BIRTHDAY || Zola turns 47
Bonginkosi Dlamini, popularly known as Zola 7 celebrates his 47th birthday.
The kwaito musician, actor, writer, TV presenter, and poet was born in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1977.
He began his career as an actor, achieving national recognition for the television series, “Yizo Yizo”.
He also starred in the Academy Award winning film Tsotsi in 2005.
The star is also known for his Papa Action in the second season of the television series Yizo Yizo.
Through his show “Zola 7”, which aired on SABC1, he has assisted numerous individuals in achieving their personal and social development goals. Notable among his initiatives is the establishment of libraries for their communities.
His songs include Mdlwembe, Lwandle, Star, Mzioni, Ngomhla Wosindiso and many more, in which he rap them in isiZulu with a high usage of Tsotsitaal.