The South African media mogul and actor Shona Ferguson, has passed away.

Shona passed away at the Milpark private hospital in Johannesburg on Friday afternoon.

Ferguson was admitted there last week after suffering from chest pains.

It was later discovered that he had heart problems and he underwent a major heart operation.

A source to the family confirmed the matter.

“I can confirm that he just died. Connie (Wife to Shona) is busy with the funeral arrangements,” said the source.

Earlier this week, Sunday World reported that Shona was on a ventilator in ICU and his condition had recently worsened.

According to the source, a group of specialists had performed a heart operation.

According to another person close to the Fergusons, Shona, who was admitted more than a week ago, is in a restricted area accessible only to doctors and only a few select nurses.

According to another source close to the situation, Shona was fine before he started complaining about chest pains and not being able to breathe properly.

NB: This is a developing story, as more information becomes available, this article will be updated