Bonginkosi dlamini biography

Bonginkosi “Zola” Dlamini (born 24 April 1977 in Soweto, Johannesburg) is a South African musician, poet, actor and presenter. He was also a presenter of Zola 7, a television show named after him and was recently the presenter of Utatakho, a programme aimed at reconnecting kids with their fathers on DSTV.

Biography and Early life

Bonginkosi Dlamini was born on the 24 April 1977 in Zola, Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa. He spent his formative years in Zola, sub-township in Soweto notoriously known for its high crime rate, from which he adopted his name. Unemployment, alcoholism, and single parent families are the norm in Zola. Dlamini’s father believed to be part of the Mchunu clan abandoned the family, leaving his mother to care for him and his older brother and sister when they were young. Zola himself served time in prison as a juvenile for car.

Career

Zola became part of the Utatakho tv programme. He mentioned that he didn’t expect the journey to be without emotion. His role was to intervene in the arguments and facilitate conversations between the parties involved until they get the fathers to agree to a DNA test. Some people were writing in asking to help them identify their real fathers, and others were asking to help

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Bonginkosi Dhlamini

South African politician (born 1967)

Not to be confused with Bonginkosi Dlamini, the musician known as Zola 7.

Bonginkosi Wesley Dhlamini (born 25 July 1967) is a South African politician who has been a member of the Gauteng Executive Council for e-Government since June 2024 and has represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature since May 2010. He is the current provincial chairperson of the IFP in Gauteng and formerly represented the party in the National Assembly from 2000 to 2010.

Early life and career

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Dhlamini grew up in Soweto in the former Transvaal during apartheid. He joined the IFP (then known as Inkatha) in 1983 and served as chairperson of Inkatha's Soweto branch from 1985 to 1987.^[1]

National Assembly: 2000–2010

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Dhlamini was first sworn in to Parliament on 21 June 2000, representing the IFP in the Gauteng constituency; he filled the casual vacancy that arose when Themba Khoza died.^[2] He served in the National Assembly until May 2000, gaining re-election in 2004^[3] and 2009.^[4] In 2006, he was questioned in the liquidation inquiry that emanated from the Travelgate scandal.^[5]

During the xenophobic violence of May 2008, Dhlamini addr