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WATCH: Joe Mafela laid to rest

Cape Town - Veteran actor Joe Mafela will be laid to rest on Wednesday. 

The funeral for the TV icon will take place at the University of Johannesburg, Soweto campus.

According to Metro police spokesperson Edna Mamonyane, Mafela died following a car accident on Saturday, 18 March. The accident happened before 22:00 on the M1 North in Johannesburg.

Anthony Mafela broke the news that his uncle Joe Mafela had died on Twitter on Sunday, 19 March. 

Joe Mafela was honoured at a memorial service at the Joburg Theatre on Thursday. 

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