They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Podcaster, author, and Dr. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh has officially added another qualification to his name, graduating with a law degree from the University of South Africa (Unisa).
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He follows in the footsteps of his father, Dali Mpofu, who is a prominent South African advocate and legal professional. He said completing his undergraduate law degree was one of the most demanding yet rewarding chapters of his life. “I never planned to study law. Everyone thought I would because of my father, so I rebelled. But during the pandemic, while working on my second book, I found myself drawn into constitutional debates and discovered the quiet power of the law. I couldn’t look away anymore,” he wrote.
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Currently lecturing in international relations at Wits University, and is the founder of the popular current affairs YouTube channel SMWX – he said balancing fatherhood, university, and work was a big challenge. “I spent late nights leafing through textbooks and cases, but also learning about myself and those around me. My godfather, Edwin Cameron, penned many of the judgments I read. My father argued some of the cases I studied. As if the past was reminding me: you are here now,” he said. “I could never have known my son would be born during this journey, cheering me on in his small way as I moved from nappies to assignments, and back again. To share this moment with those I love has been the greatest gift,” he added. Mpoufu Wash is the son of advocate Dali Mpufu and Nosebenzile Doris Mpofu. In an interview with Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, Mpofu said he and his family lived in abject poverty. His mother Nosebenzile, worked as a helper at a white family’s house in East London and had little to no financial means to support them. However, she made sure that she sent them to school.
Bongi Sikelo 