Thabiso Sikwane, the ex-wife of famous South African musician, DJ Fresh — whose real name is Thato Sikwane — recently spoke about her co-parenting journey with the artist. In a short video, she urged mothers to be strong and fathers to be there for their families and children.
She also said that raising children with Fresh has been mostly good as they are both involved in the kids’ lives — even after their divorce. In 2022, Thabiso Sikwane and DJ Fresh revealed that they were splitting up after 20 years of marriage.
The couple made it clear that they had no hard feelings and that they would remain business partners and friends. They are also co-parenting their three children, two boys and a girl. Thabiso shared how that is working for them. She also gave some tips for other parents:
“It can be very hard sometimes, especially when you are doing it by yourself. Don’t give up. I don’t think anyone has a formula. There are books, classes, and things you can do to prepare yourself, but you know yourself, you know your strengths, you know your weaknesses and you find your own way. Pray as well, pray for wisdom on how to raise them.
“I don’t know what I would do as a parent without praying for wisdom. By His grace, we have been able to raise four wonderful children and it’s such a blessing that even after our divorce we are parenting. We are both active in our children’s lives. I don’t use the term coparenting because nothing has changed in terms of how we see our roles as parents and I’m really thankful for that.”