Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who earned international acclaim for his role in the Oscar-winning film 'Tsotsi,' has died at 40.

Presley Chweneyagae, who drew widespread acclaim as the young star of “Tsotsi” (2005), a slum-set drama that won South Africa’s first Academy Award for best foreign-language film, died May 27 at his home in Pretoria.