‘Gomora’ Star Sannah Mchunu Mocks Simphiwe Dana for Accusing Nomzamo Mbatha of Copying Her Hairstyle

• Former Gomora actress Sannah Mchunu mocked singer Simphiwe Dana in two shady Instagram posts
• This comes after Simphiwe Dana accused Nomzamo Mbatha of copying her hairstyles on Mzansi Magic's Shaka Ilembe
• Some SA celebrities joined the roast fest, and many people made jokes about how Simphiwe overreacted
• Briefly News spoke to hairstylist Lazaros Sumbane, who shed light on the importance of African hairstyles

Eish, it seems as though Simphiwe Dana might have done more damage than she might have thought. After the last episode of Shaka Ilembe aired, Dana took to social media to criticise Nomzamo Mbatha, accusing her and other prominent brands of stealing her style.

In a now-deleted post, Dana said people should give credit where it is due and acknowledge her in the hairstyles they use.

"I'm now fed up with brands appropriating my style. The least you can do is acknowledge where you got the ideas from. I'm talking to you, Shaka iLembe and Nomzamo Mbatha. The other sister I won't mention. It started here. Appreciate, don't appropriate."

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Shortly after her post, Dana climbed up the trends list with people calling her out, while others showed off their own Afrochic hairdos, poking fun at Simphiwe.

Lazaros Sumbane, a professional hairstylist, told Briefly News that in the olden days, Africans used their hair as symbolism.

"Some of the African hairstyles were used as a form of spirituality to connect to the Gods," Lazaros shared.

He mentioned that to keep the hair pure, the people from that era refrained from applying oils, moisturisers and so on. This ultimately formed locks, which then made it easier to style their hair in different forms.

Sannah Mchunu trolls Simphiwe Dana

Taking to Instagram, Sannah Mchunu posted two separate shady pictures, poking fun at the Ndiredi singer. She referred to her using the hit 2004 song, saying she was 'Ndirediiii.'

"What are you guys doing to Ndirediii?" she said in one post, sharing the screenshot of Dana's post.

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In another, Sannah Mchunu, who nailed the role of Zodwa on the Mzansi Magic drama series, posted a photo of her donning a similar hairdo, joking that she should have also asked for Dana's permission.

This opened the floor to many celebrities to mock and drag Dana. Below are some of the comments:

Mbaureloaded apologised:

"Shuti, sorry."

Slee_thebosslady stated:

"Kodwa Sana, you have no chill."

Bontle Modiselle

"Aowa….This won’t end how she thought. It’s so strange coming from her when history says otherwise."

Somizi joked:

"Nami, I’m tired of people cooying my frontals. I’m the original creator of that hairstyle. @lebo_molax and @kamo_ww and @djzinhle lol."

Meanwhile, netizens also joined the club and dragged Simphiwe Dana:

Sino slammed:

"Other girls are working while you’re chasing clout using their names at 2am! You should be ashamed of yourself."

Violetmbewe reacted:

"I don't think she was thinking... She just had a nightmare and decided to tell us."

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blom_theflower joked:

"Love her as an artist, but aowa this is not the one. On Facebook, someone even shared a website showing research could have been done for shows like Shaka iLembe into how they had their hair."

Sibiyanokuphila asked:

"But we know our history thina…how is this her hairstyle? Kanti, how old is she?

Fans tease Thandiswa Mazwai over ‘Simphiwe Dana hairstyle’

In similar news, Briefly News reported that Simphiwe Dana could not catch a break after accusing actress Nomzamo Mbatha and the Shaka iLembe crew of being copycats. Now, netizens are trolling Dana by teasing veteran musician Thandiswa Mazwai about her hairstyle.

Thandiswa Mazwai shared content of herself on X while enjoying the sights in India. Mazwai informed her followers that she will be temporarily staying at the Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur.

In one of the videos shared on Monday, 28 July 2025, Thandiswa Mazwai showed love to her fans by sharing a sweet air kiss. The video was captioned:

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“Enjoying the evening air in Udaipur. 💋”

In the video, Thandiswa Mazwai was casually dressed and rocked her signature Afrocentric hairstyle.

In the comments section, several netizens teased Thandiswa Mazwai and playfully asked if she’d received permission from Simphiwe Dana to rock the Afrocentric hairstyle. Given the timing of the post, others suggested that Thandiswa Mazwai was taking a subtle jab at Simphiwe Dana.

Sannah Mchunu on her work ethic

In a previous report from Briefly News, Sannah Mchunu’s work ethic continued to make waves online. Her interview went viral after the station posted a powerful snippet on their TikTok and garnered over 785K views

Social media praised the star for her undeniable talent and discussed her success in the comments

Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News