Lasizwe

**Thulasizwe Siphiwe Dambuza** (o tshotswe ka 19 Phukwi 1998), yo o itsewang thata ka leina la Lasizwe, ke moAforika Borwa yo o dirang YouTube, motho wa metswedi ya dikgang, moitsesele wa thelebishene le motlhagisi mo mecheng ya puisano. O tumile ka go bontsha ka metlae maitsholo a letsatsi le letsatsi a batho.

Go gaisa tsotlhe, o butse tsela e ntšha jaaka Moaforika wa ntlha go etelela pele lenaneo la nnete la thelebishene mo MTV Africa, *Lasizwe: Fake It Till You Make It*, le le atlegileng ka dipaka di le tharo mo dingwageng tse di kwa tlase ga pedi. Se se mo diretse gore a tlhophiwe mo makasineng wa Forbes mo lenaaneng la *Forbes Africa 30 under 30*.

Ke motlhami le moamogedi wa letoto la YouTube *Awkward Dates*, mo a yang mo ditiragalong tsa go ratana a sa itse molekane le batho ba ba tumileng, gape ke motlhami le moamogedi wa lenaneo la dipapadi la YouTube *Drink or Tell the Truth*. Ka 2025, o tlhagisitse letoto la metlae la YouTube *Nomatriquency: The Funeral*.

## Botshelo jwa pele le thuto
Lasizwe o tsholetswe kwa Soweto, Aforika Borwa. O ithutile kwa Meredale Primary, sekolo sa poraemari se se nang le merafe e e farologaneng kwa Meredale, borwa jwa Johannesburg, mme morago a ya kwa Mondeor High School kwa Mondeor. Mmaagwe, Lindiwe Dambuza yo o tlhokafetseng ka 2016, e ne e le mooki wa dingwaga di le 40 kwa Lesedi Private Hospital, a le mo kamanong le rraagwe, Menzi Mcunu.

Mmogo le mmaagwe, kgaitsadie Zonke Nkabinde o ne a na le seabe se segolo mo botshelong jwa gagwe, a mo kaela le go mo sireletsa. Lasizwe o ne a lemoga gore go na le sengwe se se farologaneng ka ene: o ne a sa itumele fa a le mo go basimane mme a kgona go ikgolaganya le ditaba tsa bomme. Fa a na le dingwaga di le 15, o ne a lemoga gore ke mosodoma.

## Tiro
Pele a simolola tiro ya gagwe, mmaagwe Lasizwe o ne a mo isa kwa di-audition tsa thelebishene beke le beke go ralala Gauteng go simologa a sa le mo sekolong sa poraemari. Fa a na le dingwaga di le 12, mmaagwe o ne a mo tlhalosetsa gore di-audition tseo tsotlhe di ne di sa tlhole di kgona go duelelwa ke lelapa.

O ne a tsena mo dikgaisanong tse di farologaneng tse di neng di naya meputso e e jaaka difouno kgotsa didiriswa tsa audiovisual. Fa a sena go fenya founo mo kgaisanong ya radio, o ne a simolola go dira dikateng tsa gagwe tsa ntlha. O ne a dirisa laptop ya mmaagwe go rekota le go ithuta go dira diphetogo tsa dibidio, a boloka dibidio mo di-disc tsa DVD mme a di lebelela mo thelebisheneng.

Tlhologelo ya go bonala mo TV e ne ya mo tlhotlheletsa go baya dibidio mo Facebook, mme kwa bofelong a simolola go dira dikateng tse di amang batho ba South Africa. Bidi ya gagwe ya ntlha e e mo tlisitseng botumo, *Ek Sal Doom Jou*, e ne e le skit e e theilweng mo dipegong tsa dikgang ka moruti mongwe yo o neng a baka kganetsano ka go tshela batho ba gagwe sebolayadikokonyana mo kerekeng. Bidi eo e ne ya ata thata (viral), mme seno sa dira gore ditheo tsotlhe tsa kgwebo di simolole go mo atamela ka dipapatso.

Magareng ga 2020 le 2021, o ne a kgona go kokoanya madi a R2 milione go thusa baithuti ba ba neng ba tlhoka madi a go ikwadisa. Seno se ne sa diragala mo nakong ya ditshupetso tsa “Fees Must Fall” mo South Africa, mme sa thusa baithuti ba le 313 ka letsholo la “R10 goes a long way”.

Ka Seetebosigo 2022, o ne a tlhagisiwa mo lenaaneng la Forbes Africa “30 Under 30”. Dambuza o ne a neela katlego eno go batsadi ba gagwe ba ba tlhokafetseng, a kwala mo Twitter gore:

“Go simologa ka go dira dibidio ka founo mo mebileng ya Pimville, Soweto go ya go tsena mo #Forbes30Under30. Sotlhe se a kgonega. Ke neela katlego eno go batsadi ba me botlhe. Mosimane wa lona o mo FORBES.”

### Metswedi ya phatlalatso
Lasizwe o tlhageletse mo MTV Base Africa *You Got Got* e le mongwe wa baamogedi ba bagolo, gape a neela mananeo mo SABC 3 *The Scoop Africa* le SABC 1 *The Real Goboza*. O ne a tshwara tiragalo ya kwa ntle le Mabala Noise mme a neela sekgelelo mo South African Hip Hop Awards ya 2017. O ne a tlhagelela mo papatsong ya TV ya Nando's le ya Fanta jaaka motsamaisi yo mosha wa papatso ya bašwa. Kwa bofelong jwa 2017, o ne a nna moamogedi wa radio kwa TouchHD. Ka 2018, o ne a bona seabe sa go tsamaisa lenaneo la bašwa la e.tv *Craz-e World Live* le gape lenaneo la VOOV TV *VOOVScoop*.

Ka Motsheganong 2019, o ne a dira tumalano ya tirisanommogo le GAME Stores, morago ga go baya bidio mo mecheng ya gagwe ya puisano e e bontshang sebapadi sa gagwe se se tumileng “Nomatriquency” se dirisana le puisano ya tiro kwa GAME.

Ka Phukwi 2020, o ne a tshameka mo filiming ya Netflix *Seriously Single*. Ka Ngwanatsele 2020, o ne a nna moamogedi wa lenaneo la mmino la SABC 1 le *Telkom Monate Vibes*.

Ka Lwetse 2021, o ne a dira tirisanommogo le Steers mo letsholong la #NomatriquencyxSteers, le le neng la bontsha sebapadi sa gagwe Nomatriquency se bona tiro kwa khamphaning eo. Morago ga moo mo ngwageng oo, o ne a nna moamogedi wa lenaneo la metlae la *Comedy Central Roast* (spin-off).

Ka 1 Moranang 2022, o ne a tlhagelela mo serialeng ya e.tv *Durban Gen*. Mo kgweding eo gape, o ne a tlhophilwe mo sehlopheng sa motho yo o rategang mo DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards ya 2022. Gape o ne a tshwanetse go tlhagelela ka seabe se se khutshwane mo serialeng ya Netflix ya Aforika *Savage Beauty*.

Ka Phatwe 2022, Lasizwe o ne a fenya dikgelelo tse pedi tsa Prism Awards ka ntlha ya sebapadi sa gagwe sa inthanete Nomatriquency. Ka 3 Lwetse 2022, o ne a tsamaisa khatiso ya bo16 ya South African Film and Television Awards.

Ka Lwetse 2023, o ne a fenya sehla sa bobedi sa lenaneo la nnete la Canon *The Perfect Picture*. Ka Ngwanatsele 2023, o ne a nna mongwe wa batshameki mo lenaneong la metlae la Trevor Noah *LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa*, moo batshameki ba gaisanang ka go emela dithuso tsa Aforika Borwa ka moputso wa R1 milione.

Ka Motsheganong 2024, Lasizwe o ne a nna karolo ya setlhopha sa batlhodi mo lenaneong la *Roast of Minnie Dlamini*.

Ka Phatwe 2025, o ne a tlhophilwe mo South Africa Social Media Awards mo dikarolong tsa African Social Media Star of the Year, Most Popular Content Across Platforms le Social Media Personality of the Year.

Ka Mopito 2026, o ne a nna mongwe wa batlhophiwa ba le 20 ba pele mo Humaz Top 20 Awards 2026 ka ntlha ya go dira dikateng.

### Mmino
Ka Ngwanatsele 2017, o ne a tlhagelela mo bidiong ya mmino ya Babes Wodumo le Ntando Duma bakeng sa pina *"Jiva Phez'kombhede"*.

## YouTube
Lasizwe ke Mo-YouTuber yo o nang le dipatlisisiso tse di fetang **milione 80** mo dibidiong tsa gagwe. Ka April 2019, Lasizwe o ne a amogela **silver play button** go tswa mo YouTube ka ntlha ya go fitlha **batsayiri 100,000**.

Ka April 2021, o ne a tsea letoto la YouTube *[[Drink or Tell the Truth]]*, fa ba tumileng ba ne ba naya kgetho magareng ga go araba potso ka nnete kgotsa go nwa shot ya seno se se dirilweng ke Lasizwe.

Ka June 2023, Lasizwe o ne a tsea letoto le lesha la YouTube, *[[Awkward Dates]]*. Karolo ya ntlha e ne ya phatlaladiwa mo channel ya gagwe ka July, e le mpho ya letsatsi la matsalo. Letoto la YouTube ke lenaneo la metlae fa Lasizwe a tsamaya mo ditiragalong tsa go ratana a sa itse molekane le batho ba ba tumileng.

A tlhalosa tsholofelo e e tlhotlheleditseng lenaneo, o ne a bolelela *[[Daily Sun]]* gore kgopolo e ne ya tsoga mo nakong e e lefifi mo botshelong jwa gagwe:

*"Ke ne ke le mo bothateng jo bogolo jwa maikutlo mme ke ne ke sa tlhole ke na le bokgoni jwa go tlhama. Ka letsatsi le leng, ke ne ka lebelela lenaneo le le bidiwang [[Chicken Shop Date]] la Mo-UK yo o dirang dikatlego, mme ke tlhogomela kgopolo. Ka simolola go nagana ka gore nka e tokafatsa jang le go dira ya sephiri sa me."*

Morago ga katlego ya lenaneo, le ne la tlhophilwe mo kgethong ya **Best Online Content** mo 2024 South African Film and Television Awards. Ka April 2025, go ne ga itsiwe gore lenaneo le tla phatlaladiwa mo Mzansi Magic morago ga katlego ya lone mo inthaneteng. Ka June 2025, lenaneo le ne la tlhaolwa mo DSTV ke MultiChoice. Tshwetso e ne ya latela boammaaruri jwa gore baeng ba le bantsi ba ne ba batla go duelelwa. Baeng ba ne ba re ba dumetse fela go tlhagelela mo YouTube mme e seng mo TV ya setso. Boemo joo bo ne jwa tlhotlheletsa Lasizwe le MultiChoice go fedisa konteraka ya bone.

Ka Phalane 2025, Lasizwe o ne a tsea letoto le le lesha la YouTube, *[[Nomatriquency: The Funeral]]*, fa a tshameka sebapadi sa gagwe sa metlae se se tumileng “Nomatriquency” se se itsegeng gape jaaka “Tricky Baby”.

## Ditumelano tsa papatso
Ka tshimologo ya 2018, Lasizwe o ne a nna **Teen Marketing Director** wa **Fanta**.

O ne a tlhophilwe mo Feather Awards mo karolong ya *Social Media Personality of the Year*, mme a amogela People’s Choice Award ka 2021. Gape o ne a bidiwa mongwe wa YouTubers ba ba kwa godimo mo Aforika Borwa ba ba ka fa tlase ga dingwaga tse 24. Ka 2021, o ne a tlhophilwe gape jaaka *The E! African Social Star*.

Lasizwe gape ke Mo-Aforika Borwa wa ntlha go bona tumelano ya papatso (endorsement deal) ya sebapadi sa maaka (fictional character) se a se dirileng se bidiwang “Nomatriquency”.

Ka Lwetse 2023, o ne a fenya season 2 ya lenaneo la nnete la TV la Canon, *The Perfect Picture*, a amogela sekgele le tšhelete ya R150,000, mmogo le dithoto tsa Canon tse di jang R100,000.

Ka Seetebosigo 2024, Volvo Cars South Africa e ne ya tlhoma Lasizwe le Thea Booysen jaaka EX30 Champions go bapatsa koloi ya motlakase e ntšhwa, EX30. Mo letsholong leo, Lasizwe o ne a bontsha diaparo tsa *Autumn–Winter 2024* tse di dirilweng ke moaparo wa mo gae, Nao Serati, tse di neng di tlhotlheleditswe ke bokahare jwa koloi ya Volvo ka thekenoloji ya AI.

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