Born September 13, 1992 (age 29)

Known for Being an actress on DurbanGen

 
Nelisiwe Faith Sibiya is a South African actress and musician. On nine April 2021, Zikomo Awards topped Nelisiwe the best actress in Africa.

Background

Age

Nelisiwe Faith Sibiya was born on September 13, 1992.[1][2]

Mother

Her mother Dudu died.[1]

Siblings

Nelisiwe had an older sister named Thabisile who become a musician. Thabisile taught Nelisiwe the way to sing earlier than she died. [1]

Education

Nelisiwe needed to repeat Grade three because she couldn’t pass to highschool for two years and her mother had no money to send her. In January 2015 Sibiya were given standard to study Musical Studies at TUT. Nelisiwe couldn’t go to college due to the fact her mother did no longer have the cash. Sibiya saved up from the specific gigs she got thru her making a song. She used the money she had saved to build a house for her mom. However, after dealing with to construct the house for her mother, she passed away. Sibiya sooner or later went to university and graduated in 2018. She changed into lucky to get into musicals that paid so properly become able to pay the expenses of her first yr and she got a bursary for the ultimate two years.[3][1]

Career

She broke into the industry after being found via actor and director Mandla N.[3]

Lockdown

Nelisiwe Faith Sibiya shot to reputation after she sang the soundtrack of Mzansi Magic’s Lockdown, Mama ka Bafana – and landed a assisting acting position within the collection.[4] Mama ka Bafana became recorded days after burying her mom.[1]

Durban Gen

Nelisiwe Sibiya performs Dr Mbali Mthethwa in Durban Gen. Her individual, Dr Mbali Mthethwa is a newly qualified health practitioner who moves away from her fiancé and the small town they grew up into the massive metropolis to serve her final yr of community carrier at Durban General Hospital.[4]

Awards

On nine April 2021, Zikomo Awards crowned Nelisiwe the nice actress in Africa. Nelisiwe turned into competing in opposition to Amanda Oruh, Tersia Lesekane, Brun Njua and Nodula A Hainan. The awards reward, admire and realize people and Charity corporations who are assisting the bad inside the network.[5]

Trivia

Faith Sibiya’s favored dish is Ubhontshisi obrown nophuthu (brown beans and pap).[4]