SA Stunned by Grace’s Friend Sharing Truth About the Influencer’s Relationship

SA Stunned by Grace’s Friend Sharing Truth About the Influencer’s Relationship

  • Over the past weekend, a popular South African influencer had tongues wagging after revealing her secret lover
  • Grace Mondlana kept her five-year relationship private and popped out with devastating news two days ago 
  • The people of Mzansi were not pleased with some of her decisions and voiced out on multiple social media platforms 

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Grace Mondlana shared the heartbreaking news of losing her ex-boyfriend, Sipho Zulu, to a tragic car accident.

Grace goes viral
SA was stunned by Grace Mondlana's behaviour after announcing her ex-boyfriend's death. Image: grace._mondlana
Source: Instagram

The multi-award-winning content creator shared the news on TikTok, where many of her supporters comforted her with kind words. She posted:

“Sipho was the love of my life for over five years. I have kept my relationship with him off the internet for so long, and I would always say I was travelling alone, whereas I was with him every single time; I really protected us.
“My varsity sweetheart, we met when I was 18 and he was only 24, shared so many of our firsts together, our first time at the beach, our first jobs & first flights, we did it all together. A recent goal we clocked was renovating both our homes. At the beginning of 2025, we decided to part ways and explore a life without one another. While we still checked in on each other, we both made the decision to move on, and we both ended up finding our own people and cutting ties for good.

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“The night before he passed (in a horrible car accident), he sent me a message which was an indirect goodbye, mentioning how he is proud of me and that I should continue to take care of myself. This has been the hardest week of my life, but I know God will cover me with strength. I have a supportive family, friends and a partner. May his soul rest in Peace.”

Grace Mondlana lays ex-lover to rest and trends online 

On Monday, one of Grace’s friends joined a Twitter space and shared that the influencer is not in a relationship currently and that her love life with Zulu was rocky, as he cheated on her a lot. A lady on TikTok, Shakirah Sithole, was also on the space and was stunned by the anonymous friend’s commentary on the matter.

This past weekend was a mess on social media after South Africans were made aware that Grace Mondlana paid for her ex-lover’s funeral. The deceased’s family allowed the influencer to take charge of the funeral arrangements and also allowed her to share a few words.

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The current girlfriend of the late Sipho Zulu, Lesego, communicated with Mondlana, who highlighted that the funeral would not have happened if it weren’t for her. South Africans were stunned by her choice of words and ridiculed her as more texts and voice notes were shared online.

People on the internet wondered about the influencer’s current partner and how he was feeling about his girlfriend going above and beyond for her ex-lover. Mondlana updated the deceased’s information on social media and also used his phone to inform the Chemical Engineering Forum about his death:

“Good day. My name is Grace, Sipho Zulu's partner. I would like to inform you of his passing. In the early morning hours of the 28th of June 2025, he got involved in a tragic car accident, which ultimately took his life midday of the 29th of June 2025.”

Watch the TikTok video below:

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SA stunned by Grace’s secret relationship revelation 

Social media users have been discussing the matter nonstop and have shared their thoughts on Grace’s friend spilling the beans on Twitter:

Grace Mondlana stuns SA
Grace Mondlana trended online after sharing her secret relationship with the late Sipho Zulu. Image: grace._mondlana
Source: Instagram

@Zamabomvu wrote:

“It's giving, she has always been weird.”

@Portia Mthethwa shared:

“I cannot stress this enough, guys, please vent to God!”

@gwen commented:

“See? This is why I tell all my business to Chat GPT.”

@Scorpiiiiiiiio pointed out:

“This is my why, I tell my friends not to defend me!”

@wave was amazed:

“Yoh, Wednesdays are dark friends are fuse.”

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Chuma Nontsele (Human Interest Editor) Chuma Nontsele is a human interest journalist for Briefly News (joined in 2024). Nontsele holds a Diploma in Journalism and started her career working at Daily Maverick as a news reporter. Later, she ventured into lifestyle and entertainment. Chuma has 3 years of experience as a journalist. You can reach her at chuma.nontsele@briefly.co.za