She had three children, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928-2022), Inkatha Freedom Party leader,[1] Princess Morginah Sponono Phikabesho Tapoti Ntombiyokuhlupheka Dotwana (1931-1996) who married Dr. Exdras Mafu Dotwana (1924-1996) in Daveyton, Benoni, and Princess Admarah Phokunani Sijumbu Vilakazi (1940-1995).

Princess Magogo was born in 1900, the daughter of the Zulu King, Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868–1913) and Queen Silomo.

As imbongi (praise singer) she transcended the boundaries of this role, which was traditionally a male preserve, to lament on her marriage and the lives of especially the Zulu people.

By the 1950s, her music was widely recorded and played by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), David Rycroft and West German Radio.

Her work was made largely from existing Zulu songs and folktales, and she extended them into music accompanied by the ugubhu.