Rachel Kolisi shared a collection of throwback photographs on Friday — images of her children Nicholas and Keziah when they were younger, alongside Siya Kolisi’s two siblings, Liyema and Liphelo, whom the couple legally adopted in 2014 and raised as their own.
“A throwback on a Friday. I remember feeling like the days would never end when the kids were small. And now I wonder how on earth we got here so quickly,” she wrote in her caption.
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The post drew an immediate and warm response from followers who praised her as a mother in the fullest sense of the word — one who has shown up consistently, publicly and with evident love for all four children in her care, through one of the most publicly scrutinised years of her life.
A mother’s day message beneath the surface
The timing of the post — shared on the eve of Mother’s Day weekend — gave it an added layer of meaning. Rachel has been navigating her divorce from Siya with the kind of openness that has clearly resonated with South African women watching her Falling Forward book and documentary tour.
The response in the comments was telling: “You are a good mother.” “Her children arise and call her blessed.” “A perfect mother.” Message after message from people who see in her something they recognise — the work of raising children with love and intention, regardless of what else is happening around you.
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