Download PDFProfile for Activist Tondani Prince Khoabi.
Tondani Prince Khoabi is a young man born on 6 January 2001. He and his twin sister were raised by their mother. He grew up in a township called Chiawelo. Khoabi is an actor and a musician, his love for performing started at an early age. After receiving a standing innovation for a performance in his grade seven class, Khoabi found confirmation that he is a good singer indeed.
While in high school, he was introduced to theatre, and his teacher realised his talent after they completed a task, a drama play. The teacher made him join a theatre group, where he had the chance to perform at different festivals. He received his first two certificates for best actor and best actor in a supporting role, during an Inner-city high school festival.
The cultural worker joined an organisation called Page to Stage in 2018. The organisation organises festivals for their community to give them the experience of the theatre and keep theatre alive in the townships. Khoabi has appeared in a popular television series called Isibaya. He played the character of Lungelani Ngubane.
He also landed featured roles, in two international series. The first international film series is called Professionals by Michael Colleary, Jeff Most where he played a character called Sello and Soon Comes Night and he played a character of Big Boy.
He is now back to doing theatre and music. His stage name is DONAVAN PRINCE.
Profile for Activist Sizakele Kabini
Sizakele Kabini is an activist from the organisation Ikageng, located in Orlando West in Soweto. She is a caregiver to orphans and children suffering from HIV/AIDS and many other chronic illnesses.
Sizakele is passionate about working with children, particularly vulnerable children, “I think I was sent by God [to do this work].” Kabini meets with almost 10 different families a week helping children with schoolwork and many other aspects of their lives.
“With the help of all parties involved, whether directly or indirectly, we have a great turnout, but if they would be[come] professionals like social workers to assist us in the more emotional and mental aspect of the children’s lives as they are more qualified,” said comrade Sizakele Kabini.
These profiles were submitted as part of the Imbila Yesu publication produced daily for the duration of the Winter School in 2023 (23-28 July 2023). It appeared in Edition No.3, released on 26 July 2023.
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