POPULAR South African chef and TV personality, Lesego Semenya, has died from complications of coronavirus – it was announced on Twitter on Monday, July 12.
Condolences are pouring in from around the world for the Joburg-based chef (39 years old) who broke the news that he contracted the virus a few days ago on social media.
On July 9 he tweeted: “Day 5. Still fighting this Covid demon whilst living with a comorbidity. I’m OK, loads of medication and keeping positive. Thank you to those who keep checking up on me. Dr reckons I’ve seen the worst of it now and it’s just about recovery and rest now.”
Semenya was passionate about his cooking and his food, on his blog he shared moments of his journey. “Taking the Snobbery out of Food since 2009,” was his tagline.
“Firstly I’m not going to use that “I’ve cooked since I was 4
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