Mseleku is a Polygamist and has four wives. He wrote the book Imizamo ka Cebo in 1994 and Life and Polygamy in 2013. His reality show, Uthando Nes’thembu, is an extension of his book.
Musa Mseleku
Musa Mseleku is an author and self made businessman.
Musa Mseleku was born on 9 June 1974 in Kwa-Madlala, South Africa, to Momathemba Joyce Mseleku.
Education
Mseleku attended Denver Zoar Mission School in Umzumbe and Prince Ngamizizwe School for his primary school.
He completed his matric at Sister Joan’s High School in 1993 and studied at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 1997.
Career
After graduating, Musa Mseleku worked as a journalist for Durban Youth Radio. He later moved to SABC News.
Musa has actively participated in community development in the Ugu District Municipality. He was instrumental in the peace-making process in Kwa-Madlala and established the organization Imizamo kaCebo.
During his first year at UKZN, Musa wrote his first book, Imizamo ka Cebo, in 1994. His next book, Impilo Nesithembu, was published in 2013 and later translated into Life and Polygamy.
In 2017, he and his family made their big screen debut on the Mzansi Magic reality show Uthando Nesithembu. The show translates to Love and Polygamy premiered on 19 May, starring the polygamist, his four wives, and children.
Musa published his book How I Made My First Million – And How You Can Also Do It in 2020. He has a mining, construction, entertainment, and media conglomerate, Mseleku Holdings.
The polygamist was a guest speaker at the South Coast Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s monthly business breakfast. Musa is a property developer.
Personal Life
Musa Mseleku is married to four women. He married Busisiwe ‘MaCele’ Mseleku in 2002, Nokukhanya ‘MaYeni’ Mseleku in 2007, Thobile ‘MaKhumalo’ Mseleku in 2009, Mbali ‘MaNgwabe’ Mseleku in 2009.
In 2024, Musa hinted about having a fifth wife, Samke Khwela. He once had another wife, MaSaule, who passed away in a car crash.
Mseleku has a total of 10 children: three children, Lwandle, Abongwe, and Owami, with his first wife, MaCele; three children – Mpumelelo, Mnini, and Obanzi, with his second wife, MaYeni; two children, Mawande and Zenande, with his fourth wife, MaNgwabe.
He had two children with other women – Snenhlanhla Sne, raised by his wife MaCele, and Mpilonhle Mpilo, raised by his wife, MaKhumalo. His rural homestead near Durban is on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast.
In October 2024, Musa suffered from a stroke and was receiving treatment in a hospital.
