Malibongwe Gcwabe (June 12, 1969 – 13 May 2020) was a South African gospel singer and pastor of Remnant Ministries.
Career Born in Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa, Gcwabe founded a singing group called "New Creation" with his siblings, before moving to East London, Eastern Cape, where he joined the Mdantsane-based Youth With Mission in the 1990s releasing six albums with them. He left the group in 2004 to forge a solo career releasing his first album Umlilo kaJesu under Amanxusa Big Fish Records. He released a further four records with them before starting his own record label Malibongwe Music Productions.
Personal life Gcwabe met his first wife Ntomboxolo Mthombeni in 2001 and they had a daughter together; however they divorced in 2011. He then married his second wife Brenda and they had two children together before he died of a heart attack on 13 May 2020 in East London.
Partial discography Siyakudumisa, 2007 all is well, 2008 Isimemo, 2009 The Other Side, 2010 Iyo Calvary, 2010 Uthixo Omkhulu, 2011 The Best Of Malibongwe, 2011 Yehova Ulungile, 2012 (with Remnant Brothers) Akahluleki, 2013 Inzulu, 20 years of God's favour, 2014 'Ndakuva Ndiyaphendula, 2015 All Is Well, 2008 Isimemo, 2010 Christmas with Mzansi men of Gospel, Vol.1., 2016 Heritage Day Celebration Hits, 2016 Kungegazi, 2016 Ndiwabonile Amandla Akho (Educational Praise & Worship), 2017 Urban Gospel Special, 2017
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