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It's not his time. He still has a purpose: Mandoza's wife

By Tmg Entertainment | Sep 16, 2016

Mandoza’s wife‚ Mpho has poured her heart out for the first time about dealing with the musician’s renewed cancer scare as a family.

It emerged last week ago that Mandoza had been diagnosed with cancer for the second time in a space of a year‚ after doctors found a tumour in his brain.

However‚ the kwaito star is determined to put up a fight.

And the ailing musician’s will to beat this disease‚ took centre stage at the controversial Thank You SABC Concert this past weekend‚ where Mandoza performed.

In an interview with Drum magazine this week‚ Mandoza’s wife‚ Mpho opened up about how they firmly believe that he will beat the cancer.

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Mpho also set the record straight on the type of cancer Mandoza is suffering with. He has been diagnosed with pharyngeal carcinoma‚ which is a type of head and neck cancer‚ that generally starts in the throat and nose.

“The tumour is pressing on the brain but it’s not brain cancer‚” Mpho said.

She added that even though Mandoza has been robbed of his sight‚ and doctors have ruled out the possibility of an operation — they remain optimistic about the future.

“I’m not even thinking about death. We want to destroy this cancer forever. I know that eventually we all leave this earth but I say this is not the time yet. He still has a purpose. We still have kids to raise‚” she added.

The Nkalakatha hitmaker’s family broke the news to fans in the form of a press statement initially stating that the musician was “fighting for his life“.

However‚ a few days later Mandoza’s family returned to social media explaining that his condition is serious but not critical.