Mbuzi was founded in 2012 by 3 young men from a small town called Middelburg, namely Wiseman Ntshangase, Percy Mokoena and Senzo Jiyana. They all grew up in a location called MHluzi, where they would joke around calling each other Mbuzi as it an animal known for being mischievous. Later on a an idea to create Mbuzi t-shirt came about as it would make them unique and stand out from the rest.