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Uzalo
''Uzalo'' is a South African soap opera produced by Stained Glass Productions, which is co-owned by Kobedi "Pepsi" Pokane and Gugu Zuma-Ncube. It began airing in 2015, quickly becoming a hit due to its compelling narrative, writing, direction and the performances of the relatively-unknown cast. It initially told the story of two young men who were switched at birth, one being raised in a family with core Christian values and the other at a crime syndicate. It currently broadcasts from Monday to Friday on SABC 1. It is currently the most watched television show in South Africa. Plot Uzalo initially told the story of two families in the township of Kwa-Mashu: the Mdletshe family, who play a significant role in the management of the Kwamashu Kingdom Church, and the Xulu family who run a car theft syndicate. The connection between the families was that their eldest sons were switched at birth during the period when Nelson Mandela was released from prison. As the show has progresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duma Ndlovu
Duma Ndlovu (born 12 October 1954) is a South African poet, filmmaker, producer, journalist and playwright. He is well known in the South African television industry, having created award-winning shows such as ''Muvhango'', '' Imbewu: The Seed'' and ''Uzalo''. Between 1996 and 2004 he was the chairman of the South African Music Awards. Early life Duma Ndlovu is of Zulu ancestry, and he was born in Soweto, Gauteng; his ancestral home, however, is in Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal. He went to Sekano Ntoane High School in Senaoane. After finishing high school he started writing for ''The World'' newspaper. He then founded the Medupe Writers Association, a group that encouraged young black people to take interest in being writers. He served as the organization's president until 1977 when the apartheid government banned the group due to its participation in black consciousness and anti-apartheid movements. After Ndlovu and many members of the Medupe Writers Association were banned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noxolo Mathula
Noxolo Mathula (born 31 December 1993), is a South African actress, model, and musician. She is best known for her roles in television serials, such as ''eHostela'' and ''Uzalo''. Personal life Mathula was born on 31 December 1993 and raised in Durban, Kwa-Mashu, South Africa. She is believed to be a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan name Msholozi, and was a former anti-aparth ..., who has about 22 children. She later moved to Umhlanga Rocks with the family. She completed education from Parkhill High school in Durban and later matriculated in 2011. In 2015, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in motion pictures and live performances from AFDA Durban. Her sister is Ntombizenhlanhla Amanda Zuma. Career In 2018, she entered professional acting with cameo ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masoja Msiza
Masoja Josiah Msiza (born October 5, 1964) is a South African actor, poet and musician. He is best known for portraying "Nkunzi Mhlongo" in the award-winning telenovela Uzalo. Early life Msiza was born in Kwa-Thema, a township in the South African province of Gauteng. His love for acting started when he was 9 years old and he enjoyed participating in art and drama classes. At the age of 14 he participated in a drama competition in his school which he won. After finishing school he found work as a miner and he eventually ended up being fired along with other miners who were involved in a strike. Following his dismissal, he decided to pursue his dream to become an actor and his debut gig was featured in a play called "Mfowethu" which was directed by Gibson Kente. Career Msiza began his career as a poet and later a stage and television actor, musician and storyteller. He has appeared in a number of notable films such as Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu and A Million C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiseman Mncube
Wiseman Mncube (born 1990), is a South African actor, playwright, singer and director. He is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; ''Gold Diggers'', ''EHostela'' and ''Uzalo''. Personal life Mncube was born in 1990 in Ulundi, Durban, South Africa in a family with five siblings. He completed his National Diploma in Drama from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) in 2011. His elder brother Ntando Mncube, who played the role "Bhikile" on the serial ''Ifalakhe''. His younger brother Omega is also an actor, who played the popular role "Phelelani" on ''Uzalo''. His wife died in 2017, where he is currently lives with his daughter, Lwandle. In February 2021, he welcomed another child, a son. Career He started his acting career as a theatre actor during his life at DUT. Some of his notable theatre plays include; ''Nothing But the Truth'', ''Horn of Sorrow'', ''Meet Bro Six Two'', ''Culture Clash'', ''Amambazo The Musical'', ''Have We Been Heard'' and ''Mashu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gugu Gumede
Gugu Gumede is a South African actress born in the Province of Natal. She is well known for portraying the character of a prophetess, Mamlambo, in the soapie ''Uzalo''. Early life Gumede was born in the province of Natal. Her father was Simon Hulumeni Gumede and her mother was Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. Career In 2013, Gumede returned from the United States and landed a role as Mandisa in '' Generations'', one of the most successful shows in South Africa. In 2015, Gumede was cast to portray the character of Mamlambo on the most viewed television show in South Africa, ''Uzalo''. In 2018, she presented the 11th Crown Gospel Music Awards alongside Somizi Mhlongo, Rebecca Malope, Clement Maosa and other celebrities. Filmography Television Personal life Gumede is a born-again Christian. Gugu gave birth to her daughter on 24 March 2022. See also * Generations * Uzalo ''Uzalo'' is a South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Cele
Baby Cele - Maloka (born 22 March 1972) is a South African actress born in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Career Cele gained recognition for her role as Kaltego Rathebe, a character she portrayed for eight years on the now defunct e.tv youth television soap opera ''Backstage''. She went on to play the role of Portia in the SABC 1 sitcom ''My Perfect Family''. In 2011, she portrayed the role of Beauty in the mini-series ''Shreds & Dreams'', based on the 2004 play by Clare Stopford. From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed the character of Slindile Dludlu in the Mzansi Magic telenovela ''Inkaba''. Cele also starred as Gasta Cele in the soap opera ''Zabalaza''. In 2016, she portrayed the character of Sibongile Nene on ''Isidingo''. She was also a cast member of the stage musical ''Sarafina!''. Cele also performed in the stage play ''Cards''. In 2018, she joined the cast of the telenovela ''Uzalo ''Uzalo'' is a South African soap opera produced by Stained Glass Productions, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SABC 1
SABC 1 is a South African public television network operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni. It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. SABC 1 carried much of its programming over from the defunct CCV (Contemporary Community Values) network, which was itself made up of the former TV2, TV3 and TV4 timeshared channels created in the 1980s. SABC 1 generates the widest audience in South Africa due to its programming diversity, airing SABC's longest-running soap-opera, ''Generations'', '' Uzalo'' and ''Skeem Saam.'' As of June 2018, the channel started broadcasting in high definition. History On 1 January 1982, two television channels were introduced: TV2, broadcasting in Zulu and Xhosa; and TV3, broadcasting in Sotho and Tswana, both targeted at a Black urban audience and airing on a timeshared radio frequency. The main network, now called TV1, divided its programming equally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durban Gen
''Durban Gen'' is a South African medical drama telenovela. It is an e.tv original production produced by Stained Glass TV Production, commissioned and distributed by e.tv. The medical drama is based in Durban and reflects on the struggles of the doctors and nurses in their daily lives at Durban General Hospital. As of 5 August 2021 the show moved to eVOD with repeats being broadcast on the channel. Notable Cast Former Cast Production On 21 August 2020, e.tv announced that the new local drama series would premiere on 5 October. According to e.tv head of local productions Helga Palmar, the series comes at a time where there is heightened attention on frontline workers. Plot The series centers around a newly qualified doctor, Mbalenhle 'Mbali' Mthethwa ( Nelisiwe Sibiya), who moves to the big city to complete her final year of community service at Durban General Hospital. She is torn between her fiancé, Sibusiso Dlamini ( Ntando Mncube) and her superior Dr. Lind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siyabonga Radebe
Siyabonga Radebe (born 1 January 1984), is a South African actor, singer, writer, stand-up comedian and director. He is best known for the roles in the television serials and soapies such as ''Home Affairs'', ''Saints and Sinners'' and ''Ring of Lies''. Personal life Radebe was born on 1 January 1984 Durban, South Africa. He completed a National Diploma in Drama from the Durban University of Technology (DUT). He was married to fellow actress Lerato Mvelase, but later separated in 2017. The couple has one daughter. Career After completing is diploma at DUT, he joined with many theatre plays such as; ''Blacks Like Me'', ''Cheap Show'', ''Closer'' and ''Grin and Bear It''. He made acting debut in 2005, when he appeared in the television serial ''Home Affairs'' with the role "Benjy". In 2006, he played the role "Cassius" in the SABC1 drama serial ''A Place Called Home''. The show became very popular, where Radebe played the role until 2009. In 2008, he joined with SABC1 mini-series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Mbele
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation." Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair. In psychology Professor of Psychology Barbara Fredrickson argues that hope comes into its own when crisis looms, opening us to new creative possibilities. Frederickson argues that with great need comes an unusually wide range of ideas, as well as such positive emotions as happiness and joy, courage, and empowerment, drawn from four different areas of one's self: from a cognitive, psychological, social, or physical perspective. Hopeful people are "like the little engine that could, ecausethey keep telling themselves "I think I can, I think I can". Such positive thinking bears fruit when based on a realistic sense of optimism, not on a naive " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thembi Nyandeni
''Thembi'' is the seventh album by free jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, released in 1971. Overview Sanders moved away from the long, intense compositions of his earlier albums and produced an album of shorter tracks. He and other musicians played a large variety of instruments. Sanders played tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, balaphone, small percussion instruments, and a cow horn. Sanders's other major collaborator, pianist and composer Lonnie Liston Smith, performs on ''Thembi'' (though this would be the last time they recorded together). Also featured are violinist Michael White, bassist Cecil McBee, and percussionists Chief Bey, Majid Shabbaz, and Nat Bettis. "Thembi", "Astral Travelling" and "Morning Prayer" were included on the two-disc anthology, ''You've Got to Have Freedom'', on Soul Brother Records. Lonnie Liston Smith began experimenting with electric keyboards while recording this album: On ''Thembi'', that was the first time that I ever touched a Fender Rho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omega Mncube
Omega (; capital: Ω, lowercase: ω; Ancient Greek ὦ, later ὦ μέγα, Modern Greek ωμέγα) is the twenty-fourth and final letter in the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system/isopsephy (gematria), it has a value of 800. The word literally means "great O" (''ō mega'', mega meaning "great"), as opposed to omicron, which means "little O" (''o mikron'', micron meaning "little"). In phonetic terms, the Ancient Greek Ω represented a long open-mid back rounded vowel , comparable to the "aw" of the English word ''raw'' in dialects without the cot–caught merger, in contrast to omicron which represented the close-mid back rounded vowel , and the digraph ''ου'' which represented the long close-mid back rounded vowel . In Modern Greek, both omega and omicron represent the mid back rounded vowel or . The letter omega is transliterated into a Latin-script alphabet as ''ō'' or simply ''o''. As the final letter in the Greek alphabet, omega is often us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
