A memorial service for Lelethu Lumkwana, writer, editor, traveller,
friend, sister, daughter and mother to Zenande will be held at His
People Christian Church, 20a 7th Avenue, Parktown North, Johannesburg, on Friday, 7 November at 2pm. Her friends, colleagues and all who were touched by her wonderful spirit are invited to come and celebrate her extraordinary life. To celebrate Leza's individuality and love for self-expression, the family would like everyone to come dressed in whatever way they feel best represents her spirit. Instead of flowers, we would prefer people to write a letter, dedication, memory, poem and anything else that will preserve her memory for her son, Zenande.
A creative soul, Leza lived her life to the fullest – and this showed
in everything that she did. The former editor of True Love Babe had
previously worked as features writer for Cosmopolitan and True Love
magazine. Prior to her untimely death, she was the editor of Campus
Times, TL.com and a freelance writer for a number of other
publications. Leza's online presence on Studio 83, as well as her
blogs, Couture Conversations and on Gusto Projects will be sadly
missed. Her dream to open her own media company was about to be
realised.
Leza's love for Africa was limitless and fuelled by mountainous
passion. True to her independent self, she went to the Lake of the
Stars Music Festival in Malawi on her own – and loved it! Botswana and
Nigeria were also honoured to feel her presence. Over and above
travelling, her dream was to break borders and create a collective
voice for artists, writers and other creatives across the continent,
and to the rest of the world. Twenty-four-year-old Leza passed away on the afternoon of 3 November 2008, when paramedics failed to resuscitate her after a swimming pool accident. If you had had the opportunity to have met her, you would have recognised a truly beautiful and compassionate soul. Leza was a dreamer, whose thoughts and actions were often more profound than her young age.
She will be sadly missed.
The funeral will be held in East London on 15 November 2008. More
details to follow. For more information: Kabomo 083 941 0247 / kabomoo@gmail.com or Karabo 078 237 7494 / klediga@gmail.com.
