Khanyi Mbau’s New Face Turns 1, Mzansi Shares Hilarious Reactions: “A Brand New Person”

• Many netizens on social media noted that it has been a year since Khanyi Mbau got herself a new face
• An online user posted about the reality TV star's new face's milestone on X (formerly Twitter)
• Many fans couldn't help but share hilarious reactions to Mbau's face turning one in the comment section

Bathong, Mzansi has no chill whatsoever! The South African media personality and reality TV star Khanyi Mbau found herself making headlines on social media regarding her new face once again.

On Wednesday, 3 September 2025, an online user @Oriana_RSA decided to spark controversy and remind other netizens on social media that it has been over a year since the reality TV star bought herself a new face in August 2024.

However, this had many netizens joking about it being an anniversary of Mbau being a new person since her face is no longer the way it used to be.

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The post was captioned:

"Daily Sun is at it again. They’re cooking Khanyi Ling Ling Mbau."

See the post below:

Netizens make fun of Khanyi's new face anniversary

Shortly after peeps were made known of how long it had been since Mbau got her new face on social media, many netizens decided to make fun of this as they flooded the comment section with hilarious reactions. Here's what they had to say below:

@by_greatest said:

"Are they lying, though? Daily Sun cooked Sol and said, "Sol Akana Kaya." Now they're saying Mbau's face turns 1. Daily Sun is on a roll these days."

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@Teso_Khriste asked:

"So we must say happy birthday to her new face?"

@CastleLarger commented:

"A brand new person."

@Lamza_knees wrote:

"So weird. She’s literally trending for something else that’s more fun and uplifting; they could have talked about that."

@KayeeDTS joked about the situation:

"Happy birthday to her new face."

@Bokenza1 responded:

"As a country, we can't keep going like this, yoh hae! guys enough."

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Source: Briefly News