandela drew stars from Beyonce to the late Amy Winehouse to perform for his AIDS efforts.

In 2004, aged 85, he told the world “don’t call me, I’ll call you” while announcing that he was stepping out of the public eye.

Growing increasingly frail, his last star-studded mega-bash was a 90th birthday concert in London in 2008.

Mandela made his final public appearance at South Africa’s 2010 World Cup final.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell reportedly called him her “honorary grandfather”.

Former US leader Bill Clinton described him as “a ferociously loyal friend”.

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