She is seen gracing the biggest of stages in Mpumalanga and hosting such events as the Mpumalanga Gospel Music Awards and Indumiso Yase Mpumalanga.
Triumph Mbiva is a powerhouse. She is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, transformational speaker, presenter, television producer and the co-founder of T&T Multimedia.
This all-rounder said she is living her dream as a multimedia personality.
“I always wanted to be on TV in whatever form. There was a time I pursued acting, just to appear on the screen as an extra. As much as I love drama, I love poetry. I used to write a lot to express myself during difficult times, and even landed the opportunity to recite my poems on Ligwalagwala FM. A love of radio also grew from there, and I had a chance to host shows on Ligwalagwala FM and Bushbuckridge Radio,” she said.
Brought up in Justicia, a village in Bushbuckridge, by her grandparents, Mbiva is looked up to by many young girls. She grew up in an impoverished background and had to fend for herself post-matric. Her story is a motivation to never give up on your dreams.
She became a waitress in Mbombela and White River after failing her matric. “At that moment in my life, I felt as if my name did not suit me. I did all my best to make ends meet as an 18-year-old, renting a backroom in Ngodini. A visit to Johannesburg changed my whole life, which paved the way to what I am today.”
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She said entering Mrs South Africa in 2019 was the biggest push to not just be a beauty, but one with brains, and a job creator.
“Being part of the competition introduced me to bigger dreams I never thought I had, and to be able to open up to attract exactly what I want. It also improved my public speaking and groomed me for all the motivational speaking and MCing I have done and have yet to do.”
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She said the aim now is to give young women hope and encourage others to never give up on their dreams. “There is pain in the process of self-development. Just take away the distractions that keep you away from achieving those dreams,” she said.
