Nomzamo Mbatha has become a beacon of hope for many people in Mzansi, particularly for young people from KwaMashu in Durban as she's living proof your circumstances do not define you.
While she is back on t home ground working on a new project she's set to reveal soon, TshisaLIVE flew to KwaMashu to celebrate the start of rebuilding Dr JL Dube High School into a state of the art school with the Cotton On Foundation."It's a full circle moment knowing I am a part of the foundation and they chose my hometown, a place that's always seen as destitute, a place always seen as hopeless because of the socioeconomic landscape and hurdles a young person faces.
"Mental health is absolutely paramount, I have my own experience with mental health. Education is a very stressful journey. I suffered from depression when I lost my grandmother and sister while I was in university on a bursary, "I cannot explain how it feels to grow up in KwaMashu and have to hold on to hope. I don't think it's by mistake that I am doing this project. I thank my ancestors, my angels and my highest God."