Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born Sithandiwe Msomi; 4 February 1972) is a

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actor who appeared in ''

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'', series 5 and 7 of ''

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'', the mini-series ''

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'', and the first series of ''

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''.

Life

Kgoroge lived in

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, from age five to ten. She was educated at the

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, where she graduated in drama. She has said that she struggled with her self image, but eventually realised that her dark complexion was exactly right. She appeared in the first series of ''Yizo Yizo'' as Zoe Cele in 1999. She was recognised as the best supporting actress in a drama series for this role, and she received an Avanti Award. She played twins in ''Generations'' from 1999 to 2005. She appeared in series 5 of ''MTV Shuga'' as Aunt Nomalenga and returned to the role for the mini-series ''

'', which highlighted the problems of the

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, on 20 April 2020. During the series the characters talk to each other about life during the lockdown. The mini-series is scheduled for 60 nights and its backers include the "Every Woman Every Child". The series is based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire. All of the filming is done by the actors themselves, who include

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and Mohau Cele.

Private life

Kgoroge is married to actor

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, and they have children. When faced with debt recovery in 2018, he asked that people ignore his and his wife's Instagram pages, saying they were only "ordinary citizens". He was facing a loss of earnings because he was not being paid for repeat fees by some broadcasters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kgoroge, Sthandiwe Living people South African television actresses University of Natal alumni 1972 births 20th-century South African actresses