Exactly one year ago, Anele Tembe, fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town and rapper AKA, has taken to his Twitter account to remember her.
It is no secret that the worst nightmare everyone can possibly imagine is losing someone they love. There is no stopping in mourning their passing, no matter how many years have passed.
This morning, AKA penned an emotional tweet in which he prayed for the healing of Nellie’s family and his own family, so that one day they can all come together and pay their respects to her.
"I’ll remember this day for the rest of my life. 11/04/2021. Everyday I pray for the healing of your family and my family. I hope one day we can all come together and pay our respects to you and your memory at the same place and at the same time," he tweeted.
I’ll remember this day for the rest of my life. 11/04/2021. Everyday I pray for the healing of your family and my family. I hope one day we can all come together and pay our respects to you and your memory at the same place and at the same time. 💜 pic.twitter.com/EF9Cr1g98b
Ever since Nellie passed on, AKA has been documenting his mourning and healing process on social media. In August 2021, on the four-month anniversary of Nellie’s passing, AKA penned a heartfelt tribute to Nellie on his Instagram account
"4 months to this day. It never goes away. Everyday I pray for her, myself and our families. I will never be the same person I was, but I will do the best I can with the gift and opportunity of life that I still have left, [sic]" AKA captioned a photo of the couple on Wednesday."
"Thank You to everyone who has stuck by me and our respective families ... you know who you are," he added.
The budding chef tragically passed on in Cape Town on 11 April after reportedly committing suicide. Her passing left many people heartbroken and her family inconsolable.
In a sit down interview with Thembekile Mrototo on The Bar Leader TV, AKA gave his version of the events. This follows videos and pictures of their alleged turbulent relationship went viral online. Many people questioned whether Nellie was in an abusive relationship
AK denied being abusive to her and claimed Nellie was suicidal and she had tried to commit suicide multiple times. He said moments before she took her fatal fall, they had an argument, and he decided to book himself another room in hopes the situation would calm down.
"I told myself it would be best if I remove myself from the situation, and I gathered my belongings and booked myself into another room, hoping things would calm down. It got worse, she took off her ring and threw it at me. I came back to the room because I had taken her phone. Things took a turn for the worse where Anele kind of threatened to kill herself, jump off the balcony... she didn't say it in those words though." he said.
AKA said he was in a bathroom trying to call hotel security when Anele cut her life short. “When I came out of the bathroom she wasn’t in the room. I look around the room and she’s not there then I go to the balcony and look over the balcony and down to the street and that’s where she was,” said AKA.
