 She is resting now. Marilu pays tribute to veteran actress Kandi Maloy. Marilu has joined the chorus of tributes to her close friend Kandi Maloy, after the actress's death this week. Kandi died in a Pretoria hospital on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. She was 67. Family spokesperson Anthibai Sen Maloy told Chwissa L.I.B.E. that they were all devastated by her death and said she meant everything to them. As fans paid tributes to the star, best known for her role as Vihomaketze on the SAVC 2 soapy Mubanko, Marilu told Chwissa L.I.B.E. that she was heartbroken by her friend's death. She was such a wonderful and warm person. We became close friends and would have lunch together, but we lost contact a few years ago. I was so sad and it was only yesterday that I learned she had gone off radar because she was sick. That made me so sad. She said that in the heartache, it was comforting to know that her friend was now no longer in pain. As Lilian, Du, said to me, Mara it was God's will that she is now resting because she was really in pain and not in a good space. See and Mara first met on the set of Mubanko, where they worked together for more than 10 years. I have such a great working relationship with her. She was so professional, focused and hardworking. Mara remembered how the pair would often joke around on set, attracting glances from their co-stars and director. They would get angry with us, but we were just having fun and would always know our lines. So we didn't care. She said the industry would be poorer without Kandi, who inspired and created opportunities for the generations after her. My deepest condolences to her family. We have lost a great actress and we will always miss her.