Gogo Maweni Reveals the Names of Her Newborn Twins: “Happy 1 Month to Our Twin Boys”
- South African reality TV star Gogo Maweni recently unveiled the names of her newborn twins
- She announced on social media as the boys marked their first month on earth
- Many netizens buzzed with excitement as they flooded the comment section, reacting to the names
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South African popular sangoma Gogo Maweni and her husband, Sabelo Mgube, welcomed their healthy twins in July 2025, and recently, the controversial reality TV star made an exciting announcement that went viral on social media.
The Izingane Zodumo cast member shared on her Instagram page on Tuesday, 19 August 2025, that her twins have turned one month old and also revealed that their names are Simakade and Somandla Mgube.
Gogo Maweni shared a video of her showing off their celebration cakes, which had the names of her newborn babies printed on them and captioned it:
"Happy 1 month to our twin boys, Simakade and Somandla Mgube 💙 #themgubetwins."
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Netizens react to Maweni's announcement
Shortly after the Sangoma revealed the names of her twins on social media, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions. Here's what they had to say:
philibungane commented:
"Happy 1st month lovely twins!"
phindile_thenjekwayo said:
"Happy one month to the twin boys."
mpumie_siwela replied:
"Wow! It's been a month already. Congratulations Mgube."
dinniekhumalo wrote:
"Ooh, such beautiful and powerful names."
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Gogo Maweni stopped personal consultations amid pregnancy
Just as she was celebrating her newborn twins, in June 2025, when she was still heavily pregnant, Gogo Maweni and her husband, Sabelo Mgube, decided that the sangoma would stop face-to-face consultations until further notice.
"Please take note, due to our pregnancy, my ndumba will be closed for face-to-face consultations from the 1st of June until further notice. Only the store and telephonic consultations will continue. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who believes in my work and their ancestors. I am truly grateful. Looking forward to seeing y'all again after our twins are born - Love the Mgube's," they wrote.
Her pregnancy was made public during her court appearances for assault, for an incident which happened a few years back.
What you need to know about Gogo Maweni
Gogo Maweni is a renowned South African social media influencer, entrepreneur, and television personality from Sandton, Gauteng. Learn more about her sangoma and the lavish lifestyle she leads. In addition to having an herbal store, she sells luxury fragrance candles and herbs. The sangoma was born on 29 August 1986 in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. Her real name is Makgotso Lee-Anne Makopo.
Makgotso is a certified sangoma, a traditional healer who specialises in communicating with ancestors to diagnose, treat, and guide people. In addition to her work as a healer, she runs a successful business where she provides consultations and sells various herbal remedies.
Gogo Maweni reacts to assault trial being postponed
In more Gogo Maweni updates, Briefly News previously shared the famous sangoma's reaction to her assault trial being postponed.
Maweni was relieved as she would be allowed time to give birth to her twins, with her legal team citing her doctor's instruction for her to rest because of her complicated pregnancy.
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