Local TV show Trending SApaid tribute to late presenter and producer Akhumzi Jezile on Monday.

Musa Mthombeni, Trending SA host and one of Akhumzi’s best friends, was brought to tears as he spoke about the star. “My dearest and best friend. My brother and my partner in crime. When people said your name it was always followed by mine and that’s what you were – my other half,” he said before reciting a poem.

Akhumzi was one of five people who died in a car crash while on their way to the Eastern Cape. Funeral and Memorial details for the star were confirmed on Tuesday.

Watch the full Trending SA tribute to Akhumzi below: