Bonginkosi Dlamini (born 24 April 1977), known professionally as Zola 7, is a South African kwaito musician, actor, writer, TV presenter, and poet.
Through his show "Zola 7", which aired on SABC 1, he assisted numerous individuals in achieving their personal and social development goals.
Notable among his initiatives is the establishment of libraries and motivations[1] Bonginkosi Dlamini was born on 24 April 1977 and grew up in Zola, a township of Soweto.
[2][3] Dlamini's father, believed to be part of the Mchunu clan, abandoned the family, leaving his mother to care for him and his older brother and sister when they were young.
Utatakho was a television programme produced by Connect TV in 2015 which aired on Mzansi Magic and was presented by Zola.
Each episode is 30 minutes and focuses on the alleviation of social problems like youth unemployment, housing shortage or insufficient community libraries.
Lance Stehr of Ghetto Ruff records has referred to Zola as "the second biggest brand in the country next to Nelson Mandela.
[14] Kwaito is branded as apolitical, and often associated with the advancement of personal wealth, glamorized gangster lifestyle, and frivolous consumption themes found in much of Jamaican Dancehall and Rap.
This infusion of colloquial dialect with a national language allows for better interaction between the artists and the community[17] South Africans in lower socio-economic classes who live in the townships and speak Tsotsitaal can relate to Kwaito music differently from Cape Town hip hop or US hip hop because of the lyrics.