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Nkosinathi Gabriel. A second son, uShaka Kgositsile Emmanuel, was born in 2012.
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In 2002, under the Bassie brand, Kumalo launched an eyewear range, distributed through Torga
Optical. She followed this by launching the Bassie Red cosmetics textrange into 100 Foschini stores nationwide, followed with the Bassie Gold range in 2006.
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was engulfed by student unrest in 1986 she was then sent to
Trinity Secondary School where she completed her matric. She was then enrolled for tertiary education at the
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magazine. During her reign, Kumalo was Beauty Editor for
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Skosana, Welcome; Pokwana, Vukile (10 December 2000).
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