Beloved Steelpoort aviator and businessman identified as deceased pilot in Mbombela plane crash

Steelpoort businessman Jeff Mabuza has been identified as the pilot who had tragically died in the light aircraft crash outside Mbombela yesterday afternoon, January 30.

Tributes for the well-loved aviator have begun pouring in from friends on Facebook.

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Mabuza is said to have been a passionate pilot with a love of flying, and it was said his death was a huge loss to the aviation world.

This is a developing story. Lowvelder will update its readers as soon as more information becomes available.