Sphiwe (Given) - The Return - Mshoza - 2005

Mshoza, you dance with the ghosts now, but your request has been heard by Papa Legba, and with his blessing, you've been given your return.

Mshoza Biography

Mshoza was born as Nomasonto Maswanganyi, in Johannesburg on January 7, 1983, and she resided in Protea North with her grandparents. She later had to relocate to Green Village, on the outskirts of Soweto, to live with her mother and step-father in Green after the demise of her grandmother. She had two siblings namely Thandi (29 years) and Seipati (18 years). She had her primary school education at Khuthala Protea North grade. Mshoza completed her basic school education at Rebone Naledi. She furthered her high school academic pursuit at Reasoma Protea North grade and completed at P.Q Mvundla Rockville grade. Mshoza also enrolled in Soweto Tech Marketing (Mono Technical).

Her music career began at Protea when she was ten years. In the mid-1999, she went to Jam Alley, where she freestyled as a contestant over Chiskop’s instrumental (Abasazi). From dancing, she signed as an artist at the age of 15. Mshoza acknowledged that this was how she made her first millions. Conversations on Mshoza’s body comes up since she started bleaching her skin in 2011. She says that she had pregnancy-induced hyperpigmentation, and her husband, Jacob Mnisi told her she was too dark after she gave birth to their second child, which is what pushed her to bleach. She later underwent more cosmetic surgery procedures and said that her goal was to give Nicki Minaj a run for her money. She also loved to price her body at over R500k.

Mshoza Husband

Mshoza was legally married to Jacob Mnisi, a businessman in 2007. Their relationship as a couple resulted in being blessed with two children. After 4 years of marriage, the marriage ended after reports of both being unfaithful was covered. She later got married to Thuthukani Mvula in 2017. The marriage could not stand the test of time. This was because she reported that she had been receiving both emotional and physical abuse from her husband. She also said that Mvula sent her packing from their home in KwaZulu-Natal’s Bergville region. Later on that year in February, it was reported that she married again and the ceremony was private, with close family and friends present to witness her get married to Prince Dlamini, a businessman from East Rand.

Mshoza Death & Cause

Mshoza was admitted at Far East Rand the hospital on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, and died on Thursday morning due to complications from diabetes. The 37-year-old musician first revealed that she was diabetic in 2014 when she was hospitalised after a health scare.

Mshoza Funeral

Mshoza’s friends and mourners including the entire music fraternity at the at House of Treasuries Ministries in Rispark, Johannesburg came to pay their final respects to the kwaito Godmother. Those closest to Mshoza celebrated her life including her childhood friend and actress Khanyi Mbau who said Maswanganyi’s death as a huge loss to the industry and the nation.

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