Mshoza

QUICK FACTS
Stage Name:	Mshoza
Birth Name:	Nomasonto Maswanganyi
Occupation:	Kwaito Singer and Dancer
Date of Birth	07 January 1984 (age 40 years)
Died	19 November 2020 (aged 36), Johannesburg hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
Place of Birth	Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Nationality:	South African
Gender:	Female

Mshoza, real name Nomasonto Maswanganyi was the South African singer and dancer.

Who Was Mshoza?

Mshoza, real name Nomasonto Maswanganyi (born 07 January 1984, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa), was the South African singer and dancer best known for her hit song titled Kortes.

Mshoza family

Mshoza’s mother was a police officer and she has two sisters named Thandi and Seipati. She was raised by her grandparents in the Protea North region from the year 1988 until her grandmother died when she was 19 years old. She then moved to the Green Village to live with her mother and stepfather. R

Career

Mshoza has been singing since her childhood, where she began singing in Protea at the age of 10. She played the lead when their school put on a performance Sarafina. Between 1995 and 1996, she joined a choir and became its lead singer. Between 1998 and 1999, she danced for Chiskop. She was signed around 1998 at 15 years, which is when she claims she made her first million.

Mshoza marriage

Marriage with Jacob Mnisi

She was first married to the businessman Jacob Mnisi in 2007 and had 2 children. The marriage ended in 2011 after reports of both being unfaithful. The marriage was rocky, even with their R3.5 million home in eMalahleni (Witbank).

Marriage with Thuthukani Mvula

She met and later married Thuthukani Mvula in 2017 but it did not last long. She first said that her husband had allegedly been physically and emotionally abusing her. She stated that he had kicked her out of their home in KwaZulu-Natal’s Bergville region and that he had sent out hitmen.

Marriage to Prince Dlamini

She would leave Mvula and go on to date the police detective Tlhabe Mbhele and Mamelodi Sundowns defender Anele Ngcongca. In February, it was reported that she had married for a third time in a private ceremony where family and friends gathered to watch her tie the knot with Prince Dlamini. He is a businessman from East Rand. Mshoza and her husband live in East Rand’s Vonveld Park.

Mshoza albums

There are two Mshoza albums:

• BullDawgz First Lady (2014)
• Bhoza (2015)

Death and Cause of Death

Mshoza died on the 19 November 2020 at Johannesburg Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa.

Her manager, Thanduxolo Jindela told Newswatch the ‘Kortes’ hitmaker had diabetes. He says her condition had been worsening and was rushed to a Johannesburg hospital last night.