Lasizwe Dambuza Debuts Revamped Hairstyle, Teasing ‘New Beginnings’

Lasizwe Dambuza Debuts Revamped Hairstyle, Teasing ‘New Beginnings’

  • Lasizwe Dambuza celebrated a fresh chapter by unveiling his sleek new hairstyle on Instagram, captioning the post with an enthusiastic "New Beginnings = new hairstyle"
  • The vibrant selfie, showcasing a textured fade that accentuated his features, drew immediate engagement from his 1.8 million followers
  • Admirers flooded the comments with affectionate praise, turning the simple reveal into a communal moment of hype and heartfelt support
Lasizwe shows off new hairstyle
Lasizwe Dambuza showed off new hairstyle teasing "new beginnings". Image: @lasizwe
Source: Instagram

Lasizwe Dambuza served face and edges when he casually uploaded a close-up video selfie, that left Mzansi double-tapping in disbelief. Gone was the longer, tousled look fans had grown used to; in its place sat a clean, low-fade masterpiece and tapered sides.

The lighting hit just right, the skin glowed, and the confidence radiated. He captioned it: “New Beginnings = new hairstyle.”

The full post is below:

Instant meltdown in the comments

The reactions rolled in faster than the barber’s clippers.

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@iam.sands led the charge with:

Umuhle.

@kumkanikazi_nashy claimed collective ownership with:

“Aw, boyfriend yethu umuhle.”

@qiniso.shangee typed through the excitement:

“Lovely!”

@cars_with_thati32.6 declared him:

“Scrumptious, Lasi, babes.”

Even the soft stans showed up. @elleguar.tsholoellenhope melted with:

“Aw.”

@l_o_v_e_galore confessed:

“My crush.”

@jabulilekhumalo_za raised a virtual glass, perfectly matching the post’s energy:

“Here is to new beginnings, mntase.”

Why the haircut feels bigger than hair

In Lasizwe’s world, a haircut has never just been a haircut. From the blonde buzz phases to the long hair experiments, every change has coincided with a new season: new show, new deal, new love, or new mindset.

This particular fade arrived months after his public fallout with MultiChoice over alleged unpaid guests on his YouTube series Drink or Tell the Truth, a drama that saw him trend for days and ultimately walk away from traditional TV constraints.

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Followers are now reading the crisp lineup as a visual full-stop on that chapter and a fresh page for whatever independent moves come next.

The man behind the fade

For context, Lasizwe Dambuza, who previously said he had a fallout with his brother, built an empire from Soweto selfies, turning teenage pranks into a multi-million-rand brand that includes YouTube silver and gold play buttons, Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition, and hosting gigs across MTV, BET, and SABC.

At 27, he has deals with mainstream television services that air his shows including Awkward Dates. Lasizwe's R10 Goes a Long Way initiative has funded hundreds of students, proving his philanthropic side.

Lasizwe's #R10GoesALongWay initiative

Lasizwe's R10 initiative, formally known as #R10GoesALongWay, was a 2021 social media campaign he started to help underprivileged students pay their university registration fees. The initiative encouraged the public to donate as little as R10, and it reportedly rapidly raised over R2 million. Funds were collected and distributed through a partnership with the organisation Fundi to help students who had the marks to qualify but lacked the funds for registration.

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Lasizwe regrets the funding initiative he ran a few years ago.
Lasizwe said he regretted the funding initiative he ran a few years ago. Image: @lasizwe
Source: Instagram

Charity act that still haunts Lasizwe

While he thought he was doing the right thing to help the less fortunate, Lasizwe opened up about how his act of charity still haunts him almost five years later.

Briefly News reported at the time that the YouTuber was accused of pocketing some of the money.

Source: Briefly News

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Katleho Mositoane (Entertainment writer) Katleho Mositoane is an entertainment writer at Briefly News (joined 2025). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Media and Journalism from the University of the Free State. She writes columns that explore the social, political, and economic dynamics in Africa. She began her journalism career at Seipone community newspaper, where she reported on local sports stories. She has published articles with The Chanzo, a Tanzanian outlet and The Rational Standard, a South African commentary platform. She also served as a Writing Fellow at African Liberty. Contact Katleho at katleho.mositoane@briefly.co.za

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