Music Star Daev Zambia Confirmed Dead After Crash

The musician David Phiri, better known as Daev Zambia, has died after being involved in a serious traffic incident on Sunday along the Chirundu-Kafue road, police have confirmed. 

The accident killed four people and seriously injured another. Among those dead are 20-year-old student Tandiwe Njovu and Elton Sakala of Lusaka. The other victims are yet to be identified. 

The incident is thought to have occurred after a driver lost control of their vehicle and flipped over, catching fire in the process.

Mr Phiri was driving a Toyota Vitz hatchback to Lusaka with four passengers when the accident occurred. He later died from severe burns sustained during the crash. 

Known professionally as Daev Zambia, Phiri was famous for his Afropop hits ‘Never Been Easy’ and ‘Mboko Mboko’. 

Fans took to social media to voice their grief, with TV presenter Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya writing: “The news that Zambia singer Daev has died is really devastating. Just the thought that someone so young and talented is no more without any illness is just chilling. I mean, how inexplicable is the concept of life?!”

RIP Daev