Thomas 'Young' Nkusi, the legendary video jockey who popularised translating movies in the early 2000s, has died at the age of 40 after months battling liver complications in South Africa, where he was living with his family.

His death was confirmed on Wednesday, by his younger brother Bonnie Bugingo, another celebrated movie interpreter commonly known as Junior Giti,

"He has been battling liver complications for the past eight months. He died in a hospital in South Africa,” Junior told The New Times on the telephone.

Yanga has for over the past half-decade been prone to serious diseases.

He was in mid-2020 reported to have 'miraculously' won a battle against stage 4 stomach cancer three years after he was diagnosed with a tumor in the stomach and was in 2017, given a transfer to go to South Africa for biopsy.

Arriving in South Africa, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer which was at stage four.

After taking medical prescription, including chemotherapy, Nkusi said that he could consistently see night visions of renowned pastors praying for him, and chose to go to Uganda where he met Pastor Robert Kayanja, who prayed for him and when he tested again, it was found that the tumor and stomach cancer had gone.

He then quit video jockeying and confessed to sticking to serving God and forever speaking of his goodness worldwide.

"When he returned to Rwanda in 2020, he brought his wife and kids because he wanted to spend the rest of his life in his home country. But he was forced to return to South Africa when the disease worsened again,” Junior said of his brother who, he revealed, has been in a coma since Monday until he breathed his last on Wednesday.

The family, he said, is now looking at arrangements to bring the body of the deceased so he can be buried in his home country.

"His burial will take place in Rwanda. We are now in touch with Rwanda’s High Commission to South Africa so they can help us arrange the repatriation of his body,” said Junior.