Siya Hlongwa

Siya is a unisex name in South Africa more common in the Nguni languages.

The meaning is loosely translated to ‘We are’ in the English Language.

A public figure known for this name is ‘Siya Hlongwa’.

Her full names are ‘Siya Seer Hlongwa’.
Musician, motivational speaker, actress born in 1986 in the beautiful town of Durban South Africa. She has an academic background in architecture and town and regional planning with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Kwa Zulu Natal and a Post Graduate Diploma in Town and Regional Planning from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is known for her role as ‘Busi’ in the short film ‘Bruise’ and her motivational radio content in South African. Her transgender identity and advocacy work are located in socio-spatial justice for all. Siya`s life story has the makings of a legend. She was homeless after being forced to leave her family home in Durban due to threats on her life by a family member. Siya made her way to the big city of Johannesburg South Africa where she was homeless for years struggling with depression and experienced transphobia in her field of work (Architecture). She turned her life around with help and inspiration from Iranti.org and NGO in Johannesburg after she had been raped while living on the street of Johannesburg. Education was a channel through which Siya chose to be an instrument and agent of change in an unequal world. Her story continues as she makes her mark in the world today.

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