Dereva maarufu wa mbio za magari Afrika Kusini Gugu Zulu afariki akipanda mlima kilimanjaro

Gugu Zulu akiwa na mke wake

 Dereva maarufu wa mbio za magari wa nchini Afrika Kusini, Gugu Zulu amefariki dunia wakati akipanda Mlima Kilimanjaro mwishoni mwa wiki.
Kifo chake kimethibitishwa na taasisi ya Nelson Mandela iliyokuwa imeandaa upandaji huo wa mlima Kilimanjaro ujulikanao kwa jina la Trek4Mandela.
 Zulu alikuwa sehemu ya kundi la waafrika Kusini wengine waliokuwa wakipanda mlima huo akiwemo mke wake, Letshego Zulu.

 Taasisi hiyo imedai kuwa Zulu amefariki Jumatatu hii wakati akijaribu kufika kwenye kilele cha mlima huo. Inadaiwa kuwa Gugu alipata shida ya kupumua na watu wa huduma ya dharura walimwekea drip na kushuka naye.

 “I am devastated. I knew him well. I recruited him to climb Kilimanjaro. The last thing he said to me at the airport before he left last week was that he wanted to speak about doing other Mandela Day projects. I feel a huge sense of loss, ” amesema mwenyekiti mtendaji wa taasisi hiyo, Sello Hatang.

Picha ya mwisho aliyoweka kwenye Instagram ilikuwa jana Jumapili.

“Acclimatization day3 – just taking a stroll in the garden high above a blanket of clouds – amazing #Trek4Mandela #AdventureLiving,” aliandika.

Jumamosi pia alipost nyingine inayomuonesha akiwa na mke wake na kuandika:

Made it though day2. My wife is doing fabulous, she has even learnt the local language. Am having flu like symptoms and struggling with the mountain but taking it step by step!! Today we managed to see our destination and our camp is literary above the clouds!! Bring day 3.”

Zulu alikuwa dereva wa mbio za magari mwenye mashabiki wengi na alikuwa akiendesha magari ya Volkswagen. Ameacha mke na mtoto wa kike mwenye mwaka mmoja.