Gentsu’s journey from the airwaves to SA TV screens

Little was known about Sibongiseni Abraham Gentsu before he became a social media presenter on DSTV &TopTv Mindset channel 319. Gentsu has proven without a shadow of a doubt that hard work and determination truly takes one to places.



Abraham Gentsu the new DSTV&Top

TV Mindset channel319 presenter.

As I received messages from friends informing me that I should check Abraham’s audition on YouTube for the DSTV &TopTv job, I knew deep down in my mind that it’s his time to shine and be a star.

You might be asking yourself where do I know this chap from, well let me come to your rescue. Me and the only guy with the Chinese surname, as he is affectionally known come a long way as we use to work for the same radio station TUT FM 96.2.

With his sweet smile and welcoming personality he began his story by telling me about the way God has blessed him in life. 

“I feel honored by God and am humbled, well most of the things that I have, they all started as a desire but little did I know it would be a destiny. I am so grateful of the things that I have. When I think about them I think of my background, where I am and where I am going. I realise that there is a great change.”

This talkative and energetic media personality from the township called Mandela in Eastrand, says: “My childhood has never been an easy one, it was faced with a lot of family set-backs in such a way that I never got time to just play like any other kid. I had chores to do, classified by my dad as being manhood work. I had to take care of his garden and my brother, when I come back from school I had to wash my uniform then clean the house or sell with my mom on her stall.”

He recently graduated for his National Diploma in IT (Multimedia) at Tshwane University of Technology. Those who have met him or spend time with him on campus would agree with me when I say he is a jack of all trades.  

During his enrolment at TUT, he become a Vuma Portal brand Ambassador representing Tshwane University of Technology in a portal for all universities in the Northern hemisphere.
                                                                                       

Abraham Gentsu was a TUT FM 96.2

presenter and producer.

That’s where he got skills to do promotions and also marketing. “From there I joined the Top programs. I because a Top Junior 2010, Top Facilitator 2012. Basically it was all about Leadership skills and developing our campus and community environment.” Because of his dedication Gentsu became a producer for TUTFM on a show called TUT-Network, then same year later “I started to present and produce the show myself. Time went on with other guys now coming through, but I worked until 2012.”

Surly there are few things that he learned from this vast experience in being in leadership and on radio. “In all these things I’ve actually learn to be humble and know how to talk to people. For me it was not a hustle to balance these things with my studies since I study at night. I’ve also learnt certain skills such as becoming a leader, being tolerant and also being influential.”

As I listen to Gentsu attentively, I was curious in founding out what drives him to do the things he does or where does he gets inspiration. As if he knew the question I was about to ask him, he said: “I am a child of God and God had always been my guidance. I was also involved in Student Christian Organisation as a loyal member.”

In 2006 while he was doing grade 9 his father passed away but that didn’t stop him from reaching his dreams.

This year the 22 year-old superstar registered his media company called Gentsu Media Services and he is running it virtually online.

With his passion to inspire others who want to make it in life, he asked that I should share this with you: 

“Last words to everyone reading this, I’ve had so many people believing in me and also some who never believed in me, but 1 thing that kept me was believing in myself hence my motto simple says: keep on believing in yourself, cause when you stop the world stops!. I’d love you to know also that without God I would have never got to where I am today, and I am so grateful to all my friends and family for all the support and love I am having. I truly believe that am destined for even greater things, though I wouldn’t say am a genius but am wise.”