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Presidential adviser Zizi Kodwa will wed his sweetheart, Zama Ngubane, at Durbans Botanic Gardens on Saturday. Picture: Sipho Maluka
Sinegugu Ndlovu
DURBAN is expected to be abuzz with celebrities, political figures and socialites this weekend when presidential adviser Zizi Kodwa ties the knot.
Kodwa, 42, will wed his businesswoman fiancée, Zama Ngubane, 26, at the Durban Botanic Gardens in the company of 1 000 guests. Ngubane, originally of Richards Bay, is now based in Joburg, where the two are said to have met.
The white wedding is expected to have an African feel.
“Guests will be served a three-course meal. While western food like lasagna will be served, Kodwa wanted traditional African food such as samp and oxtail to feature prominently on the menu,” said Siyanda Mwanda, one of the wedding organisers.
“The feel of the wedding will be traditional. African wedding songs will be sung,” he said.
Mwanda said attendance at the wedding was by invitation only, adding that security would be tight. He was tight-lipped about the guest list
However, ANC provincial secretary-general Sihle Zikalala confirmed that he would attend the wedding, “because I worked with him at the ANC Youth League”.
Socialite-turned-singer Khanyi Mbau also confirmed her attendance. She wished the couple well, saying marriage was a “great step” and that Kodwa had set a good example to other men.
Ngubane’s wedding gown was designed by top designer Ephraim Molingoana, whose designs have garnered fans, including Kodwa, soccer star Matthew Booth and Afro-soul singer Theo Kgosinkwe.
He has also dressed and styled music divas Brenda Fassie and Lebo Mathosa.
Mwanda said the colours of the day would be purple and white and the décor “glamorous”.
