South African socialite and dancer Zodwa Wabantu is in 2021 set to go back to school. This follows a meeting with Tshisa actress and singer Miranda Mokhele Ntshangase where the latter reportedly aided the about town personality to enrol at the Star Quality Performing Arts College, Johannesburg for studies in performance arts.
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“Zodwa, we want to officially welcome you to the Star Quality family and the Star Quality Performing Arts College, as well, we wanted to officially give you the garb,” said Ntshangase in an Instagram clip that has since garnered over 3,000 likes. “Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to study again ... You are never too old to learn,” responded the 35-year-old star. Speaking to the Daily Sun, Zodwa added, “I’m an entertainer. People have seen only one side of me. I’m ready to show the second chapter of my life. I’ve forever loved to be involved in acting, but for people to take me seriously in the new career I need to obtain a qualification for it.”
A message Wabantu echoed to Times Live when she opened up about why she chose the college co-owned by Ntshangase and actress Zinzile Zungu. “I approached Star Quality because it's owned by two young, black women, like me. I explained to them what my vision was, and they advised me to do an acting course. They also have an acting agency - Star Quality Management, and thus have a full understanding of what's best needed in the industry.”
In 2019, the dancer- real name Zodwa Rebecca Libram - posted a video of herself kneeling, asking her son, Vuyo, not to be swayed by her fast-lane lifestyle, despite not setting foot in college, and value education. "Other people call it luck, others say its God... I know that I could have been one of the broke, unemployed people in this country but luckily I'm not. I've managed to build a house and buy my car and take my child to school, which is amazing for me. I always emphasised to my son that he must not worry about what people say about me and the sh*t I do, he must just focus on school. I want him to be successful and even if he ends up not needing to use school, he must have education as back up," she noted.
A position she affirmed in January 2020 when she revealed that she was disappointed after Vuyo failed Grade 8. “I expected him to do well, just like any parent, and when he failed, I was disappointed. I thought perhaps it had something to do with my busy, working mom's life, but I realised that there were other things too. Like the fact that it was his first time at a boarding school, a new environment, new teachers and a new style of teaching, among other things. His teachers also explained the same thing,” said the socialite.
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“I know of parents that make their kids feel like sh*t and they pretend in front of other people like they are understanding parents. But behind closed doors, they insult their kids and they are ashamed of them. My son, he's a lovely kid and I know that he will do better. So all I told him was that he needed to go back this year, focus and do his level best. That is all I ever want from him, to be the best that he can be.”
