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Nomhle Nkonyeni
Nomhle Nkonyeni (9 April 1942 – 10 July 2019) was a South African actress who has appeared in television series such as ''Mzansi'', ''Tsha Tsha'' and the 2007 mini-series ''Society'', as well as feature films such as ''Of Good Report'' (2013). Career Starting in the 1961 during apartheid, Nkonyeni and others who wanted to change their lives using the stage met with Athol Fugard and formed the Serpent Players."'Art is Life and Life is Art'. An interview with John Kani and Winston Ntshona of the Serpent Players from South Africa", in ''Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies'' nternet 6(2), 1976, pp. 5–26. Available fromeScholarship University of California. Accessed 26 July 2017. In 1981, she played the lead role in ''Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena'' (The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena), at the CAPAB (Cape Performing Arts Board) theatre in Cape Town. She said, “I was the first black person to perform on that stage and when that door opened, I never shut it.” Nkonyeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulu (2013 Film)
''Zulu'' is a 2013 French-South African crime film directed by Jérôme Salle and starring Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker. It was selected as the closing film at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film is partly based on Project Coast, the program for biological and chemical weapons of the South African apartheid regime, and the book ''Zulu'' by author Caryl Férey, winner of the French Grand Prix for Best Crime Novel of 2008. Plot As a child in Cape Town, Ali Sokhela (Forest Whitaker) witnesses the murder of his father via necklacing. Fleeing his father's murderers and on the run, a police dog hunts down Ali, leading to him being rendered a eunuch with active support of one of three white South African policemen. In present day, Ali is a homicide detective of the South African Police, partnered with fellow detectives Brian Epkeen (Orlando Bloom) and Dan Fletcher (Conrad Kemp). The men are called to investigate the murder of Judith Botha, a young woman found in the local Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mzansi
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikin Biznis
Korean fried chicken, usually called ''chikin'' (, from the English "chicken") in Korea, refers to a variety of fried chicken dishes created in South Korea, including the basic ''huraideu-chicken'' (, from the English "fried chicken") and spicy ''yangnyeom chicken'' (, "seasoned chicken"). In South Korea, fried chicken is consumed as a meal, an appetizer, ''anju'' (food that is served and eaten with drinks), or as an after-meal snack. Korean fried chicken was described by Julia Moskin of '' The New York Times'' as a "thin, crackly and almost transparent crust". The chicken is usually seasoned with spices, sugar, and salt, prior to and after being fried. Korean fried chicken restaurants commonly use small- or medium-sized chickens; these younger chickens result in more tender meat. After frying, the chicken is usually hand-painted with sauce using a brush in order to evenly coat the chicken with a thin layer. Pickled radishes and beer (or carbonated drink) are often served wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wooden Camera
''The Wooden Camera'' is a 2003 South African film directed by Ntshavheni wa Luruli and starring Junior Singo, Dana de Agrella, and Innocent Msimango. Plot The film takes place in and around Cape Town and a nearby township, Khayelitsha. The film centers around two teenage friends, the younger Madiba ( Junior Singo) and the elder Sipho ( Innocent Msimango). One day, as they are playing alongside the railroad tracks, they find a dead body. With him they find a gun with one bullet and a video camera. Sipho takes the gun and Madiba takes the camera, which he puts inside a wooden toy camera to make it seem a not-working toy. Sipho seems to harmlessly joke about the gun at first, but begins spending more time in Cape Town, robbing parking meters and paying for glue to sniff. He eventually starts living in abandoned places in Cape Town with a group of thugs. Madiba films the world around him, finding beauty in both Khayelitsha and Cape Town. He tries many filming techniques and is ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gums & Noses
The gums or gingiva (plural: ''gingivae'') consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth. Gum health and disease can have an effect on general health. Structure The gums are part of the soft tissue lining of the mouth. They surround the teeth and provide a seal around them. Unlike the soft tissue linings of the lips and cheeks, most of the gums are tightly bound to the underlying bone which helps resist the friction of food passing over them. Thus when healthy, it presents an effective barrier to the barrage of periodontal insults to deeper tissue. Healthy gums are usually coral pink in light skinned people, and may be naturally darker with melanin pigmentation. Changes in color, particularly increased redness, together with swelling and an increased tendency to bleed, suggest an inflammation that is possibly due to the accumulation of bacterial plaque. Overall, the clinical appearance of the tissue reflects the underlying histology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catch A Fire (film)
''Catch a Fire'' is a 2006 biographical thriller film about activists against apartheid in South Africa. The film was directed by Phillip Noyce, from a screenplay written by Shawn Slovo. Slovo's father, Joe Slovo, and mother Ruth First, leaders of the South African Communist Party and activists in the Anti-Apartheid Movement, appear as characters in the film, while her sister, Robyn Slovo, is one of the film's producers and also plays their mother Ruth First. ''Catch a Fire'' was filmed on location in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. Plot In South Africa in 1980, Patrick Chamusso, a young, apolitical man, is accused of carrying out a terrorist attack. Afrikaner police officer Nic Vos is in charge of locating the perpetrators of a recent bomb attack against the Secunda CTL synthetic fuel refinery, which is the largest coal liquefaction plant in the world. Patrick is unwillingly swept into Vos's investigation due to his inability to provide a satisfactory explanation for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin (2008 Film)
''Skin'' is a British-South African 2008 biographical film about Sandra Laing, a South African woman born to white parents, who was classified as "Coloured" during the apartheid era, presumably due to a genetic case of atavism. Directed by Anthony Fabian and Based on the book ''When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race'' by Judith Stone, ''Skin'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2009. The film was released to a limited number of US cinemas on 30 October 2009. It started showing in South Africa on 22 January 2010, and in Australia and New Zealand 25 July 2010. Synopsis The year is 1965, and 10-year-old Sandra and her parents, Abraham and Sannie, are white Afrikaners. Her parents are shopkeepers in a remote area of the Eastern Transvaal and, despite Sandra's mixed-race appearance, have lovingly brought her up as their white little girl. Sandra is sent to a boarding school in the neighbouring town of Piet Retief, where her (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Buchan's Ordinary People
''Angus Buchan's Ordinary People'' is a 2012 South African drama film that tells the story of South African preacher Angus Buchan and the intertwining stories of three men en route to one of Buchan's Mighty Men's Conferences. It is not a sequel to the film '' Faith Like Potatoes,'' also based on the life story of Angus Buchan. The film was directed by FC Hamman and stars Anton Dekker, Jaco Muller, Lucky Koza, David James, Kate Normington, Robin Smith and Norman Anstey. Buchan makes a brief appearance as himself. Plot The film opens with Angus Buchan's story as he realizes from the time he is a teen that he wants to be a preacher, and is discouraged when his minister tells him about the years of schooling he must complete. He goes on to acquire a farm and eventually marry, and while he works hard to make a success of his land, he never abandons his dream. He begins by preaching to the maize in his field from the back of his truck, and this grows into his audience of thousand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sew The Winter To My Skin
''Sew the Winter to My Skin'' is a 2018 South African action film directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but was ultimately not nominated. Cast * Kandyse McClure as Golden Eyes * Peter Kurth Peter Kurth (born 4 April 1957) is a German actor. He won the 2016 German Film Award for Best Actor for portraying a former boxer diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the drama film ''A Heavy Heart''. Early life Kurth was born on 4 A ... as Botha * Dave Walpole as The Scarfaced Kid See also * List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of South African submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * 2018 films 2018 action films Afrikaans-language films South African action fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hlomla Dandala
Hlomla Dandala (born 22 September 1974) is a South African actor, television presenter, and director. He is best known for his roles as Derek Nyathi in ''Isidingo'' (1998–2001), title character Jacob Makhubu in '' Jacob's Cross'' (since 2007), and host of the reality dating show ''All You Need Is Love'' from 2002 to 2003. He starred in the drama series ''Rockville'' as Gomorrah, the main antagonist of the third season, and e.tv's prime time soap opera, '' Scandal!'' as Kingsley Siseko Langa from 2016 until 2019. As of 2018, Dandala stars in '' The River'' across Sindi Dlathu (who plays Lindiwe) as her husband, Commissioner Zweli Dikana. Dandala is the son of Mvume Dandala and has a sister Gqibelo. He speaks five languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Sesotho and Zulu. Filmography Television Reality * Channel O (1995 - 1998) * All You Need Is Love (2000) Series * ''Isidingo'' (as Derek Nyathi, season 1-4) *'' Rockville'' (as Gomorrah, season 3) * Jacob's Cross (as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal! (South African TV Series)
''Scandal!'' (formerly ''The Voice'') is a South African soap opera produced by Ochre Moving Pictures and broadcast on e.tv. It is one of the most watched soapies in South Africa, contending with SABC 1's longest-running soapie '' Generations: The Legacy''. It is also broadcast across Africa on the eAfrica, e.tv Botswana and e.tv Ghana feeds. Plot ''Scandal!'' is set at the fictional media company Nyathi Family Holdings (NFH) based in Newtown, Johannesburg, which produces the newspaper ''The Voice'' and the gossip magazine, ''Scandal''. It follows the lives of the people and families working at NFH magazine as well as other characters in the show. It also tells the story of socioeconomic divides set in a local township of Soweto and the Johannesburg suburb Newtown, where NFH is based, while looking at the private desires of the high-classes and making ends meet of the lower-class. Current cast As shown on opening scene * Mapaseka Koetle -Nyokong * Melusi Mbele * Nolwazi Ng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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