{"id":40991,"date":"2025-11-07T22:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40991"},"modified":"2025-11-07T22:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:16:45","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnomzamo-mbatha-celebrates-being-named-among-time100-next-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnomzamo-mbatha-celebrates-being-named-among-time100-next-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomzamo Mbatha celebrates being named among TIME100 Next honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_187223\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187223\" class=\"wp-image-187223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomzamo-Mbatha-celebrates-being-named-among-TIME100-Next-honorees.jpg?resize=600%2C487&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomzamo-Mbatha-celebrates-being-named-among-TIME100-Next-honorees.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nomzamo-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-187223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nomzamo Mbatha shines at international event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African actress and humanitarian Nomzamo Mbatha has expressed deep gratitude after being recognized as one of the TIME100 Next honorees for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Coming 2 America<\/em> star took to Instagram to share an emotional reflection on the milestone, describing how meaningful the moment felt in a year already filled with blessings.<\/p>\n<p>In her post, Nomzamo admitted that her busy schedule often makes it hard to pause and truly appreciate such achievements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the busy nature of my life, the constant pull to what\u2019s next and how fleeting things can be, I hardly have the time to savor and truly feel the beauty of what a moment like this really means,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The actress shared that her table was filled with joy and laughter during the prestigious event, where she bonded with fellow honorees and reflected on how far she has come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy table was the most joyful in the room, we shared so many laughs and meaningful conversations. 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Being on stage was daunting but I felt empowered and so affirmed,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Nomzamo described the experience of toasting with her peers as \u201ceuphoric,\u201d praising the class of 2025 as individuals who dare to dream beyond their beginnings.<\/p>\n<p>She also took a moment to acknowledge her younger self, writing, \u201cI am just REALLY happy for younger me whose circumstances looked very, very different once upon a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Closing her heartfelt note, Nomzamo offered a word of encouragement to her followers: \u201cRemember this, you\u2019re not crazy for the life you see for yourself beyond your current horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQvqGiJimqZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Nomzamo #Mbatha #celebrates #named #among #TIME100 #honorees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Nomzamo Mbatha shines at international event South African actress and humanitarian Nomzamo Mbatha has expressed deep gratitude after being&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40993,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40991\/revisions\/40993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}