Veteran actress Rhoda Mtembe was laid to rest this afternoon at Warren Hills cemetery in Harare.

Popularly known as Mai Sorobhi in the drama series Paraffin succumbed to a stroke on Monday.

She was admitted at Harare Central Hospital. She died at the age of 79.

Mai Sorobhi rose to fame in the early 1990s. Before venturing into acting, Mai Sorobhi worked for City of Harare as a health promoter at a clinic in Glen View.