Page Content The Executive Mayor has bid farewell to 63-year old songstress Sibongile Khumalo, who was laid to rest at Heroes’ Acre at the West Park Cemetery at the weekend. She died a week ago after suffering a stroke. Khumalo’s funeral service was held at the historic Market Theatre in Newtown, an arts and culture precinct where the deceased songbird spent the heydays of her decorated career performing on stage alongside peers in the entertainment industry. Cllr Geoff Makhubo says Khumalo’s music, which transcends almost three decades, will continue to heal the nation and immortalise her in the history books.