Tumi Morake shows regret at leaving Jacaranda FM before Ma Winnie Mandela’s death
Speaking on Trending SA during an interview, she talked about how being kicked out of WITS made her evaluate her options, eventually deciding to pursue them on the streets of Jozi.
“I get kicked out of Wits because I can’t afford to pay for the fourth year, that’s what drove me, I had a choice, go back to Thaba Nchu, get pregnant have five kids by six dads or…stay and hustle because I know exactly what I want, I knew what I wanted, so about a year and a half, I stayed with different people at different times, I was a frickin’ clown at malls on Christmas being abused by kids, I was advertising newspapers in Checkers.”
Since getting her breakthrough on SABC 1, Tumi’s life has never been the same. Something she is now doing for her children.
Regret
Tumi felt it was the right time to leave Jacaranda FM. However, Ma Winnie’s death is making her regret that decision. She says she feels the need to contribute a black woman’s voice on the platform.
“The passing of mom Winnie broke me, in ways I never thought I could be broken, I got angry at myself for leaving Jacaranda after she passed away, I was like: “This is the time I should’ve been there for her passing, because this thing is gonna be covered in news and just and passed over but this is a big historical thing that just happened. My father used to speak about women with such pride, I used to think there’s something wrong with my dad because the rest of the world, I was hearing all the other stuff…”
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