Senzo Mfundo Vilakazi, popularly known as Kwesta is an award-winning South African rapper who has been dominating charts ever since he launched his music career.
But a gifted musician is not all there is to Kwesta. When he is not making music or entertaining his fans on stage, Kwesta is usually spending time with his family.
This article discusses everything you need to know about Kwesta’s wife, their wedding and children who make up the Vilakazi family.
Who is Kwesta’s wife?
Kwesta’s wife is a beautiful woman called Yolanda Vanessa Mvelase. She was born on the 13th of October, 1990 in Westville outside Durban, in Kwa-Zulu Natal and is the daughter of Vusi Mvelase.
A businesswoman with a passion for fashion, Yolanda Vanessa is the co-founder of a bridal shop called Beaded Brides which provides wedding gowns and accessories to modern rides with a touch of African flair.
Not much is known about Kwesta’s wife’s background, education and what she did before she got married to the rapper.
Kwesta and Yolanda have been together for at least a decade now. It’s not clear how and when the lovebirds met but in a past interview, Yolanda revealed that she wasn’t attracted to Kwesta at first as he was not his type. Kwesta on the other hand was smitten by Yolanda from the word go and pursued her. Luckily for him, his persistence paid off and Yolanda eventually fell for him too.
Kwesta’s wedding
After years of being together, Kwesta and Yolanda officially became husband and wife in a beautiful traditional wedding ceremony (Umembeso)that took place in Yolanda’s home in Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal in 2018.
The following year on the 22nd of March 2019, Kwesta and Yolanda held an equally colourful white wedding at the Thaba Elca hotel located in the south of Johannesburg.
Kwesta’s white wedding was a star-studded event with the rapper’s friends and colleagues in the music industry gracing the event. The likes of Vusi Nova, Ringo Madlingozi, Dr Malinga, and Sjava among others entertained guests while groomsmen included rapper Kid X and music producer Leroy Khoza.
The couple celebrated their third wedding anniversary in 2022 with Kwesta’s wife taking to Instagram to celebrate their anniversary with throwback photos of their wedding.
Kwesta’s children
The Khethile Khethile hitmaker and his wife have been blessed with two beautiful daughters. Their first born- Khai Asemahle Vilakazi was born before the couple got married and is currently eight years old.
Kwesta and Yolanda welcomed their second daughter on 11 November 2020. The little girl who is barely 2 years old is called Kenya Elihle Vilakazi.
While Kwesta often avoids posting his family on his social media, his wife loves sharing their cute family moments on Instagram and their older daughter even has an Instagram page with over 79K followers.
Kwesta’s wife social media
Yolanda Vanessa Mvelase is a big name on social media. Her official Instagram page @yonessalvv has over 800K followers.
She is fairly active on Twitter and her official handle is @YoNessaLv. She is however not on Facebook.
