'I'm done studying, but one is never done learning' - Hanging Out with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

702's Clement Manyathela speaks to academic, author and podcaster Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh.

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Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh is a hip-hop artist, author, lecturer, radio and TV host, and also the host of the SMWX podcast.

The child of advocate Dali Mpofu and Teresa Oakley-Smith, he is also a perpetual scholar, having recently achieved a new qualification in Law from UNISA.

But with several letters before and after his name, Mpofu Walsh says he's done studying - for now at least.

"I think I'm done studying, but one is never done learning. I fully believe in lifelong learning."

- Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

"I'm really passionate about trying to learn something new... I get excited when there's something new to figure out."

- Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

So, as the wearer of so many different hats, how does Mpofu-Walsh manage to juggle everything, wonders Manyathela.

It's not easy, he admits, adding that the last three years while studying for his Law degree have been very taxing.

"I recall once, I was just about to interview Julius Malema - with all the pressure that brings - on national TV and the following day, I had a Law exam."

- Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

Now that his studies are complete, the father of one says he is in the process of figuring out what it is he really wants to do, without taking on too much.

"I think the key is balance... I took on too much over the last three years, it can take a toll."

- Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

Is it possible his next step would be to return to dropping bars?

Music is another of the good doctor's talents and passions, and it was while he was still at school that he formed hip-hop group 'Entity', along with Nhlanhla Makenna and the late rapper AKA.

"My love for hip-hop began in high school, I moved across to St John's, which at the time was a very white school... I was this young boy, mixed race, and I'm trying to navigate my identity at a very tenuous time."

- Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

"Looking back, I think what drew us to the music was it was the first time we had heard such confident Black expression."

- Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

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