For Ntando Rambani, motherhood has never been something that exists on the sidelines. It is at the heart of how she sees herself, how she raises her children and increasingly, how she builds her legacy.

Now, the South African actress, media personality and entrepreneur is putting those experiences into words with her debut book, From One Mother to Another, a memoir and parenting guide that offers an intimate look at the realities of raising children while navigating love, work, family and personal growth.

The book is set to launch on 29 August 2026, a date that carries particular significance for Rambani as it also marks her 31st birthday.

Rather than positioning herself as an expert with all the answers, Rambani approaches motherhood from the perspective of a woman who is still learning, growing and figuring it out along the way. The book is intended as a message to mothers at different stages of their journeys, including those quietly navigating the demands of parenting while trying to maintain careers, relationships and lives of their own.

“This is for all the mothers,” Rambani says, describing the book as being for women who are unseen, unheard, facing challenges, doing great, thriving and quietly celebrating their wins.

A Different Kind of Parenting Story

Rambani’s approach to motherhood is rooted in intentionality.

As a mother to nine-year-old Sbahle and one-year-old Amani, she has spoken openly about how much the experience has taught her. While social media can often present an idealised version of family life, From One Mother to Another looks towards the more personal side of parenting: the responsibility of raising another human being while continuing to evolve yourself.

For Rambani, being a parent is demanding, but it is also the role she values most. She describes motherhood as her biggest priority, acknowledging that while parenting can be “quite a handful”, she would never trade it for anything.

That devotion is also reflected in the way she thinks about her children’s futures. Rather than expecting them to follow a predetermined path, Rambani hopes to give her daughters the freedom to discover who they want to become.

“I just hope that they become who they hope and wish and envision themselves to be,” she says.

Raising Little Entrepreneurs

For Rambani, supporting her children’s dreams does not stop at encouragement. It has also taken a very tangible form through business.

Her eldest daughter, Sbahle, was just three when she came up with the idea that would eventually become Sbahle Siyakhula, a specialised children’s hair salon. Rambani says the idea was her daughter’s, although it was only brought to life when Sbahle was six.

The salon has since grown into more than a space for children’s hair. It includes a reading area called Sbahle Siyafunda, with books and colouring materials designed to encourage children to learn and explore.

The philosophy behind it is simple but powerful: children should be taken seriously when they express an interest in something.

Rambani’s approach has now extended to her youngest daughter. Together with her husband, musician and entrepreneur Una Rams, she launched House of Amani, a children’s clothing line inspired by Amani’s love of clothes.

For Rambani, it is about paying attention to the little details that reveal who her children are becoming.

She believes that if one child has an opportunity to build something of their own, the same should be true for the other. Joking about what that could look like if their family grows, she says: “If we’re having six children, we’re going to have six businesses.”

More Than a Book

In many ways, From One Mother to Another feels like an extension of the philosophy Rambani is already putting into practice.

It is about motherhood, but also identity, ambition, family and legacy. It is about allowing children to become individuals rather than simply extensions of their parents, while giving them the support and foundation they need to pursue their own dreams.

And perhaps that is what makes the book particularly fitting for Rambani at this stage of her life. At 31, she is entering a new chapter not by leaving motherhood behind, but by allowing it to inform the woman, entrepreneur and storyteller she is becoming.

Her debut book may be written from one mother’s experience, but its message is deliberately much wider: there is no single way to be a perfect parent. There is only the ongoing work of showing up, paying attention, learning, supporting your children and, in the process, learning more about yourself.

With From One Mother to Another, Rambani is inviting other mothers into that conversation.

One honest story at a time.