Video: A Look at Singer Makhadzi Embracing Her Roots on Heritage Day

Video: A Look at Singer Makhadzi Embracing Her Roots on Heritage Day

  • South African multi-award-winning singer Makhadzi recently embraced her roots on Heritage Day
  • The Ghanama hitmaker shared a video showcasing how she grew up in the village on social media
  • Many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to Makhadzi embracing her roots
Netizens reacted to Makhadzi embracing her roots on Heritage Day
Makhadzi embraced her roots on social media. Image: Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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Many South Africans and celebrities celebrated Heritage Day in style on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, and the popular singer Makhadzi was one of those people who embraced their roots on that special day.

The singer, who reportedly parted ways with her longtime DJ, shared on social media a video showcasing how she grew up in her village in Limpopo and how her lifestyle there looked. Makhadzi shared the clip to embrace her roots as a Venda woman on Heritage Day.

She captioned the video:

"The reason Covid dared come close to me is because it found me overcoming a lot of diseases, from the village lifestyle 😂😂. Happy Heritage Day."

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Watch the clip below:

Peeps react to Makhadzi embracing her roots

Shortly after the star embraced her roots on social media, many of her fans and followers flooded the comment section reacting to her Heritage Day video. Here's what they had to say below:

@_buhlebenkosi_ said:

"It’s happy #MakhadziHeritageDay day today 💃🏾Makhadzi Heritage Day."

@SimonMafohla wrote:

"A true daughter of the soil. She carries our heritage on her shoulders 👏 #MakhadziHeritageDay. Makhadzi Heritage Day."

@quincyjones_SA commented:

"You are representing us very well, queen #MakhadziHeritageDay. Makhadzi Heritage Day."

@_aslinam responded:

"We are proud of you, queen #MakhadziHeritageDay. Makhadzi Heritage Day."

@NhlamuloMb93434 replied:

"This is the best day to celebrate #MakhadziHeritageDay. Makhadzi Heritage Day."

@SiphiwoAccesso1 shared:

"Makhadzi lives her roots and makes the world dance with her. Venda pride on full display! 🔥💛❤️💚 #MakhadziHeritageDay. Makhadzi Heritage Day."

@PeeH_ZA commented:

"Covid stood no chance against our way of living #MakhadziHeritageDay. Makhadzi Heritage Day."

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@ThabisoN97 mentioned:

"Queen of the stage, queen of culture. Thank you, Makhadzi, for celebrating Venda with pride."
Netizens reacted to how Makhadzi celebrated Heritage Day
Makhadzi celebrated Heritage Day in style. Image: Natasha Campos/Getty Images
Source: Getty Images

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  • An Afrikaner man’s lively Zulu-high kick dance at a traditional music concert took over social media timelines, earning him praise.

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Briefly News previously reported that Makhadzi had many netizens in awe after she was spotted fan-girling over popular Nigerian singer, Davido, at the Scorpion Kings and Friends Live concert.

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Source: Briefly News

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Mbali Tebele (Entertainment Editor) Mbali Tebele is a senior entertainment writer at Briefly News (joined 2023) with eight years of experience. She is a Journalism graduate from IIE Rosebank College (2018). She started her career in 2018 as a news writer, then moved to Add-X Marketing Solution as an account coordinator & social media assistant (2020). She was a freelance writer at Newskoop (2021) and a multimedia journalist and social media assistant at Daily Sun Newspaper (2022). Email: mbali.tebele@briefly.co.za

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