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Trackers (TV Series)
Trackers is a South African crime thriller series produced by Scene 24, Three River Studios, Helle Media and Scribe Studios. It is an adaptation of Deon Meyer's 2011 novel of the same name, and it was adapted for television by Robert Thorogood, leading a team of South African writers. It is the first co-production between South Africa pay-TV channel M-Net, HBO's sister network Cinemax and German public broadcaster ZDF. Before the last episode aired, M-Net announced that Trackers was already their best-performing show of 2019. On April 17, 2020, it was announced that the series will premiere in the U.S. on June 5, 2020 on Cinemax. Cast Main Milla Strachan (Rolanda Marais) A 40-year-old woman who finds the courage to leave her abusive husband, her resentful son and a life of luxury. She struggles to find work in a job market that has moved on. Her journalism degree secures her a research job as an analyst in a government agency. Lemmer (James Gracie) A former Special Forces membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Meyer
Deon Godfrey Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, writing in Afrikaans. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film. Life and career Meyer was born on 4 July 1958 in Paarl. He matriculated in 1976 at the Schoonspruit High School in Klerksdorp. He studied at Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education where he studied for a BA with English and History as majors. He later obtained an honours degree at the University of the Free State. He was a long-time resident of historical coastal resort of Melkbosstrand where he wrote most of his novels. In the 1980s he worked as a journalist at Die Volksblad, at the public relations office of the University of the Free State, and began work as advertising copy writer at Sanlam. In 1991 he was appointed manager of Internal Communication and creative director of Sanlam's Publicity department. After leaving Sanlam he started his own business spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandi Schultz
Sandra Schultz (born 19 January 1964) is a South African actress, presenter, and fashion designer. Her films include ''Door to Silence'' (1992), ''Assignment'' (2015), '' While You Weren't Looking'' (2015), and ''Call Me Thief'' (2016). On television, she is known for her roles in ''Binnelanders'' (2005–2015), ''Die Spreeus'' (2019), '' Trackers'' (2019), the Netflix series '' Blood & Water'' (2020–), and ''Diepe Waters'' (2022). Schultz is also known for her theatre work, earning a Vita Award nomination. Her clothing line is called Sass Designs. Early and personal life Schultz was born in Johannesburg and grew up in Cape Town. She attended Alexander Sinton Secondary School. She went on to graduate from the University of Cape Town in 1986. Schultz moved to Topanga, California in 1991, where she lived for twelve years and was married to American actor John Savage from 1993 until their divorce in 2003. She returned to South Africa in 2005 and later married Laszlo Bene. Bene pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of South Africa
The president of South Africa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa. The president heads the executive branch of the Government of South Africa and is the commander-in-chief of the South African National Defence Force. Between 1961 and 1994, the office of head of state was the State President of South Africa, state presidency. The president is elected by the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, and is usually the leader of the largest party, which has been the African National Congress since the first multiracial election was held on 27 April 1994. The Constitution limits the president's time in office to two five-year terms. The first president to be elected under the new constitution was Nelson Mandela. The incumbent is Cyril Ramaphosa, who was elected by the National Assembly of South Africa, National Assembly on 15 February 2018 following the resignation of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Terrorism
Islamic terrorism (also known as Islamist terrorism or radical Islamic terrorism) refers to terrorist acts with religious motivations carried out by fundamentalist militant Islamists and Islamic extremists. Incidents and fatalities from Islamic terrorism have been concentrated in eight Muslim-majority countries (Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria), while four Islamic extremist groups (Islamic State, Boko Haram, the Taliban, and al-Qaeda) were responsible for 74% of all deaths from terrorism in 2015. The annual number of fatalities from terrorist attacks grew sharply from 2011 to 2014 when it reached a peak of 33,438, before declining to 13,826 in 2019. Since at least the 1990s, these terrorist incidents have occurred on a global scale, affecting not only Muslim-majority countries in Africa and Asia, but also Russia, Australia, Canada, Israel, India, the United States, China, Philippines, Thailand and countries within Europe. Such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agent Handling
In intelligence organizations, agent handling is the management of so-called agents (called secret agents or spies in common parlance), principal agents, and agent networks (called "assets") by intelligence officers typically known as case officers. Human intelligence A primary purpose of intelligence organizations is to penetrate a target with a human agent, or a network of human agents. Such agents can either infiltrate the target, or be recruited "in place". Case officers are professionally trained employees of intelligence organizations that manage human agents and human agent networks. Intelligence that derives from such human sources is known by the abbreviation HUMINT. Sometimes, agent handling is done indirectly, through "principal agents" that serve as proxies for case officers. It is not uncommon, for example, for a case officer to manage a number of principal agents, who in turn handle agent networks, which are preferably organized in a cellular fashion. In such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Informant
An informant (also called an informer or, as a slang term, a “snitch”) is a person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency. The term is usually used within the law-enforcement world, where informants are officially known as confidential human sources (CHS), or criminal informants (CI). It can also refer pejoratively to someone who supplies information without the consent of the involved parties."The Weakest Link: The Dire Consequences of a Weak Link in the Informant Handling and Covert Operations Chain-of-Command" by M Levine. ''Law Enforcement Executive Forum'', 2009 The term is commonly used in politics, industry, entertainment, and academia. In the United States, a confidential informant or "CI" is "any individual who provides useful and credible information to a law enforcement agency regarding felonious criminal activities and from whom the agency expects or intends to obtain additional useful and credible information regardin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Stoppard
Edmund Stoppard (born 16 September 1974) is an English actor. He is the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and doctor Miriam, Lady Hogg. Life Stoppard was born on 16 September 1974 in London, England, the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and Miriam Stoppard (née Stern), an author and physician. Both of his parents are Jewish, but he was raised in a secular household.'My surname was an albatross': Ed Stoppard on starring in his dad's new play ''The Guardian''. 28 January 2020 He attended , and |
Sisanda Henna
Sisanda Henna (born 18 March 1982) is a producer, director, and actor. His acting career exploded on South African screens in 2003, with the TV series ''Tsha Tsha''. He won the Duku Duku Best Actor award in 2004, and had started working in production since 2003. As a runner, PA, co-ordinator, AD and then producer, he worked on many projects, including working as a trainee producer under Genevieve Hofmeyr on Clint Eastwood's ''Invictus''. Henna moved to Los Angeles to pursue work in Hollywood in 2007. He worked at the Pan African Film & Arts Festival, assisting the festival director with a variety of things. He launched his professional directing career, directing a commercial for the Department of Roads, South Africa in 2010. He trained as a story and script editor at Masters level through the South African National Film Video Foundation (NFVF). He completed the International Financing program offered by the NFVF. He then went on to star as Sisansa Nkosi in the MNet series In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Daniels (actor)
Brendon Daniels, is a South African actor. He is best known for the roles in the television serials ''Vallei van Sluiers'', ''Die Francois Toerien'' and ''Die Boland Moorde'', as well as films ''Four Corners'', ''Zulu'' and ''I Now Pronounce You Black and White''. Career He has starred in several serials in South African television such as ''Interrogation Room'', ''Madam & Eve'', ''Stellenbosch'', ''Shooting Stars'', ''Transito'', ''Geraldina die Tweede'', ''The Philanthropist'' and ''League of Glory''. In the serial ''Trackers'', he played the role of a crime writer 'Deon Meyer'. Meanwhile, Daniels also acted in the films: ''The Young Lions'', ''Heaven'', ''Dollars and White Pipes'', ''End of the Road'', ''Fleisch'', ''Master Harold and the Boys'', ''I Now Pronounce You Black and White'', ''The Abyss Boys'', ''Agter die Berge'', ''Black Butterflies'', ''Four Corners'', ''Zulu'' and ''iNumber Number''. Apart from television and cinema, he also featured in many stage plays such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo-Kaap
The Bo-Kaap (lit. "above the Cape" in Afrikaans) is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town. The Nurul Islam Mosque, established in 1844, is located in the area. Bo-Kaap is known for its brightly coloured homes and cobble stoned streets. The area is traditionally a multicultural neighbourhood, and 56.9% of its population identify as Muslim. According to the South African Heritage Resources Agency, the area contains the largest concentration of pre-1850 architecture in South Africa, and is the oldest surviving residential neighborhood in Cape Town. History In 1760 Jan de Waal bought a block of land at the foot of Signal Hill, between Dorp and Wale Streets. A year later he obtained an adjacent parcel, extending his holding to Rose/Chiappini/Shortmarket Street. Starting in 1763, de Waal bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaseran Pillay
Kaseran Pillay (born 5 January 1976), is a South African actor and stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke .... He is best known for his roles in the popular serials and films ''Blitzpatrollie'', ''Mayfair'' and ''I Am All Girls''. Apart from acting, he is also a MC, stand-up comedian, voice artist, director and writer. Career He started to perform stand-up comedy since 1997 mainly at corporate functions. Then he joined the theater productions and performed in the stage plays such as ''Snow White and Several Dwarfs'', ''Hamlet'', ''My Cousing Brother'' and ''Abbamaniacs''. In 2005, he appeared in the SABC3 travel series ''Going Nowhere Slowly''. With the show became popular, he continued to play the role until 2007 as a regular cast. From 2005 to 2006, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Lotz
Deon Lotz (born 20 July 1964)"Deon Lotz" ''TVSA: The South African TV Authority.'' Retrieved 20 September 2015. is a South African film, television, and theatre actor. He is perhaps best known internationally for roles in '' Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' and '' Beauty (Skoonheid).'' He has appeared in both English- and Afrikaans-language productions. Early life and career Lotz was born 20 July 1964 in Cape Town. He sang for the Drakensberg Boys Choir in his teenage years. Lotz is the second ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
