“I grew up in Soweto and the people I was surrounded by. Sometimes I’d chill with them and observe them. I think it’s fun to bring that all into one person,” she tells the station.
“Tsotsi taal was the biggest challenge. Back at home we speak whatever really. My dad is Swati, my gran is pedi. My dad is Zulu.
“I had to sit with my brother’s friends to learn that. I’d call them the night before and that’s how I got through the season.”
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls
“It’s such a beautiful. School to be in and you only realize how much of a privilege once you step out into the real world. We were living soft there.
“Even the curriculum, we did the IB instead of the IEB. So it focuses more on having a well-rounded student instead of an academic student.
“It’s compulsory for us to do a sport. It is compulsory for us to do art and it counts towards your marks.
“They don’t just focus on your academics. You have to be a well-rounded person.”
“You write a series of exams before you get in. When I was there, she came every year. She is literally like the mother next door.
“When you sit with her, she is having the most gentle and motherly conversation until her chef pops up and is like – what would you like to have for dinner today. Then you realise it’s Oprah.”
“She just shares her life lessons and stuff she wishes somebody would’ve told her when she was 18,” shared Siphesihle.
Siphesihle’s Dream Destinations
“I’m all for water, beach Island, sand, palm trees. Any place that has that, you got me. I wanted to try out the Bahamas because I recently went to the Maldives. I went for my birthday. It was amazing. It was a wellness retreat island. It is a very peaceful space,” she tells Mo.
Acting Happened By Love
“When I was in varsity, I wanted to do a directing course. I was on an educational trip before, and all the directing kids had already put in their portfolios so there was no longer space. There was space in the acting class.”
