Ntsiki Mazwai and Late Mom’s Throwback Picture Goes Viral: “Ntsiki Is Really Her Father’s Daughter

• South African activist Ntsiki Mazwai made headlines on social media again after an old picture resurfaced
• An online user posted a throwback photo of the controversial poet when she was a toddler with her late mom
• Many netizens were stunned seeing this image, as they flooded the comment section with their reactions

South African activist and poet Ntsiki Mazwai recently made headlines on social media again after an old picture of herself as a toddler posing with her late mother resurfaced.

On Tuesday, 26 August 2025, an online user @HistorySAZAR posted a picture of the star who gushed over Ntando Duma and her husband, Una Rams, and her mom back in the day on their X (formerly Twitter) page, which quickly went viral.

The photo was captioned:

"Journalist, educator and PAC activist, Belede Mazwai (1958-1992) with her daughter Ntsiki."

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Netizens react to Ntsiki Mazwai's throwback picture

Shortly after the image went viral on social media, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions. Here's what they had to say below:

@bathabilen said:

"Ntsiki was supposed to be a boy."

@KhumaloFk wrote:

"Oh, Mommy was PAC, now it all makes sense where this selective revolutionary behaviour from her 2 daughters is coming from, but I guess she was the real revolutionary."

@sapso4 responded:

"No wonder loNtsiki edelela kanje! uyageza lamtana - Recently told IEC publicly the truth about the recent previous National Election outcome Outlook results with Truth as is!"

@Tiro2000084 replied:

"Damn! Ntsiki is really her father's daughter."

@Spha_Phungashe commented:

"Yey, I thought that was Ntsiki. She is the spitting image of her mother."

@MMathunda81833 mentioned:

"Eish, her daughter blocked me. She can't take political differences and constructive criticism well."

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Thandiswa Mazwai praised for her ageless beauty

While many netizens on social media reacted to how Ntsiki Mazwai looked when she was a toddler, earlier this month, the activist's sister, Thandiswa Mazwai, hogged headlines after she was praised for her ageless beauty.

This happened after an online user, SpecialChild01, posted a stunning picture of the 49-year-old singer released her album Sankofa, has been travelling the country for gigs. She recently headlined the Malibongwe Arts Festival to commemorate Women's Month.

Ntsiki blames herself for Nota dragging women with weaves

In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that Ntsiki Mazwai blamed herself for how women wearing weaves are ridiculed on social media.

According to a 2021 TshisaLIVE report, Ntsiki had much to say about celebs who glamourise foreign hair, popularly known as weaves. She slammed celebs, saying the hair brands they launch distract the youth. In 2022, Mazwai didn't back down from her opinions despite the backlash. The Citizen claimed she said African women wearing weaves are self-hating.

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She said:

"I am actually partly to blame. My weave rants enabled clowns and scoundrels like aboNota to start abusing women about weaves freely and disreapectfully. I am partly responsible for men thinking women's hair is their business. And I regret Shem. Regret."

Source: Briefly News