Drum – 08 August 2019

Uhlal’ukwenzasingerknowsalltoowell

a truequeenfixeshercrownafterevery

all.Cici,realnameBusisiweTwala,isstill

overingfromthenightherex-boyfriend,

hurMafokate,allegedlydraggedherdown

roadwhilebehindthewheelofhiscar.

Cici– thechildofpastors– saysthe

eriencehasstrengthenedherfaith.

hadgottentoa pointwhereI placedso

h hopeinotherpeopleandnotinGod,”she

s.“IndoingsoI forgoteverythingI amand

d wasbecauseofGod’spowerandgrace.

o,Heneededtotakeawaycertainthings

frommeformetorealiseHeisGodandwhy

HeisGod.”

Lovingherselfhasalsohelpedherheal.

“I’veputotherpeoplebeforemeandtheir

feelingsaheadofminebutasI grew,I got

betteratunderstandingthesaying,‘Charity

beginsathome’,andhowithasanall-round

effect,”the32-year-oldsays.

“Youarethehomewhereyouneedtogive

loveandrespecttoothers,andyouneedtogo

outofyourwaytomakesureyourdreamsare

madepossibleandthattheydon’tbecome

inferiortosomeoneelse’sdreams.”

ShelovesactinginMuvhangobutLiteboho’s

greatestroleisbeinga mothertoherfour-

year-olddaughter.Thesinglemomisona

journeyofself-explorationafterbeinginspired

bythebookYearofYesbyShondaRhimes.

“Shondadescribeshow,intheearlystages

ofhercareer,shehadtobedraggedto

eventsandgetoutofhercomfortzone,

whichisexactlylikeme,”Litebohosays.

“I havetobedraggedoutofmycomfort

zone,my‘no’issoquick.”

Theactresswantstoexploreotherpartsof

“I wanttostudyfilm

productionandunderstand

thebehind-the-scenesof

theworkI do,”shesays.

“I’vealsoregistereda

charityfoundation,which

willhelppeoplewholiveon

thestreetswithfoodand

clothes.

“I’vebeendoingthisfora

whileinmyowncapacitybut

nowI wanttodoitona bigge

’sintheearlyphaseofhercareeryetshe’s

adyshareda stagewithlatejazzlegend

ghMasekela,hasmultipleSamaand

troFMMusicAwardnominationsand

travelledtheglobewithhersound.

NomfusiNgonyama(31)creditsher

cesstolearningtostandonherown

ma youngage.

I lostmymothertoHIVwhenI was12,”she

lsDRUM.“MysiblingsandI wereorphans

cause,atthetime,myfatherwasinjail.

hileI wascryingmybrothertoldmeI could

andcryandleteveryonepityme,butat

e endofthedayeveryonewasgoingto

leaveandgetbacktotheirownlivesandwhen

thathappenedI wasgoingtostandupanddo

somethingaboutmylife.

“I gotupandstoppedplayingthevictim,

andI washelpingoutinthekitchenduringthe

preparationsforthefuneral.”

Lifehasn’talwaysbeeneasy,butshe’slearnt

tobloomwhereshe’sbeenplanted.

“Buildingmybrandhasbeensochallenging,

butI knowthere’sa rewardattheendofnot

givingup.Thegrassisgreenerwhereyou

waterit,”Nomfusisays.“Thereisnothing

gloriousoutthere,greatnessandbeauty

arecultivatedbyyouwhereveryouare.”

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