Hope Mbhele’s Umemulo With Mini Cooper As Gift Leaves Mzansi Happy for South African Actress

Hope Mbhele’s Umemulo With Mini Cooper As Gift Leaves Mzansi Happy for South African Actress

  • Hope Mbhele, a media personality, had all eyes on her for her umemulo celebration in KZN rural areas
  • The lady had a joyous occasion that is celebrated in the Zulu culture and was showered with lots of gifts and attention
  • Many people could not help but comment after supporting the brand-new whip in the video of the celebration

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Umkhokha actress, Hope Mbhele, spent time in her home village Mtwalume in KwaZulu-Natal to celebrate her umemulo. The 27-year-old is having her coming-of-age ceremony surrounded by loved ones.

Hope Mbhele gets Mini Cooper at umemulo
Hope Mbhele went viral after celebrating her Mini Cooper at her umemelo ceremony. Image:hope_mbhele
Source: Instagram

The video of the festivities received over 20,000 likes and half a million views from fascinated online users. People commented to congratulate the young woman on the milestone.

Hope Mbhele rejoices at her umemulo ceremony

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In a video posted by @asemahle1812, Hope can be seen doing indlamu around her brand new MIini Cooper before posing with it.

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Watch a video of the festivities below:

What kind of gifts do young Zulu women receive at umemulo?

South Africans always enjoy a close look into young women's coming-of-age ceremonies. While gifting the young lady going through umemulo is custom, the gifts are usually small.

Speaking to Briefly News, a cultural expert from The George Hotel said that, according to custom, small gifts would be things such as some money or blankets. She explained that historically, only wealthier families traditionally gave the woman bigger gifts, such as a cow.

Many South Africans were in awe of the brand-new car Hope received at her celebration. Read what some people had to say below:

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Andile zwane commented:

"This looks beautiful udume ngani Hope angimazi, I've seen her trending on her beautiful day, is she an actress?"

user368161870000 commented:

"What a beautiful ceremony."

Tkhwela commented:

"Wow syambongela u Hope."

Sibahle Mabika Nolwa commented:

'Mmmmh my favourite car ❤️"

lulekog3 commented:

"Beautiful. Congratulations Hope."

Jasmine Thatego commented:

"Me wishing I was Zulu because I'm a first born child"

XoliNoma commented:

"Eish ipressure nkosiyami."

mpongokaZanemvula commented:

"Wow, she deserves."

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Briefly News previously reported that a stunning couple tied the knot in a traditional Zulu wedding and trended on TikTok. The young lovers flaunted their beautiful culture, and people loved their joyous celebration.

South Africans loved the dancing, outfits and singing at the ceremony, and the video posted by @sneh_mbambo went viral. In just a day, over 180 000 people saw the heartwarming video and appreciated the beautiful Zulu culture.

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People expressed how beautiful the wedding was in the comments and wished the couple a lifetime of happiness and love

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za