Nomzamo Mbatha talks philanthropy and helping out her hometown, Kwa Mashu

Nomzamo Mbatha has become a beacon of hope for many people in Mzansi, particularly for young people from KwaMashu, Durban as she's living proof that your circumstances don't define you.

The actress' trip back to her hometown launch the rebuilding project of a local school was a full-circle moment for her.

While she is back on the home ground working on a new project she's set to reveal soon, TshisaLIVE flew to her hometown KwaMashu to celebrate the start of rebuilding a local school, Dr JL Dube High School into a state of the art school with the Cotton On Foundation.