Decades ago it was believed that education is the only way to success changing people’s lives from poverty to prosperity. However, this statement nowadays is now invalid considering the fact that many educated people are unemployed and still continue living in poverty. Street smart and talented people are living lavishly while book smart people continue to skyrocket the unemployment rate statistics.

However as everyone goes out to complete their matric so that they can go to the tertiary institutions to further their education, the celebrities below failed their matric.

These South African Celebrities don’t have Matric certificates to their names but are living a life millions of graduates can only dream of.

Somizi Mhlongo

Everything he touches turns into gold, this is the best way to describe the King of Entertainment and the face of South Africa Somizi Mhlongo. It is without a doubt that he is one of the richest celebrities in South Africa today with a stunning net worth of USD 5million. Managing a business empire that Somizi has requires book and street smartness, Somgaga proved beyond doubt that despite failing matric he is the King of his Art.