{"id":56370,"date":"2026-04-17T15:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56370"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:50:12","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignprince-kaybee-reveals-mother-died-from-obesity-related-illness-failed-as-a-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignprince-kaybee-reveals-mother-died-from-obesity-related-illness-failed-as-a-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Kaybee reveals mother died from obesity-related illness &#8211; &#8220;Failed as a son&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144411\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/God-doesnt-give-you-kids-Prince-Kaybee-sparks-backlash-with.jpg?resize=600%2C547&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/God-doesnt-give-you-kids-Prince-Kaybee-sparks-backlash-with.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Prince-Kaybee--300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince Kaybee has opened up about the painful loss of his mother, sharing a deeply personal message that sheds light on the cause of her death.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, the music producer revealed that his mother passed away due to obesity-related illnesses, a reality he says has left a lasting emotional impact on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mother died due to obesity related illnesses. Obesity related illnesses kill 30,000 people annually in South Africa, surpassing HIV,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In the same post, Prince Kaybee expressed a sense of regret, admitting that he feels he could have done more to help her manage her health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy obsession with weight loss isn\u2019t some joke; it has a deep scar that reminds me I could\u2019ve guided my mother better in being more present enough to manage her weight, failed as a son, but I\u2019m not gonna fail anyone moving forward. GET TO WORK!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The candid post offers insight into the motivation behind his well-documented fitness journey, which he now frames as something far more personal than many may have realised.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than simply being about physical transformation, Prince Kaybee made it clear that his commitment to health is rooted in loss, accountability and a desire to inspire others to take their well-being seriously.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My mother died due to obesity related illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Obesity related illnesses kill 30 000 people annually in South Africa surpassing HIV.<\/p>\n<p>My obsession with weight loss isn\u2019t some joke, it has a deep scar that reminds me I could\u2019ve guided my mother better in being more present\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PRINCE KAYBEE (@KabeloMusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KabeloMusic\/status\/2044780427244683470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Prince #Kaybee #reveals #mother #died #obesityrelated #illness #Failed #son<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Prince Kaybee has opened up about the painful loss of his mother, sharing a deeply personal message that sheds&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56371,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56370\/revisions\/56371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}