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Young Matsulu content creator lights up TikTok

This up-and-coming content creator has big plans for a career in the social media industry.

A content creator and comedian is gaining popularity on TikTok for vlogging about his day-to-day life as a young person climbing the ladder in the social media industry.

Knowledge Nkosingiphile Zitha (20), known as Spider Habibi, has 22.5k followers and 241.8k likes on TikTok, and 20k followers on Facebook.

He aims to use these platforms to grow his newly found career as a content creator.

Zitha said his videos showcase the simple life he leads, as well as the promotional work he does, often using his much-loved catchphrase in kasi slang, “Yati yentile lonjan?”, meaning, “Do you know what I did?”

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He recalled his excitement when his social media popularity began to grow, and how, as a local content creator, he started attracting attention from big brands. “I have worked with brands like Amstel, KFC and many others,”said Zitha.

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He began his content creation journey in May 2022 while still in high school.

“In March, after posting my vlog using the catchphrase, fellow TikTokers asked for more content, and I got the exposure I needed,” he said.

Zitha credits TikTok comedians Gogo eSwatini, King Mora and Ronni for inspiring him to pursue comedy and develop his own unique style.

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