Veteran actor Patrick Shai has died

"𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘪. 𝘏𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 (22𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 2022)," 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 

The family has requested privacy and time to process the painful loss.

Patrick is best known for the roles in Soul City, Generations and Zero Tolerance.

He was nominated for a 2014 Safta in the category Best Supporting Actor for his role in Skeem Saam, and again in 2018 for his portrayal of Jacob Moloi in 7de Laan. 

Last week, Patrick came under fire for using inappropriate language in a video posted on social media, when he challenged rapper Cassper Nyovest to a boxing match.

On Tuesday, he released a public apology to the rapper and everyone affected by his remarks.

He will also be remembered for his leading role in various campaigns against Gender Based Violence.