Mourners have arrived to pay tribute to Vuyo Mbuli at his funeral at St Johns College in Johannesburg. See the pictures here.
Watch the live SABC stream of the funeral of TV and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli at the West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg.
1963: Whitney Elizabeth Houston is born in East Orange, New Jersey, to gospel singer Cissy Houston on August 9.
1974: Starts performing as soloist in junior gospel choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey.
1978: Sings backup on mother's album Think It Over, beginning run of backup performances for artists including Chaka Khan, Jermaine Jackson and Lou Rawls.
1983: Arista Records executive sees her performing on stage with her mother, label head Clive Davis sees her soon after and signs her to contract.
1985: Debut album, Whitney Houston, is released, selling millions and spawning huge hits How Will I Know, 'You Give Good Love, Saving All My Love For You and Greatest Love of All.
1987: Multiplatinum follow-up album Whitney is released. Includes hits I Wanna Dance With Somebody, So Emotional and Where Do Broken Hearts Go.
1988: Records theme song for Seoul Olympics, One Moment In Time.
1991: Returns to limelight with performance of The Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl during the first Gulf War.
1992: Stars opposite Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard. The hit film makes Houston a Hollywood star and its theme song, I Will Always Love You, becomes a signature hit that tops charts for weeks and wins Grammys for record of the year and best female pop vocal.
1992: Begins high profile and tumultuous marriage to former New Edition member and soul-singing star Bobby Brown.
1993: Has daughter with Brown, Bobbi Kristina.
1995: Stars in movie Waiting to Exhale.
1996: Stars opposite Denzel Washington in The Preacher's Wife.
1997: Appears as fairy godmother in TV version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
1998: Releases album My Love Is Your Love. Song It's Not Right But It's Okay brings Grammy for best female R&B vocal.
2003: Police respond to domestic violence call from Houston about Brown. Police find Houston with cut lip and bruised cheek.
2004: Briefly enters drug rehabilitation clinic.
2005: Returns to drug rehab under court order.
2005: Appears in reality TV show Being Bobby Brown.
2006: Files for legal separation from Brown.
2007: Divorces Brown.
2009: Comeback album I Look To You debuts at top of charts, eventually goes platinum.
2009: In a TV interview with Oprah Winfrey, declares herself drug free. She would return to rehab in 2011.
2012: Dies at age 48 in a hotel room in Beverly Hills, California, on February 11.
- AP
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