The University of Cape Town has confirmed that student Zanele Moyo, the daughter of Zimbabwean Higher Education Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, was found dead in her private, off-campus flat on Saturday morning, 17 October 2015. The cause of death has not been confirmed. The SA Police Service was contacted and will investigate the cause of death.
Ms Moyo was in her second-year at UCT, majoring in Political Studies, International Relations and Gender Studies. She was 20 years old.