Celebs who proudly embrace their heritage

Represent!! Mom's name: Nomaswazi. Born in Swaziland, Manzini ???? Nawukhuluma nemuntfu ngelulwimi lwakhe, loko kwakhela enhlitiyweni yakhe. ??

A post shared by Natasha Thahane (@natasha_thahane) on Aug 30, 2017 at 12:19pm PDT

"Mi nga bhora mara hayi hi ri kona" has been one of my favorite Tsonga tunes this year. It literally means "you can be boring but not when we're around" ?????? Pic : @garthvonglehn

A post shared by Maya (@shomadjozi) on Dec 26, 2016 at 12:09am PST

I never walk alone! #Sibalukhulu #AfricaDay ??

A post shared by Minnie (@minniedlamini) on May 25, 2017 at 11:19am PDT

I take my beloved Venda with me wherever I go. Hello Africa. Happy Africa Day from #Cannes2017 #Cannes70 #IamNyamuthenga #NdiMuVenda

A post shared by Florence Masebe (@flomasebe) on May 25, 2017 at 3:54am PDT

#????VillageGirl behind the scenes | when Jean meet Khilobedu traditional #mirina #miruka #kezwazweo

A post shared by ????V I L L A G E G I R L (@candytsamandebelesa) on Sep 11, 2017 at 6:07am PDT

X H O S A ???????? !!!

A post shared by Thembisa Mdoda (@thembisamdoda) on May 22, 2017 at 12:49pm PDT

So some of you may or may not have seen the headlines of me apparently "losing my cool", as they put it, over someone on my Twitter page whom I found to be disrespectful of my home language. To cut a long story short, I tweeted a greeting nga TshiVenda and a man of another culture (black, South African) found it fitting to say "nawe" as a response to my tweet. When another person corrected them/informed them that it's a greeting he then responded by saying "rhaa, uyasithuka". Black child, how long will you hate yourself and those that look like you but may not speak like you? Heh? How long? You don't have to like my culture, you don't have to like or understand my language, but do me a favour toe, RESPECT IT. On this here #AfricaDay let it be known that a thi nga neti u di hudza nga u vha muVenda. Never. Ndo livhuwa. Aa. ??

A post shared by Hulisani Ravele (@hulisaniravele) on May 25, 2017 at 1:18am PDT