By Hilja Shikongo

In an industry where most dream of mastering just one craft, Namibia’s ToucyT, also known as the Himba Queen, has boldly conquered ten. Actress, producer, songwriter, scriptwriter, theatre performer, dancer, director, anchor, fashion designer, and presenter she embodies what it means to be a true “Decuple-Threat Queen of Creative Industry.”

Affectionately known as The Himba Queen, ToucyT has built a career that inspires, entertains, and breaks barriers, showing the world that Namibian talent belongs on the global stage. “I have always believed that talent has no borders,” she says. “If you are willing to work hard and believe in yourself, the world will open its doors.”

Her story began in May 2002 when she launched Toucy Image Creation, Namibia’s first talent casting agency. It was a vision born out of a desire to create opportunities for local artists who had been overlooked. “I wanted to give young Namibians what I never had a platform to be discovered and celebrated,” she explains. Just a year later, she invited South African actor and director Akin Omotoso to Namibia to train local actors, a move that sparked fresh energy in the industry. That same year, she led seven Namibian models to compete internationally in Johannesburg, opening doors for others to follow. “That moment proved to me that Namibians can stand on any stage in the world with confidence,” she recalls.

Looking back, ToucyT says her mission was never just about personal success. “It was about creating platforms for Namibians to be seen, heard, and celebrated,” she reflects.

Her artistic journey has taken her far beyond Namibia’s borders. In New York, she appeared in Get Rich or Die Tryin’ alongside 50 Cent, acted opposite Samuel L. Jackson in Freedomland, and featured in hit TV shows like Law & Order: Trial by Jury. “Working in Hollywood was surreal,” she admits. “I was a girl from Windhoek standing next to legends I used to watch on screen. It taught me that no dream is too big.”

But even with global recognition, ToucyT continues to bring her talent home. Her award-winning short film Hungira won the 2022 Peter J. Rondione Screenwriting Memorial Award, while her scripts such as Tjiraa and Tji-Tji: The Himba Girl remain celebrated locally.

Earlier this year, she mesmerized audiences with 16 consecutive performances of God’s Woman at the National Theatre of Namibia. “That show drained me emotionally, but it also healed me,” she shares. “Every night, I felt the audience breathe with me.”
Fashion has also been her canvas of storytelling. In July 2025, she showcased her swimwear line One Namibia, One Nation at the Miss Namibia pageant  designs that honored cultural heritage and paid tribute to her late mother, Tinaa.
“This was more than fashion,” she said. “It was a celebration of heritage, womanhood, and national pride. Every stitch carried my mother’s spirit.”

Her work has since been featured internationally, including in a Brazilian magazine and Mozambican newspaper, giving Namibian fashion a place on the global runway. “When I saw my designs in international publications, I cried,” she admits. “It was not just my victory, it was Namibia’s.”

ToucyT’s versatility stretches even further. In music, she collaborated with international producers in the U.S. and co-founded a free recording studio for Namibian artists with musician Gaza. Her daughter, Zawady, sang the theme song for The ToucyT Show, making creativity a family affair. “Seeing my daughter sing a song I wrote was the proudest moment of my life,” she says warmly.
In media, she made history as the first Namibian radio DJ on SARFM in Harlem and has worked with UN Africa Radio. Today, she continues to moderate continental conferences, recently serving as Chief Moderator at Ghana’s Accelerating Africa Conference. “When I stand on international stages, I stand for every Namibian girl who has ever been told her dreams are too big,” she says.
At the heart of her story lies family. The daughter of war veteran and regional leader Job Tjijombo, and the late Maria Tjijombo, ToucyT carries her parents’ resilience everywhere she goes. “Everything I am, I owe to them,” she says. “My father taught me courage, and my mother taught me grace.”

“We are not just making noise,” she says. “We are making history in silence.”
ToucyT’s journey is one of inspiration and proof that Namibian creativity knows no boundaries. From the streets of Windhoek to the lights of Hollywood, from the runway to global boardrooms, she has shown that one can rise, reinvent, and redefine what is possible. 

“If my journey tells you anything,” she says, “let it be this you are enough, right where you are, to change the world.”
With invitations to showcase her fashion abroad and new artistic projects underway, The Himba Queen is not just Namibia’s decuple-threat she is a living reminder that dreams, when pursued with courage, can echo across continents.