Inspired EP 1 ft Ifani Nkosi

By: Nothile Mbatha

Born in Swaziland, Nhlakanipho Ifani Nkosi’s road into business has been paved with plenty of
detours.

The 25-year-old moved to South Africa with his family in the 90’s before democracy prevailed
and settled in Umlazi.

In the year 2001, Nkosi lost his father. Plagued with difficulties he started listening to gospel
artists such as Sipho Makhabane and Sfiso Ncwane for motivation. He started drawing at the tender age of 5 which led to him studying Engineering and Graphic
Design in Makhumbuza High, sparking his love for architecture.

After matric, Nkosi applied to study architecture however, life seemed to have other plans for
him and was rejected by Durban University of Technology.
However, his undying fighting spirit persevered which led to him later enrolling in Interior
Design a year later in Durban University of Technology.
Despite having faced harsh realities, Nkosi continued fighting to turn his dreams into a reality.
The 25-year-old is now a proud owner of SINN Creatives.
Specializing in Interior design his company provides business cards, logo designs and media wall
banners for 3Dimensional spaces.

Among those his worked with, Nkosi has worked well with the likes of Ukhozi FM’s Ntokozo
Starring Zulu.

“Do not wake up regretting everything that you could not get done yesterday. Wake up with
excitement as you think about everything you can accomplish today,” says Nkosi.

Nkosi aspires to be able to expand his business creating employment opportunities.

Watch the full episode of inspired here: