South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film 'Tsotsi', dies aged 40

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Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film "Tsotsi", which won South Africa’s first ever Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, has died. He was 40 years old.

His talent agency MLA on Tuesday confirmed Chweneyagae's death and said South Africa had lost one of its “most gifted and beloved actors.”