"Aside from her acting journey she is also a confident television presenter, master of ceremonies coordinator as well as a successful businesswoman and philanthropist;Sergio Miller"

"The message is the same throughout: I see you. I know where you are and I'm thinking of you"

"Such a commitment doesn't have to be big and significant. We just have to make sure we keep seeing each other"

"I always knew that the teenage years could be a challenging time. But when my children were still in primary school, I realised that they already had to face many challenges"

"I learn a lot from my children. I learn about my own shortcomings and where I can still grow"

"To me, it means being grounded in your own situation. That you know who your child is, and who you are, and how that affects your family dynamics"

"My children are very different from each other, and I have to be attuned to each one's own needs. I have to know where exactly they need support. Where they need a little 'push' in order to grow"

"Stories have always been an important part of my life; it's how I make sense of what happens to me. So I started using stories to help my children make sense of their own stories"

"Parenting is about relationships. In fact, that's the crux of parenting, and that's my focus"

"With a reality series, unlike with a drama, you have to develop a story from what's happening in front of you. There's no script. You also have to package what you have in such a way that it's a faithful representation of what's happening, and something that the viewers can enjoy"

"I was ready for this role. What I know about stories, scripts and acting, and my interest in the emotional development of people, equipped me with important skills. I was able to engage with the participants, encourage them and thus retell their stories"

"It's wonderful to have two teenagers in the house, it's a privilege to see them grow and develop"

"Then I sent an email to a production company and asked them to take a chance on me as a content producer, because I believed I could do it"

"We used stories to help them reflect on the past day. At night, before bed, I asked them who was the hero or the villain in their story that day. And how would they like the next day to go differently? What would they like to change about tomorrow’s story"

"My story is ultimately much more than I could have planned"

"It was the start of a new year and I was ready for a new challenge"

"I'm grateful that I get to be their mother"

"High school is something else. It is a difficult thing. The stories you hear about initiations and fighting. Honestly, I am surprised that we are not all traumatised from high school"

"My path as an actress has branched out many times; there are so many new possibilities. My experiences as an actress and as a person, and my confidence in who I am, are increasingly creating new opportunities. And new chapters in my story"

"I'm comfortable with who I am. I know my limitations, but I also have enough confidence to challenge them"

"I think that your teen years are the hardest years of your life and what makes it even more frustrating is that you have adults who think that you don't really have it that hard. You hear things like 'what do they possibly know about life?' Meanwhile, our children are going through the most"

"Representation is important. When I watch TV, film, theatre or print/digital media we should see all kinds of people from different backgrounds, different abilities, different sexes, sizes etc. Art is an imitation of life. And life is not just black and white. Tall or short, slim or curvy. As a people we are so diverse. I learn something new every day"

"Always be honest to yourself about what you're going through and feeling. Yes, we can fool others but let's not fool ourselves. Seek help if need be. We are told so many times to be strong, but what does that really mean? It's important to feel, be numb, cry, scream if you have to"

"In my twenties, I was extremely ambitious, and very excited to write my life story. A fellow actor and mentor even told me one day that my drive would be the end of me"

"Web culture is a big thing, especially when it comes to students and what they get up to online. It is shocking really. I think sometimes our parents can't relate because maybe their teen years are so far behind them but teenagers go through a lot"

"I felt so broken down by the industry that I moved to England. This wasn’t because of the fans but more of the fact that I wasn’t booking any roles"

"Yes, I know rejection is a big part of our jobs as actors but after Is’thunzi, I had high expectations. I later went to America and met my agent who built my confidence and self-esteem up again"

"I believe that I am not simply on earth to exist. I want to leave a mark – in the lives of children, in my community, and also in the larger world"

"I have been told countless of times when auditioning for certain roles that I don't look African or South African enough. Which is absurd because I am both of those things. Also, black British roles have been a myth lol. And I have been told (not in so many words) to accept it because that's just how the industry is"

"After I shot Is’thunzi, securing an acting gig was quite difficult. I thought I’d have productions companies keen on working with me but that was not the case"

"I am an African. A SA Zulu and Pedi woman to be precise, with British citizenship too because I was raised in England from a very young age. I speak Zulu more fluently than Pedi because I was raised by a Zulu woman and on occasion, you will hear one of the many SA accents when I speak English infused with a certain kind of British accent. (because there's not just one British accent)"

"I would love to see our industry being a lot more regulated and fair"

"I now know that one can plan and control certain things, but that it is good to sometimes stand back and allow your story to unfold on its own"

"By the age of 19 I already had two children.My parents tried so hard to show me the right path,but I was young and naive"

"I was ashamed of what people would say,so I never went back to school and never got my matric"

"At that point I already had four children.The only option was to live with the father of my youngest child.I fell pregnant again with my fifth child,but he started abusing me physically and emotionally.He told me that I would never amount to anything in life and that I have nothing to live for."

"All the lines on the play are mine. I just get the concept and improvise. I also add a little bit of spice to make it interesting"

"I had nothing and I was forced to leave them behind with their father. Leaving my kids was painful, but I was not working and I had no choice"

"My character was supposed to be temporal, but I made sure that I excelled. The brief was, Zodwa is an irresponsible and drunkard woman, and her baby is to be taken away"

"I cried all the time.I left my children with him and went back home,because I didn't want them to suffer because of me.I told them I was going to look for a job and that they must stay with their father"

"I went to a shebeen in Alexandra and started doing my research. I watched how people behaved and did things. At my first shoot, I nailed the character. I was so good that the directors thought I was actually drunk. My character was supposed to end when my baby, Teddy, was taken away from me"

"I am thankful that it ended, otherwise I would not have been here"

"Don allowed me to heal in real life. When I saw him, I’d just picture my ex-husband and he knew that. Don’s character was very similar to my former husband in real life. Most people know that in real life, I was married, but it ended in tears. My real husband dumped me the same way Don dumped Zodwa. I had small children and I was left alone. As a result, I didn’t have closure"

"I had so many questions to ask my ex-husband but he was gone. When Don’s character was introduced, I managed to ask those questions. I’m also glad that writers allowed me to vent. Those who know me could see I wasn’t just acting the script, but it was real tears. He helped me to finally heal"

"The future is bright. We just need to be smarter, wiser and more vigorous about how to get there."

"I want to talk about my story to encourage young women to go to school and empower themselves. Today, I am a mother of seven children and I don’t even have matric. At the age of 21, I already had five children"

"Filmmaking is about creative entrepreneurship, and the transition I made from one filmic discipline to the next should be normalised, because not all creatives in filmmaking are limited to or only interested in one medium"

"I like to immerse myself in the material over and over again, so it becomes ingrained in me. I live, eat, breathe and feel the story until I can figure out how best I can tell it"

"I have a successful career because of him.I did 12ekasi our stories and the directors were happy with my work.I would like to have a platform to talk to girls who are going through the same hardships that I went through.Its never too late to live your dreams"