Open Varsity’s presenter- Vusiwe Ngcobo at the helm of television screen

Vusiwe Ngcobo, presenter on Open Varsity is no stranger to television screens. She is the presenter of Yo-TV and Harambe. Born on 26 September 1988 in Johannesburg Vusiwe grew up in a musical family. Her parents are successful South African musicians. ‘Ihashi Elimhlophe’ meaning ‘White Horse’, is her father’s stage name and her mother performs as ‘Ebony’. Ihashi Elimhlophe is one of the best Maskandi musicians in South Africa. In 1998, Vusiwe and her siblings formed the group Amaponi (baby horses).

The Amaponi released their first album in 1998 and have released five other albums since. Vusiwe is an accomplished musician, television presenter, live performance artist and has plans to increase her portfolio into acting.

She is a responsible young woman that has her destiny in her hands and excels in all that she does. She is part of the ‘Love life CBL team’, a group of celebrities that travel South Africa talking to young people about HIV and AIDS, this is charity work done free.

Watch Vusiwe on SABC Education’s programme Open Varsity scheduled for broadcast on SABC2 Mondays at 23h45 and Tuesdays to Thursdays at 23h00 commencing 21st March. Open Varsity offers lessons in arts, law, commerce, engineering, physics, financial accounting, commercial law, physiology and constitutional law 100. Open Varsity revises lessons that students struggle with in various courses.

Through recapping lessons, the show creates a better link between the lesson and the real-life application of the study. Students can download helpful information and tips on academic and non-academic issues at www.openvarsity.mobi.

Tsiko Productions produce Open Varsity for SABC Education for broadcast on SABC2