Many South African internet stars and influencers have had a phenomenal year in 2022. Brown Thandiwe Mbombo, Lesego Legobane, Phindile Gwala, , and Nomfundo Gasa are just a few of the plus-size models who have seen a surge in their fan bases in recent months. I’d like to share a short but fascinating tale with you today about a young Zulu woman from the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal who experienced a remarkable career shift in the previous twelve months.

 

Nomfundo Gasa, or Magasa as she is known online, is a rising businesswoman in Mzansi who is also a popular social media influencer and brand ambassador. Her name is Gasa, although she prefers to be called Gasa. Durban, the capital of Kwazulu-Natal, is where the beautiful young woman has lived her entire life. Magasa comes from an influential and modest Zulu family that enjoys widespread respect. Her age is a bit of a mystery, but best estimates put it at around 26.

This year has unquestionably been a pivotal one for Nomfundo. She is considered by many to be one of Durban’s gorgeous women. Her online life is thriving and hugely powerful as well. She is a fitness model, an advocate for herbal life products, and the only founder of the bag and beauty empire.

Nomfundo’s success over the years may be attributed in large part to her collaborations with prominent media outlets and fashion houses including Drum, Bona, and Peoples magazines. This year, magasa exclusively showed how far she’s come and how many people she’s influenced through her Instagram account, which she has been actively growing and developing for many years. As a result of her passionate fan base, whenever she makes a new post to any of her social media accounts, she immediately becomes trending.