Shongwe, whose contract with Bidvest Wits expires at the end of the month, spent the past season on loan at Golden Arrows.
"Jabulani Shongwe is at Maritzburg United's office now and both parties are engaging each other," a source tells snl24.com/kickoff.
"The deal is likely to be done anytime soon."
The former Mamelodi Sundowns man, who failed to feature in Wits' maiden league triumph in 2016/17, scored twice in 21 games in all competitions for Abafana Bes'thende last term
While Arrows showed interest in retaining Shongwe the two parties couldn't agree on financial terms.