Longwe Twala bio: age, child, parents, in hospital, childhood, songs, profile, latest
Longwe Twala has been making the headlines mostly because of the wrong reasons for quite some time. He has had scandal after scandal, and even some have resulted in him being arrested several times. His family has also had enough of him, including his father, who denounced him.
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So, who is Longwe Twala? In the article below, we will look at his personal life, childhood, songs, and profile.
Profile Summary
- Name: Longwe Twala
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: South African
- Ethnicity: Black
Longwe Twala biography
His father, Sello Chicco Twala, is a legendary musician & business magnate, and his mother is Thembi. Longwe Twala parents divorced due to claims made by Chicco that Thembi was cheating on him. Chicco claims that he saw his wife get into a house with two white males and leave afterwards in a revealing mini skirt. His sister, Nowie Zanele, popularly known as DJ Z'ne, is also passionate about music. Details of Longwe Twala as a child are yet to be revealed.
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Longwe Twala songs
Having grown in a musical family, it is not surprising that Longwe Twala music interests grew. Both Longwe and his sister have followed into their fathers' footsteps, introducing Mzansi to new music. He has taken part in several projects, including composing songs such as
- Mina Ngohlala Ngi Nje
- Wewe (African Wedding)
- Lekwaito
- Mina Ngohlala Nginje (Home Mix)
- Mina Nawe.
Controversies
Longwe has severally landed on the wrong side of the law after committing several offences. Some of the charges against him include theft and murder. He has also been taken to rehab severally after having a struggle with drug abuse.
Longwe Twala drugs
The music writer has been struggling with drug abuse for over 15 years. In a leaked video, his father said that he had spent more than R1 million to keep Longwe Twala in hospital for rehabilitation without much success. He has gone to the extent of stealing music equipment worth R300,000 from his family's studio to feed him drugs.
What did Longwe Twala steal?
Chicco's son has been to court multiple times for stealing. His sister once bailed him out after being arrested for theft. Their father was, however, not happy about that. On January this year, he failed to appear in court for allegedly shoplifting toiletries worth R200 at the Gled Shopping Center, Johannesburg in October 2019. This incident came after he failed to produce a receipt for the items as asked for by the security guards. He was supposed to appear at Booyens Magistrate's Court.
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He was again arrested for stealing a bar of chocolate worth R10 from a petrol station in Soweto. His father had enough of his stealing habits after he learnt that Longwe had stolen a phone from his friend's son, so he frogmarched his son to Diepkloof Police Station.
In a leaked video, Chicco is heard angrily bashing his son and expressing his disappointment in him.
My name is destroyed. Everyone when they see Chicco Twala they see a criminal. "They see a drug lord, they see all this s**t. I worked hard for my name. I can't stand this sh**t.
Who killed Senzo Meyiwa?
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Senzo Robert Meyiwa was a South African who was a goalkeeper for Orlando Pirates. Senzo was shot and killed on October 26, 2014, in a robbery. After his death, there were rumours that Longwe Twala Killed Senzo. The police, however, came forward to clear up the air that the claims were false. The misleading claims appear to stem from the fact that Longwe Twala was present at the house of Senzo Meyiwa's girlfriend, popstar Kelly Khumalo, the night he was killed.
Longwe Twala interview
In the Longwe Twala latest news, he accepted Metro FM's request to do an interview. He was asked how he felt after being accused of killing Senzo, and he said that he felt terrible. He then went into the details of what happened that night.
Longwe Twala has been through a lot. The false claims against him went as far as former Gauteng Hawks head General Shadrack Sibiya being accused of taking an R1 million bribe from Chicco to keep his son out of prison. Sibiya, however, came out to deny these claims.
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Meanwhile, Briefly.co.za reported on Monday that Cassper Nyovest and Thobeka Majozi had given birth to their first child, a beautiful baby boy. The rapper took to social media to announce on Sunday night, 13 August. He posted a picture wearing theatre scrubs as he was preparing for the birth of the child.
Mzansi has flooded his comments section with messages of congratulations. Cassper and Thobeka have not yet shared any pictures of the bundle of joy, but we are sure that he is super cute.
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