Abongwe Mseleku is beaming with pride after obtaining her BA degree in motion pictures from Afda on Tuesday. During her time at Afda, the reality TV star majored in directing and editing, while editing cinematography.
“Completing my studies is a huge accomplishment for me and the beginning of a new chapter,” she told TshisaLIVE.
”Afda is a good starting point because it literally only focuses on the industry and nothing else, so it helps with experience before you’re even in it, so by the time you enter, you are slightly prepared.”
To mark the milestone, Abongwe went for a dinner with her parents, popular polygamist Musa Mseleku and his wife, Busisiwe “MaCele” Mseleku, donning her graduation gown and academic cap on which ”this one is for you, mom” was written.
“My mom pays attention a lot; to pattern, to words, to everything really, and from a very young age camera work has been my thing. In grade 11, it’s obviously time to start deciding where you going to apply and, genuinely, I didn’t know what to apply for. But my mom knew exactly what was in my heart before I knew, and she told me to go study in this field. Little did I know it was exactly where my heart lies.
“My parents are extremely proud of how far I’ve come. I think they are also shocked at my growth and they lowkey still look at me and see their three-year-old Abongwe who didn’t know anything but eat, cry and sleep and wonder where all the time has gone.”
Abongwe has set her sights on venturing into projects that can be as big as her family’s reality show Uthando Nesthembu in the next 10 years.
“My own production company filming other work is on the cards. From now, I just have to pray and work as hard as I can to climb the ladder and hopefully achieve everything I’ve prayed for.”
Beyond reality TV, Abongwe has carved a path for herself, thriving as a content creator. She’s achieved more than 200,000 followers on Instagram and 1-million on TikTok.
“Working as a content creator is one of the ways I strive to build my own brand as Abongwe Mseleku more than just “ngwana Mseleku”, and I pray for more partnerships,” she said.
“I myself wasn’t aware that content creation was a career until I moved to Johannesburg, and all I can say is people should really look into it because it surely opens quite a few doors.”
TimesLIVE
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