Nomalanga Shozi

Jessica Nomalanga Shozi (born 1994) is a South African actor, radio DJ and TV Personality . She appeared on the soap Rhythm City and MTV Shuga Alone Together as well as being a host for BET Africa.

Life Shozi was born in 1994 and she was brought up in Port Shepstone where she had 12 siblings. She was educated at Marburg Secondary School and Rosebank College. She graduated in Public Relations. She worked as a radio DJ.

Shozi came to notice when she joined the e.tv series Rhythm City. She was the successful candidate chosen from public auditions that attracted 5,000 on-line applications. She was asked to play the eponymous role of Normalanga. A new character whose father is a veteran turned mining magnate. In 2020 she appeared as Mbali on MTV Shuga's Alone Together highlighting the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was written by Tunde Aladese and Nkiru Njoku. and broadcast for 70 nights - its backers include the United Nations. The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story will be explained with on-line conversations between the characters. All of the filming will be done by the actors who include Mohau Cele, Lerato Walaza and Jemima Osunde.