Singer-songwriter who started out as the lead singer for Durban-based Pantha in 1979.
She went on to join Hotline as lead vocalist but increasingly began to perform as a solo singer, including duets with Steve Kekana (backed by Hotline) while still with Hotline.
She released her first solo album Thandeka in 1985 and followed that with several albums including There is an Answer (1986), Living On Dreams (1988), The Secret’s Out (1989), Thandeka … Back Again (1990), Woman Of Africa (1995), Sondela (2006) and Destiny (2013).