Bongeziwe Mabandla faced addiction, illness and ‘backstabbers’. How has the South African singer stayed so upbeat?

An indie star in his homeland, Mabandla’s fame is growing abroad – and his uplifting new album is full of existential insight after some of the toughest years of his life As the camera pulls back from Bongeziwe Mabandla in the video for his recent single Yalwa , the true stars…

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