Zakes Bantwini wins Musician of the Year award at GQ AwardsPerforming artist Zakes Bantwini has expressed his love to his wife Nandi Madida for supporting him and accepting his GQ award on his behalf.
by Thandeka Mthethwa
11-12-2022 19:55
in Entertainment
Zakes Bantwini was honoured at the GQ Men of the year awards. Images via Instagram: @zakesbantwini
Musician and producer Zakes Bantwini has taken the Musician Of Year Award at the GQ Men of the Year Awards held on Saturday 10 December in Sandton, Johannesburg.
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Although the Osama hitmaker was not present to accept the award, his wife Nandi Madida represented him and accepted the award on his behalf.
ALSO READ: Zakes feels deeply honoured to be nominated for a Grammy
NANDI ACCEPTS ZAKES' AWARDS The singer and mother of two took to her Instagram to congratulate her husband for taking the award and spoke of how amazing he is not only as a husband but human being.
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Congrats @Zakesbantwini for winning the musician of the year award at the @gqsouthafrica awards unfortunately he couldn't make it so he asked me to accept his award on his behalf and congrats on your Grammy nomination. #gqmoty2022, Nandi wrote.
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FANS CONGRATULATE ZAKHELE FOR WIN Fans of her husband and celebrities alike took to the comments section of Nandi's post and congratulated Zakes on his win.
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@brendamtambo wrote: Beautiful acceptance speech @nandi_madida you and @zakesbantwini are an epitome of love, you so humble yet so gifted and blessed. Congratulations @zakesbantwini for winning and also finding a wife like Nandi , did I mention you look absolutely breathtaking Nandi .
@kat_malope wrote: Bhut'Zakes is so blessed to have you, you know him and his heart and I truly believe no one else could've accepted this award on his behalf besides you. He who finds a wife, indeed finds a good thing !
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Zakes Bantwini has won the Musician of the Year Award. Images via Instagram: @zakesbantwin @zandisilenhlapo added: You're sooo gorgeous @nandi_madida & what a beautiful speech! . Congratulations to your hubby @zakesbantwini, I love how humble he remains as he grows bigger & bigger as an artist. May you both keep on growing in this beautiful journey that you're on and may blessings continue pouring down on your entire family. I love you guys! .
Zakes also took to his own Instagram to thank everyone who has made the win possible and his wife for collecting the award for him.
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Zakes Bantwini wins Musician of the Year award at GQ AwardsPerforming artist Zakes Bantwini has expressed his love to his wife Nandi Madida for supporting him and accepting his GQ award on his behalf. 
