Babalwa Makwetu is a 2017 Fleur du Cap Theater Awards nominee for Best supporting actress. She is an actress and a musician. Currently she is a part time music teacher at Magnet Theater where she did physical theater. She Graduated in 2013 under Mark Fleishman and Jennie Rezneck. She is a musical director and a vocalist at Lingua Franca spoken word movement. She has performed in many productions within South Africa and performed Ekhaya under the direction of Koleka Putuma in Italy in 2019. She also recently in Switzerland to perform Ashed, under the direction of Themba Mbuli. Her first solo music show, Umnqophiso ka Babalwa was produced by Lingua Franca. She is a member and a product of Future Line Arts Arcademy.