The Spotlight On: Sizwe Dhlomo
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// 11:53 PM //
26 year old Durbanite Sizwe Dhlomo is undoubtably one of the most well known, and loved faces of African television. In 2005 at the age of 21, he put aside a promising career as a computer programmer to try out for a chance to become MTV Base's first ever VJ when they conducted their VJ search in South Africa. Having failed to be selected the first time in Kwazulu-Natal, he made a brave move by following the VJ search all the way to Johannesburg with a friend. Long story short, they both were finalists and Sizwe wins the coveted position.
Fast-forward to the present and you can definitely say he made the best decision of his life back then. Recently featured in GQ magazine (South Africa) as Best Dressed Male, and having stayed with the fledgling channel MTV Base, Sizwe has scored interviews with and hung with the likes of "the queen of Harlem" Teyana Taylor, played pool with Ne-yo, Akon, Sean Paul, John Legend, do lunch with Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy etc etc, the list goes on. Add to his crown that he is both the VJ and producer of his lifestyle show Player on MTV and extensively involved in their Electronic Media Department (so he's living BOTH his dreams); travelled the world with MTV hanging with the stars , partied with Interscope artists; represented Africa and even presented an award at the MTV Europe Music Awards( ---phew!) and you have yourself one focused African prince (yes I know it sounds corny).
But Sizwe wont settle for being stuck as a VJ for years. Oh no, he has secured a radio show with long -time buddy and school-friend Siyabonga Ngwekazi and the two present a very hot youth show on YFM cleverly named Siz' n Scoop (Scoop being Siya's nickname). Word on the street is that South African starlets go to silly lengths just so he'll notice them. He currently owns a house in Fourways, Joburg (yes ladies, ka renti!) and a sweet ride. -- Oh and speaking of rides...
Just for the ladies
I know a lot of my African sisters, like myself, in the diaspora are starved of intelligent men for eye-candy and I certainly am not a groupie, like AT ALL but eiish.... *bites lip*...
Sizwe was caught by entertainment blog Jucy washing his beautiful whip in a wife beater
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