ZAMBIA- Popular Trade Kings brand ambassador and TV personality Lawrence Banda has died.

Banda whose stage name Popo is widely recognized in Zambia local showbiz and marketing circles died after an illness.

His friend and workmate at Trade Kings Thomas Sipalo also known as Difikoti confirmed the development.

“I am short of words, another dark day in my family. Just lost my young bro… You fought your race my young man…May the almighty God keep you well until we meet again man popo,” posted Sipalo on his facebook page.

Popo’s dance moves were part of the legend that flavoured the Trade Kings marketing machinery during roadshows.