''Is'thunzi'' is a 2016 South African teen drama series centered around a group of four girls and their everyday struggles. Its lead actress,

Thuso Mbedu Thuso Nokwanda Mbedu (born 8 July 1991) is a South African actress. She rose to prominence for her performance in the South African teen drama series ''Is'Thunzi'' for which she was nominated consecutively for an International Emmy Award, Intern ...

, who portrays Winnie, was nominated for two consecutive

International Emmy Awards The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sc ...

in 2017 and 2018. In 2018 she won the

South African Film and Television Awards The South African Film and Television Awards (sometimes referred to as the Golden Horns; often simply called the SAFTAs) is an annual South African awards ceremony hosted by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), to honour creative exce ...

(SAFTA) for Best Actress in a Television Drama. ''Is'thunzi'' was produced for Mzansi Magic by Rapid Blue.Scores of South Africans feature in this year’s Forbes Africa 30 under 30
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Cast

as Winnie Bhengu * Yolanda Kakabadse as Noxolo *

Makgotso Monyemorathoe Makgotso Monyemorathoe (born 5 October 1991) is a South African actress. Her television work includes the Mzansi Magic drama ''Is'Thunzi'' (2016–2017) and the Showmax miniseries '' The Girl from St. Agnes'' (2019). She appeared in the historic ...

as Thishiwe * Zikhona Bali as Londi

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://mzansimagic.dstv.com/show/is-thunzi 2010s South African television series M-Net original programming 2016 South African television series debuts 2017 South African television series endings South African television soap operas South African drama television series