Sandra Ndebele Biography - Age, Networth, Career, Family, Dancing and Everything You Need To Know!

Sandra Ndebele is a female Zimbabwean musician, director, actress, choreographer and dancer.  She has made a name for herself in Zimbabwe as...

Sandra Ndebele is a female Zimbabwean musician, director, actress, choreographer and dancer. 

She has made a name for herself in Zimbabwe as a versatile performer, having performed in India, Dubai, China, United Kingdom, Russia, Canada and Japan. 

In 2018 Sandra rebranded herself as well as her music. She now dons a more modern look and has a high energy dance sound.

Background:

Born on 3 January 1982 in Bulawayo.

Raised in Tshabalala Township before her family moved to Nkulumane Township.
Secondary education at Founders High School and Mpopoma High School.

Career:

Sandra started singing in church where she was an active member of the youth choir. While at Founders High School, she won first prize in the National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) public-speaking competition after she presented the speech Black and Proud, by famed Zimbabwean poet, Albert Nyathi. She was later incorporated into a lead role performing with Mpopoma High School performing theatre, music and dance. 

Sandra Ndebele Biography - Age, Networth, Career, Family, Dancing and Everything You Need To Know!

This troupe was the founding of Iyasa which toured Zimbabwe, Austria and the Czech Republic.

She later embarked on a solo career. She released her 10-track debut solo album, “Tshaya Tshaya”, in February 2003. In the same year of the release, she was nominated in three categories in the inaugural Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) which was held at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) in December 2003. Sandra’s arrival on the scene was emphatic to the extent of being nominated in the same category with Alick Macheso and the late Oliver Mtukudzi for the Best Live Act award at Zimbabwe Music Awards. 

She was nominated in the Most Promising Artiste, Best Female and Best Urban Grooves (Female) Award categories.

Social Responsibility:

In 2007 she donated a Baumanomet machine to Princess Margaret Rose Clinic in Bulawayo. The machine is used to check blood pressure. At the time of the donation, the clinic had gone without a Baumanomet machine for months. Her passion for assisting children with education saw her in 2004 holding a fundraising show at SOS Hermann Gmeiner Primary School in Bulawayo. 

SOS School Orchestra, the school’s marimba band, curtain raised for her, during the show that was held to fund raise for library books. In 2005 she performed at a number of primary schools in the country to assist them in raising funds. 

In Bulawayo she performed at schools which include Tategulu in Cowdray Park, Robert Tredgold in Makokoba, Mahlabezulu in Tshabalala and Barham Green Primary School. In Gweru she performed at Munga Primary School in Ascot, Riverside Primary Schoo in Athlone and Matinunhura in Mkoba.

She also held shows to fundraise for Midlands State University. The shows were to raise funds for the building of a multipurpose hall, boosting the university library and improving gender awareness programmes. In 2006 she opened a culture centre, Umuzi Wakwethu and a restaurant specializing in traditional foods at Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Centre.

Achievements:

Sandie, as she is popularly known in show business, was set to feature as Siphetho in Cont Mhlanga's drama called The Nyaminyami. She plays the part of a wife of a farm manager, played by Thulani Mbambo. Mhlanga said he was surprised and impressed by the mother of two's performances during the auditions.

Wedding:

In 2011, Sandra’s star-studded wedding was place at the Nesbitt Castle, and it was lighted by South African singer Nani Ntengo. Together with Platform One, Nani Ntengo got the crowd up on their feet and dancing for the “makhoti.” She tied the knot with Nkanyiso Mbusi Sibindi, who works as a lawyer in the United Kingdom.

According to several sources, the two first crossed paths in the year 2000, when Ndebele was just starting out and attempting to establish a name for herself. A few years later, Sibindi relocated to the United Kingdom in order to find work and start a new life there. People who knew Sibindi described him as a very reclusive individual who stayed to himself and as a man who maintained sober habits. 

At the time of their wedding, the couple already had a two-year-old boy whom they called Nkanyiso Junior. It appeared as though the pair was planning on adding another member to their family soon, as evidenced by the noticeable bulge on Sandra’s wedding gown.

Iyasa, the band that was responsible for naming Sandra, supplied the entertainment for the event, and the director of Iyasa was given the opportunity to speak to the attendees about how he became acquainted with Sandra and her accomplishments in the arts. 

There was an intriguing song performed by an SDA acapella group that spoke about the bride being theirs and how they did not want to see her at nightspots. The song was titled “We Do Not Want to See the Bride at Nightspots.” Is it safe to say that Sandra’s time as a musician is over now? On the guest list were notable people such as Sobuza Gula-Ndebele, Jeys Marabini, Lorraine Tsoanele Maphala, Sibusisiwe Dube, Sipho Mazibuko, Sarah Mpofu – Sibanda, and many more social butterflies.

Source: Pindula

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