Mandoza’s Widow Mpho Celebrates Her Birthday on Late Kwaito Star’s Death Anniversary

• South Africa's late Kwaito legend Mandoza's widow, Mpho Tshabalala, recently celebrated her birthday
• The star's wife also mentioned that her special day is also Mandoza's death anniversary
• Mpho shared several pictures of them both on her Instagram page and paired it with a heartfelt message

Life has never been the same nor easy for the late Mandoza's widow, Mpho Tshabalala, since the legendary Kwaito star passed on in 2016. Recently, Mpho shared a heartfelt and emotional post on her special day, where she celebrated two important things in her life.

On Thursday, 19 September 2025, the Nkalakatha hitmaker's wife shared on her Instagram page that she was celebrating her birthday on that day, and also it was the day that she and her family also honoured her late husband's death anniversary.

Previously, Briefly News had reported in September 2022 that Mpho Tshabalala revealed that she was ready to move on six years after her husband's passing, though she had vowed never to remarry.

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In the recent post, Tshabalala posted several pictures of the memories she and her late husband had created before his untimely death in 2016, and paired them with an emotional message.

She wrote:

"Happy birthday to me, but not without you...Missing you more than words can say on our special day, 18th September. The kids miss you dearly. I will still continue with your legacy, our legacy, as today marks 9 years since you passed. Nkalakatha lives on through me and our children."

See the post below:

Fans wished Mandoza's widow a happy birthday

Shortly after Mpho shared on social media that she was celebrating her birthday, many fans also flooded the comment section with sweet birthday messages. Here's what they had to say below:

ngi_happy said:

"Happy birthday my darling Sis."

iammbalingidi wrote:

"Happy birthday sis wam, I love you so much, to more blessings and more wins."

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didiermagents commented:

"Aaaaaaaa yes yes yes, 911 here to 918-happy blessed birthday and these 9 years are something else, it makes you wanna go for 10… for WHAT! I can hear him say that."

_mangubs responded:

"Happy birthday to you Ma'am, blessings upon blessings."

khanya.tshabalala replied:

"Happy birthday, Aunty Mpho, wishing you many more blessings."

sheluvs_lindo commented:

"Happy birthday, Aunty Mpho. Love you lot."

mpho_lalat mentioned:

"Happy birthday my lovely sister."

Late Mandoza awarded the SAMA29 Lifetime Achievement Award

Briefly News previously reported that the late legendary star, Mandoza, was awarded the SAMA29 Lifetime Achievement award during the SAMA29 awards over the weekend. The award was received by his wife, Mpho, who, according to TshisaLive, said:

"I have mixed emotions. We are definitely happy about the award and wish he were here to receive it and feel it, but God's plans were different. It has been an emotional and financial rollercoaster. As a husband and father from the beginning, he provided unwavering support to the children and me. The weight has been substantial due to his emotional and financial contributions."

Source: Briefly News