Sithelo Shozi reveals oval-cut engagement ring in Lake Como proposal

Sithelo Shozi turned a birthday escape on Lake Como into a full ring reveal, sharing images of James Magura going down on one knee as her oval-cut solitaire diamond caught the light. Her caption, “...and suddenly I’m left-handed,” said as much about the ring as the romance.

The oval cut is having its moment for a reason. Its elongated shape flatters the finger and tends to read larger per carat than a round stone of the same weight, which is why it keeps surfacing in engagement conversations that care as much about presence as price. On Shozi’s hand, the effect is immediate: a clean, bright center stone with a silhouette that feels polished rather than fussy, the kind of ring that photographs well from every angle and does not need heavy ornament to make an impression.

The proposal itself was pure spectacle. The setting was Lake Como, Italy, part of a luxury birthday getaway for Shozi’s 32nd birthday, and Magura proposed on one knee before the ring took center stage online. Shozi, a Durban-based DJ and media personality who has built a public profile through radio work on Gagasi FM and judging on The Masked Singer South Africa, kept her response brief when asked about the engagement, saying she was not interested in discussing it further. Magura has also been identified in other coverage as Kudzaishe James Magura, a Zimbabwean businessman.

The design detail most readers will want to decode is the simplicity of the setting. A solitaire puts all of the visual weight on the stone, so every millimeter matters, from the oval outline to the height of the head and the shape of the claws. Some reports have described the ring as a Tiffany piece, while one described it as a 1.20-carat oval-cut lab-grown diamond in a four-claw setting. If that description is accurate, it would be a smart, modern choice: lab-grown diamonds deliver the same optical and physical properties as mined stones, while a restrained four-prong mount keeps the profile elegant and makes the center stone feel larger.

The ring has also become part of the public conversation around Shozi herself, whose previous high-profile relationships with Andile Mpisane and Makhosini Maseko kept her in the spotlight long before this proposal. Mixed reactions have followed online, but the visual message is clear: an oval solitaire, a Lake Como backdrop, and a proposal staged to be seen.