Zari Hassan


Zarinah Hassan, commonly known as Zari Hassan, is a Ugandan socialite, musician and businesswoman, who resides in South Africa, where she runs businesses.

Family

Hassan returned to her native Uganda in 2000, after two years in the United Kingdom. She moved to South Africa where she met and fell in love with her now ex-husband. In 2013, she divorced Ivan Semwanga, whom she accused of physically abusing her.

Semwanga dies

In May 2017, Semwanga had a massive stroke and was admitted to Steve Biko Academic Hospital. He slipped into a coma, however recovered but again his health deteriorated and he died on 25 May 2017. He was buried in Uganda. Following the funeral, Hassan returned to South Africa to manage her businesses and some of her late husband's enterprises.