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24-year-old law graduate Lalela Mswane took the title of Miss South Africa 2021 on Saturday 16 October. Her runners-up: doctor Moratwe Masima from Midrand in Gauteng and BCom Law student Zimi Mabunzi from eQonce, Eastern Cape. See comments for pics >>

TVSA Team
16 Oct 2021 20:16

From their biogaphies:

Lalela is from KwaSokhulu, Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, is a model and dancer and has a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Pretoria.

She describes herself as graceful, tenacious and meticulous and says she would love to meet the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, to discuss ways of alleviating the growing unemployment problem.

Moratwe (25) is from Atholl, Sandton in Gauteng, and is a qualified medical doctor doing her first year of internship at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital.

She is an aspiring plastic and reconstructive surgeon who would love to meet the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Arden as she is in awe of how she has handled the global pandemic and how she always puts the livelihood of her citizens first.

Zimi (26) comes from eQonce (King William's Town), in the Eastern Cape and is a student at the Nelson Mandela University in her final year of a BCom Law degree.

She says she has a huge passion for music and would love to study it one day and make music of her own.

In her spare time, she loves to work out, sing and cook and her favourite meal is umphokoqo and umngqusho.

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You'll find details on their winnings here >> Miss South Africa 2021

TVSA Team
18 Oct 2021 10:40

The morning after Lalela's win:

From her acceptance speech:

“During the journey towards this title, I made unemployment the cornerstone of all the causes I care for because it not only affects our youth but is the source of many of the social ills so prevalent in South Africa.

It is now my duty as Miss South Africa to ensure that I start the conversation about unemployment amongst our youth and seek meaningful solutions which will have long-lasting effects towards its rebate.

My campaign aims to offer support to young people to assist them to create their own employment opportunities by means of entrepreneurial skills and, in doing so, empowering them to be self-sufficient and to secure their own economic futures.

I neither take the magnitude of the task lightly nor for granted because I know unemployment is a complex issue. But action towards its reduction is necessary today more than ever.

Let us get ready to create and build healthy and sustainable entrepreneurial opportunities, take ownership of and shape our own futures. There’s never been a better time to do so!

A heartfelt note of gratitude to my fellow Miss South Africa 2021 sisters for making this journey so incredibly amazing.

My beautiful South Africa, now that I have been so warmly welcomed into your hearts, I hope to bring you as much joy and pride as I can.

My role now is to encourage, to inspire, to give hope and to continue to work and build onto the legacies of Miss South Africa’s past.

I intend to live by every word I have expressed and to serve, lead and represent our beautiful nation to the best of my abilities.”