Munghana Lonene FM presenter and producer Tiveka Foster Chauke, popularly known as Mafosi Try By Force, has died.
The station confirmed his death on Saturday, 26 September 2026. The circumstances surrounding his death have not yet been made public.
@munghanalonene_fm [Emoyeni] Leti i #TimintsuTaXitsonga na @Mafosi Try Chauke. Tiphini hi vunanga bya Xitsonga. #XMA19 #KuRilaXinari ♬ original sound - Munghana Lonene FM
Chauke was known to listeners as the co-host of Timitsu ta Xitsonga alongside Quinton “The Quintonizer” Baloyi on Saturdays from 12 PM to 3 PM.
Mafosi Try By Force joined the Munghana Lonene FM in 2022
Chauke started his radio career in 2014 and worked at Giyani Community Radio (GCR FM) and Vision FM before joining the SABC in 2022 as a presenter and producer at Munghana Lonene FM.
Before radio, Chauke also worked behind the scenes in television and music production. He was a musician and owned Studio 95, where he worked with a number of gospel and Xitsonga traditional artists.
Further details regarding his death are expected to be communicated by his family and Munghana Lonene FM.
