This past weekend, Bongeziwe Mabandla made his long-awaited debut at the iconic Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, performing to a nearly sold-out audience of 3,500 people in what has already become one of the most talked-about live moments of his career.
Taking to the Kirstenbosch stage dressed in a custom look from Thebe Magugu’s SS2026 Alchemy II collection, the performance was as visually striking as it was musically powerful — capturing an artist fully at ease with his creative evolution and continued cultural relevance.
