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Zizipho Buti Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Zizipho Buti, Born on February 8, 1995, is a 27-year-old South African actress and model well known for her starring role of Pinkie on Nkululeko and for playing Tracy on Generations: the Legacy on SABC 1.

Biography Profile

Full name: Zizipho Buti
Date of birth: 8 February 1995
Age: 27 years old
Place of birth: Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Occupation: Actor and Model
Known as: Tracy on Generations the Legacy or Pinkie on Nkululeko
Height: 156cm
Languages: English, Xhosa, Conversational Zulu
Nationality: South African

Early life and personal of Zizipho

Zizipho Buti was born on 8 February 1995 in a small township of Khayelitsha in Cape town, Western Cape, South Africa. She always wanted to act but her mother wanted her to be a lawyer. Zizipho was raised by her mother who made sure she had everything she needed. She believes she is a true representative of Cape town talent.

Education of Zizipho

Zizipho graduated from the University of Cape Town with a National Diploma in Theatre and Performance.

Acting career of Zizi Buti

Zizipho developed a backbone in acting at University (UCT) where she had roles such as Desdemona in William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ which was directed by Claire Watling and Geoffrey Hyland. She played Thembsi, in Barney Simon’s ‘Cincinnati’ directed by Jacqui Singer. And played the role of a sixteen-year-old, Mercedes, in Fatima Dike’s ‘So What’s New’ directed by Clare Stopford and Rehane Abrahams.

In 2017 she made her television debut when she landed a role of Pinkie on Nkululeko, a Mzansi Magic telenovela. She is currently playing Tracy on Generations: the Lagacy, an SABC 1 television series. The Nkululeko star is a model, she booked her first job in her first year playing a young sister in an Inecto television commercial. ¹

Portraying Tracy on Generations

For Zizipho landing a role on Generations, the Legacy was a breakthrough in her career. She got the role after a lengthy period of dry seasons.

“It’s been a joy getting to know Tracy and sharing her storey. She has unquestionably changed my perspective. Let me tell you something. I went silent on my agent the first time he told me this is the role they want me to play. I passed judgement on her and her narrative. But now that I’ve said yes, I’m so glad I did.” Said Zizipho speaking to Sowetan.

Zizi believes she is a learning woman and doesn’t take things lightly. She appreciates everyone who helped to be where she is to day in terms of her career. She appreciates her fans and her university lecture as well. The Generations star believes acting is not about becoming someone else but finding similarities between yourself as an actor and the character you’re portraying.

Yes Zizi is on Instagram and Twitter. Her Instagram handle is @Zizipho_buti with 19 thousand followers and Twitter handle is @Zizipho_Buti.

Networth of Zizipho

Zizipho is currently a prominent cast member in a local soap opera, Generations The Legacy, where she receives R25,000 each month. Her net worth in 2022 is R 685 000, and she makes her money by coordinating events, promoting, and influencing.

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Mandla Mthembu Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Mandla Mthembu Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Mandla Mthembu, is a South African entrepreneur and businessman. He rose to prominence as a result of his lavish spending and lavish lifestyle. The majority of people became familiar with Mandla when he got married to the South African actress Khanyi Mbau.

He is the founder and owner of Sechaba Printing company later changed to Sechaba Photoscan and the owner of Martial Eagle Investments.

In 2010 it was reported that most of his millions had vanished to an extent that he couldn’t afford accommodation. Since then he has become silent and most of Mzansi fans wonder where is he today.

Biography Facts

Full name: Mandla Mthembu
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1954
Place of birth: Soweto, Gauteng Province
Occupation: Businessman
Financial Status: Millionaire
Companies: Martial Eagles Investments, Sechaba Photoscan
Spouses: Dolly Matshabe (div), Khanyisile Mbau (m- 2006, div- 2009)
Children: two (Nelisiwe and Khanukani)

Early life of Mandla Mthembu

Mandla Mthembu was born in 1954 probably at his mother’s hometown in Soweto, Gauteng Province in South Africa. He was raised in Soweto under his mother’s roof where he obtained his primary and secondary school education. There is no record of where he obtained his tertiary education which shall be added to his biography once its public.

Business career of Mandla Mthembu

Most people wonder how Mandla Mthembu became a millionaire and lived a luxurious lifestyle with his ex-wife Khanyisile Mbau. Firstly Mandla had a long history of doing business in the media and news industry. He started as a journalist working for other media companies until he started his media businesses. His first companies were Sechaba Holdings and Sechaba Printing.

After that he became the founder and owner of printing company Sechaba Photoscan founded in 2000 and the owner of Martial Eagle Investments which had interests in investing in banking and financial services. [¹ ]

In 2004 his Sechaba Photoscan company successfully sued Transnet R57 million (rands) for defrauding them of a tender by redirecting the tender to a company which had ANC links. The Johannesburg High Court ruled in favour of Sechaba Photoscan and Bloemfontein High Court rejected Transnet’s challenge against the Joburg Court ruling leading to a successful sue against Transnet. [ ²]

Then October 2007 Mandla was reported by media that he was planning to buy 55% of Johnnic Communications shares. This meant that he was going to control 55% of Johncom and gain control of the lucrative Sunday Times, the country’s biggest weekly newspaper.

Luxurious lifestyle with Khanyi Mbau

Mandla lived a luxurious lifestyle with Khanyi Mbau. They would show off their Lamborghinis, Potches, other luxurious cars and mansions. During that time he lived in R100 000 rented house and boasted about expensive overseas trips. This made Mandla very popular to fans of Kanyi Mbau who by the time was an actress on South African soapies.

Mandla Mthembu Networth as of 2007

In 2007 it was reported that Mandla Mthembu’s Networth was estimated to be R2.5 billion (rands) although it was unclear how they reached to these figures. He also received R57 million rands from Transnet after being defrauded of his multi million rand tender. This must’ve boasted his net worth by then, but it started to decrease for some unknown reasons.

Personal life of Mandla Mthembu, children, poverty and wives

Mandla Mthembu was once married to Dolly Matshabe and were blessed with a daughter Nelisiwe. They got divorced probably because of Mandla having an affair with Kanyi Mbau whom he later married in 2006. They also were blessed with a daughter Khanukani. When he was married to Kanyi Mbau, reports started to spread around that Mandla was broke and he couldn’t buy his daughter a text book but he denied these claims saying his ex wife was trying to tarnish his name.

“I made an arrangement with my ex-wife to buy the book before I left for the US and she agreed. I am surprised now to hear that I could not afford to buy the book and that I gave her R10000 instead of R18000 because I did not have enough money,” said Mthembu in 2007 publication. [ ³]

In 2010 worse news reports were made about him that he couldn’t afford to support himself and his two children. His financial status had deteriorated to an extent that he couldn’t afford to pay rent for his own accommodation.

He was sued 2.6 Million rands by West Bank for failing to honour their payment agreement for one of his luxurious cars. And he also owed R160 thousand rands after skipping four instalments on another Lamborghini financed by Absa. He had a warrant of arrest after failing to pay maintenance for his two children since 2009.

In the last reports, he was leaving in back room of his friend after being evicted at a motel for not paying rent and was ashamed to go to his mother’s house in Soweto in fear of being mocked by the public. [ ⁴]

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Lerato Nxumalo Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Lerato Nxumalo Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Lerato Nxumalo, born 9 February 1999, is a 23-year-old South African actress well known for her former role on Durban Gen as Dr Lithuli. She is currently playing Mpumi Cele from Lingashoni.

Biography profile

Name: Lerato Nxumalo
Date of birth: February 09, 1999
Age: 23 years old
Place of birth: Kwa-Mashu Durban, KwaZulu Natal
Occupation: Actress
Known as: Dr Lithuli from Durban Gen or Mpumi Cele from Lingashoni
Nationality: South African
Height: 168cm
Languages: English and Zulu

Early age of Lerato Nxumalo

Lerato Nxumalo was born on 9 February 1999. She was born and bred at KwaMashu in Durban, KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa. Lerato has got eight siblings, seven girls and one boy from her step mother.[1]

Named Lerato by her grandmother

Though her parents are Zulu, she has got a Sotho name only given by her late grandmother, her father’s mother. Her mother wanted to name her Nompumelelo but when she couldn’t, she gave the name to Lerato’s younger sister.

Education and growing up

Lerato attended Northland Girls high in Durban. She studied dramatic arts from grade 8 to 12, then went to enroll for Film and Television at Witswaterstand university in Johannesburg. When growing up, Letato Nxumalo wanted to become an accountant, though she had no idea of what an accountant was all about since she was just imitating her friend. She only realized she wanted to be an actress when she was doing grade 8.

“No I wanted to be an accountant and I had no idea what accountants did it just sounded like a nice thing to say, ‘I want to be an accountant. I only knew I wanted to be an actress in Grade 8, but growing up my mother never believed anything I’d say especially if I had an argument with my sisters because she’d say, ‘Lerato you are such a good actor you’d put somebody in jail’, so I guess I was born with this thing.” She said. [2]

Career

Lerato appeared on several television shows before coming to Durban Gen. She had a supporting role on Isthembiso and Madume. She had another supporting role on Trapped which is a featured film. Apart from acting she appeared on television commercials such as on 2017 Edgars Women’s Day Commercial with a lead role and 2019 Aero with a lead role as well. In 2020 auditioned for an Etv drama called Durban Gen. She got a notification about Durban Gen auditions from her acting agency called Star Quality Management agency which is based in Johannesburg and Durban.

It was during the lockdown, so she posted her self-tape to Durban Gen and she got a call back about two months later to come for auditions. She first auditioned for Uzondo, then Ubali and lastly for Ndabezinhle Lithuli, a role she was chosen for. She then left Durban Gen to join 1Magic drama called Lingashoni as Mpumi Cele. The former Durban Gen Dr Lithuli star is now acting alongside Patrick Mofokeng who is acting as his father by the name of Mr Cele.

Her aspirations and inspiration

Lingashoni star, Lerato aspire to be happy, to connect with God, to hear the Spirit of God communicating with her and that she should have unshakeable faith. She wants to trust in God, to kneel down everyday. Another aspiration of hers is to build her mother a beautiful home or house. Lerato Nxumalo is inspired by Thuso Mbedu, Viola Davis, Angelina Jolie only to name few.

Acting profile

Commercial

Edgars Women’s Day Commercial – Lead – 2017

Aero – Lead – 2019

Television

Isithembiso – Supporting role

Trapped Featured Film – Supporting Role

Durban Gen – ETV – Lead Dr Luthuli

Madume – Supporting Role

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Busisiwe Shezi Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Busisiwe Shezi Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Busisiwe Shezi, 1 September 1985 (age – 35), is a South African actress and musician well known for playing Sebenzile on Imbewu the seed and for singing Gospel music featured on Joyous Celebrations.

Biography Profile

Full name: Busisiwe Mabusi Shezi
Date of birth: 1 September 1985
Age: 35 years old
Occupation: Actress and Musician
Known as: Sebenzile from Imbewu the seed
Nationality: South African

Personal life of Busisiwe Shezi

Busisiwe S Mabusi was born on the 1st of September 1985 in South Africa. The Imbewu star has got one son and she is not ashamed to brag about her on Instagram.

Busisiwe’s acting career

Mabusi Shezi acts as Sebenzile on Imbewu the Seed. The character of Sebenzile the she portrays is a sister to Kamadonsela (portrayed by Brenda Mhlongo). When Kamadonsela went to prison for murder, she left to Sebenzile to take care of her household ( Kamadonsela’s husband and children).

Busisiwe is musician

Busisiwe Mabusi a musician well known for singing on Joyous Celebrations. The joyous celebration singer has made a couple of features and has dropped singles from 2018 through 2019 which include:

I Wanna Thank You – 2019

I’m in Love with You – 2018

Qhubekela Ekujuleni – 2018

Lord I’m Grateful – 2018

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Ditebogo Ledwaba Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Ditebogo Ledwaba, born on 5 May 2001 (age – 20 years old), is a South African actress, musician and presenter best known for playing Mbali on Generations: the Legacy and as a presenter on YoTV.

Biography Profile

Full name: Ditebogo Ledwaba
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 5 May 2001
Age: 20 years old
Place of birth: Pretoria, Gauteng Province in South Africa
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress, Musician and Presenter
Known as: Mbali from Generations: the Legacy
Music career
Stage name: Didigaly
YouTube: Didigaly
Social media
Instagram: @didigaly
Twitter: @didigaly

Personal life of Ditebogo Ledwaba

Ditebogo Ledwaba is a 20 year-old South African actress, musician and presenter. She was born on the 5th of May 2001. She was born and bred in Pretoria, Gauteng Province in South Africa. Ditebogo later resettled to Soweto, Johannesburg in 2020. Ledwaba was interested in acting at a very young age and her dream came true in 2018 when she debuted on Beautifully Broken. She is widely known by her nickname Didigaly.

Ditebogo’s education

Ditebogo attended Pretoria High School for Girls – Old Girls’ Association and matriculated in 2019. In 2020 she enrolled at Star Struck School of Acting in Pretoria and became a film student at the University of Witwatersrand. ¹

Acting career of Ditebogo Ledwaba

Ditebogo made her television debut appearance in 2018 when she was casted as Umuhoza on Beautifully Broken. She has worked for YoTv SABC1 as a presenter. Ditebogo came to prominence when she landed a role on Generations: the Legacy as Mbali. In 2021 she was nominated for Royalty Soapie awards for her character Mbali on Generations alongside Tshiamo Molobi, Caiden Bouwer and Eyethu Mkhwanazi as Mepho Bengu. In addition to her career, Ditebogo was casted on Lioness on MNET airing every Thursday. She was also cast on INKWEKHWEZI alongside Kgomotso Christopher and Chris Q Radebe. INKWEKHWEZI airs on Mzansi Magic every Saturday at 20:30 CAT.

Ledwaba has appeared on international films and local ones as well. She appeared on The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019), also known as Operation Brothers. This spy thriller film was written and directed by Gideon Raff, and it was released in 2019. She plays the role of Alheri in the TV series, Commandos (2020), created by Boudewijn Rosenmuller and Oscar van Woensel. She appears in the film Commandos: The Mission (2020), directed by Hanro Smitsman. Ditebogo Lewaba also played the role of Malu in The Professionals, which stars Brendan Fraser. ²

Music journey of Didigaly

Ledwaba who is widely known as Didigarl on social media is a musician. She has recorded quite a number of songs including Hold me, Rise and 6:33. You can listen to her music on her YouTube channel Didgaly.

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Celeste Khumalo Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Celeste Khumalo is a South African actress and model. She was born on the 6th of November 1992 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is best known for playing a starring role as Bulelwa in SABC1 soapie drama Generations: The Legacy.

Her career in the entertainment industry began when she joined the beauty pageant and won Miss South Africa teen in 2011. Following that career milestone, Celeste joined Generations: the legacy, then The Queen in 2016 and starred in the Showmax original drama series The Girl from St Agnes.

Biography Facts

Full name: Celeste Khumalo
Gender: Female
Born: November 6, 1992, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress, Model, Brand Ambassador
TV Shows: Generations: the legacy, The Queen
Beauty Pageant
Title: Miss South Africa Teen (2011)
Height: 170cm
Languages: English, Zulu
Mother: Nomsa Khumalo

Early life of Celeste Khumalo

Celeste Khumalo was born in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province in South Africa on 6 November 1992. Her mother is Nomsa Khumalo who raised her to be what she is today. Growing up in Joburg, Celeste developed an interest in modeling and joined the beauty pageants in her local place. After that she competed for the Miss South Africa teen pageant and was crowned in 2011.

Education of Celeste Khumalo

She obtained her basic education in her local place in Joburg. After that she attended Parktown High School for girls where she matriculated in 2011. Then after completing her matric, the following year she enrolled at IIE Varsity College and graduated in 2014 with a BA in Corporate Communications.

In 2017 she returned to school to further her studies and graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree in 2018. [ ¹]

Career of Celeste Khumalo

After finishing her degree in 2014, Celeste developed an interest in acting and began auditioning for television roles. With the help of her crown as Miss South Africa teen 2011, Celeste bagged a role to play Linda in Mzansi Magic drama series The Queen. When she made her debut appearance on The Queen, viewers were not hyped up by her character but when she came back after taking a break for awhile, she gain popularity as an actress.

“It took a long time for viewers to warm up to me when I first started playing Linda. But by the time I was summoned back to reprise her role before she was slain, I had gained some experience and confidence. After the character was killed, it was shown. People wanted to know why Linda died because they wanted to see me on their TVs again,” she said.

After leaving The Queen, Celeste joined Showmax’s original drama series The Girl from St Agnes where she played Kholwa. The drama was directed by Cindy Lee and Catharine Cooke. Then she appeared on the record-breaking South African first Netflix original series Shadow.

She then added to her acting experience when she joined Generations: the legacy. In Generations: the legacy, Celeste plays the role of Bulelwa, a goal-getter woman who makes her own money without relying on anyone but herself.

Celeste Khumalo is an entrepreneur

Apart from modeling and acting, Celeste is an entrepreneur and a businesswoman who is a goal getter. Republic Nails, a nail bar in Hatfield, Pretoria, was her first business, and she opened her second shop in Melville at the end of March 2016. She terminated both branches after a three-year run owing to employment changes and the necessity for self-development at the time.

Her mother Nomsa Khumalo and her co-own an interior design company called Matriarch Interiors. They co-founded the business in 2019 and had served only two clients by May 2020 but she was optimistic that it would grow. Celeste is also a brand ambassador for Pond’s and Woolworths.

Running community empowerment programs

She has been working on projects that she believes would assist inhabitants of the country in progressing towards a Better South Africa, having worked with various charitable groups and corporations to identify and address issues that deal with establishing a better society.

In a back-to-school drive in KwaZulu-Natal, she recently handed over school shoes and backpacks with former Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, to help and support poor youngsters in their scholastic journey.

She went to Mkomaas, a rural village in KZN, to find a school in need of renovations, particularly fundamental necessities like as refurbishing, ablution facilities, and early childhood development problems that obstruct or stop underprivileged children’s scholastic trip. She has since picked a school and began working with a non-governmental organization to meet the school’s needs.

Work of activism by Celeste Khumalo

She marched in solidarity with the students of The University of Pretoria for the #FeesMustFall movements.

Fame and prominence

Celeste’s fame and prominence began when she has crowned Miss S.A teen pageant but she became more popular when she became an actress. In September 2019, she appeared as the Cover Star for Glamour Magazine South Africa adding to her already national wide popularity.

She is currently on a list of 100 powerful women from all sectors of the country for the Woman of Fortitude Campaign, which was inspired by Ma Albertina Sisulu and was commissioned for the first time to commemorate both her and Nelson Mandela’s centenaries. [ ²]

Personal life and boyfriend

After her role on The Queen was ended, she stepped out of the public eye because she had lost her uncle and her grandmother. The double death was a big blow to her family and a sharp learning curve for the young actress.

She is really free to talk to the public about her personal life except for her relationship status. She might be seeing someone, her boyfriend to be specific, but because of the uncertainty of nowadays relationships, she prefers to keep her love life private. [ ³]

Celeste enjoys traveling and has visited Thailand, Germany, Austria, Italy, and the United States, as well as Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia. She enjoys visiting historical sites and learning about the cultures of the places she has been.

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Tina Jaxa Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Tina Jaxa who is a South African actress was born on 27 October 1970 in Cape Town, Western Cape Province in South Africa. She is best known for playing the role of Lorraine Dhlomo in the SABC3 soapie drama Isidingo. She also appeared in several films including Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, Oddball Hall and The Bird Can’t Fly.

In the 2013 romantic thriller film Of Good Report, she earned an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film. From 2015 to 2016, Jaxa played May Gumede opposite Mxolisi Majozi and Clementine Mosimane in the critically acclaimed e.tv original telenovela series Gold Diggers. For the part, she won a South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) for Best Actress.

Biography Facts

Full name: Albertina Jaxa
Gender: Female
Date of birth: October 27, 1970
Place of birth: Cape Town, Western Cape Province
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress
TV Shows: Isidingo, Gold Diggers, Generations
Films: Tarzan: The epic Adventures, Oddball Hall, Of Good Report
Years Active: 1993 to present
Spouse: Prosper Mkwaiwa (m. 2000; div. 2015)
Children: 2

Early life of Albertina Tina Jaxa

She was born Albertina Jaxa on October 27, 1970 in Cape Town, Western Cape Province in South Africa. She is professionally known as Tina Jaxa in film credits. Growing up in Cape Town, Tina seemed to have fallen in love with drama and arts and she has never looked back. There is no information on where Albertina Jaxa obtained basic or tertiary education or acting training to be the professional person she is today.

Acting career of Tina Jaxa

Tina began her career in 1993 when she landed a role as Priscilla Mthembu in SABC1 soapie drama Generations. Then in 1998, after several seasons on Generations, she left the show and joined the SABC3 soapie Isidingo to play Lorraine Dhlomo. In 2000, after three years on Isidingo she left the show after a protracted row with line producer Lynn Chasan and took over the role of Eve Sisulu in “Madam and Eve” from Motshabi Tyelele, from the second season onwards.

In 2004, she retured to Isidingo to resume her role on the drama. After that she landed other television and theatre roles including Skewe Sirkel, (directed by Marthinus Basson); Rygrond, (directed by Charles Fourie); and Soweto, (directed by Phyllis Klotz). Her other television roles include appearing in Khululeka, 7de Laan, Charlie Jade, The Final Verdict, Montana, Stokvel, Shreds and Dreams, and the second season of Intersexions, appearing as a guest. [ ¹]

2015 to 2021 Tina Jaxa acting career

From 2015 to 2016, Jaxa starred as May Gumede in the critically acclaimed e.tv original telenovela series Gold Diggers, alongside Mxolisi Majozi, Clementine Mosimane, Menzi Ngubane, Keneilwe Matidze, and Mpho Sibeko, for which she won a South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) for Best Actress. In 2016 alone, Tina played a starring role in Isikizi, a Mzansi Magic xhosa drama. For her role in this Xhosa drama, Isikizi, she was nominated for SAFTA for Best supporting actress in a TV drama.

She also played a supporting role as Nokulunga Radebe in e.tv soapie opera Ashes to Ashes alongside Patrick Shai and Nyaniso Dzedze in 2016. In June 2017 she debuts on e.tv soapie Rhythm City in the role of Andiswa, a small-time criminal involved with David Genaro ( Jamie Bartlett). In 2019 , Jaxa appeared as Noma in the SABC 1 popular comedy-drama Makoti.

Then in November 2021, Tina announced that she was back on small screens and she was going to play Nomvula on the e.tv medical drama Durban Gen. She made her debut appearance on 24 November 2021 as the mother of an intern Dr Jack (by Yola Plaatjie) and she was described as a no-nonsense woman, who gets things done. [ ²]

Movies where Tina Jaxa appeared on

During her career, Jaxa has appeared in films such as Oddball Hall. (1990), The Bird Can’t Fly. (2007), I Now Pronounce You Black and White. (2010), Of Good Report. (2013), Beyond Return and Wedding. (2016). She won an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film in the 2013 romantic thriller film, Of Good Report.

Marriage to Prosper Mkwaiwa

In 2000 Jaxa married engineer Prosper Mkwaiwa in a lavish ceremony held at Usambara Wedding Village, near Krugersdorp, which reportedly cost R300,000. The couple later divorced after 15 years of marriage in 2015. The couple had two children together: older son Leeroy Mkwaiwa, and son Farai.

Tina, in 2016, was dating a man who is younger than her by 10 years and she didn’t want to review his age. Three years later it became public that she was dating ab actor Fuzile Mahamba, who’s eight years her junior, are happier than they’ve ever been. There is no clear evidence that Fuzile is the man who Tina was dating in 2016. But it was clear that when Tina showed Mzansi that she was dating a junior she was ready to get married to him. [ ³]

Controversy

In 2015, Jaxa was embroiled in a legal battle with Tina Dlangwana (Mkwaiwa’s second wife) over who was the rightful spouse, just weeks after her ex-husband Prosper Mkwaiwa died. According to the Sunday Sun, Tina Mkwaiwa (Prosper’s traditional wife) is Makwaiwa’s mother and the family’s only legitimate daughter-in-law.

Tina was still legally married to Mkwaiwa in the community of property when he died on January 31, 2015. Despite the fact that they had been separated for more than a decade, she was named executrix of the estate. Mkwaiwa was a shareholder in PulaNala Mining and Energy, according to Jaxa, but the consortium did not pay Mkwaiwa’s half of the dividends.

So she went to the company to claim over R1.4-million of Mkwaiwa’s estate, allegedly as directed by Sasol and other shareholders. But she was denied those dividends because the company claimed that her late husband was fired before his death for fraud. [⁴ ]

Jaxa was allegedly assaulted by her then 19-year-old son, according to the Daily Sun in February 2015. The actress, according to the tabloid, filed two assault charges against her son after he attempted to physically harm her when she refused to give him money.

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Natasha Sutherland Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Natasha Sutherland is a South African actress, motivational speaker and author. She is best known for playing Layla McKenzie in e.tv soapie opera Scandal!. She also starred in other famous television serials such as Tarzan: Epic Adventures, Egoli: Place of Gold and Operation Delta Force.

Biography Facts

Full name: Natasha Sutherland
Gender: Female
Date of birth: November 20, 1970
Place of birth: Durban, KwaZulu Natal Province
Nationality: South Africa
Occupation: Actress, Motivational Speaker, Author
TV Shows: Scandal, Honeytown, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Years Active: 1991 to present
Spouse: Steve Hofmeyr (m. 1998–div. 2008)
Parents: Geoffrey Sutherland (father), Kenlynn Sutherland (mother)

Early life of Natasha Sutherland

Natasha Sutherland was born on November 20, 1970 in the city of Durban, KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa. She was born to two choreographers, Geoffrey Sutherland and Kenlynn Sutherland (formally Ashby). She grew up in Durban and apart from that nothing much is known about her childhood.

But in her childhood, her parents used to take her to Sai Woo in Johannesburg and there were all these beautiful pictures on the wall with Chinese lettering. Her mother is a good storyteller and Natasha grew up to love story telling as well.

“When I was little my folks used to take me to the Sai Woo in JHB and there were all these beautiful pictures on the wall with Chinese lettering and my mom – a brilliant storyteller (and obvious fibber), pretended she could read the writing and she’d tell us the stories whilst we ate. I love food and love stories, so this was a match made in heaven!” She said. [ ¹]

Acting career of Natasha Sutherland

She began her career in 1991, with roles in numerous musical theatre productions including Good Vibrations (directed by Themi Venturas for the now-defunct performing arts council NAPAC), Spring Awakening and Jesus Christ Superstar, which had musical direction by her father, Geoffrey Sutherland. Natasha continued to work in theatre and film, whilst doubling as a brand ambassador for various companies.

Television career of Natasha Sutherland

She made her television debut in 1992, as a presenter on the children’s show Kideo. In 1994, she landed the role of Carrie in the SABC drama series Honeytown, which is based in the music industry. The next year, she returned for a second season. She also participated in the SABC drama series The Uninvited Guest in 1995, and went on to star in a number of other programs such as Sinbad, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, and Golden City Dreams.

In 1997, she was cast as Sam Ryan in the M-Net soap Egoli: Place of Gold for its sixth season. So she lasted six seasons on the show before leaving in 2003. She guest starred in an episode of the SABC2 police procedural series Zero Tolerance (Season 2, Episode 4) on July 29, 2004, after leaving Egoli. She was cast in the recurring role of Rosie Waxman on M-soap Net’s opera The Wild in 2011, making her debut in Season 1, Episode 54. (which aired on 16 June, 2011).

She landed the lead role of Layla McKenzie on the e.tv soap opera Scandal! the following year. She has been on the show ever since, with the exception of a few brief hiatuses. On July 12, 2020, Natasha was a member of a Scandal! team that competed against a Rhythm City team in an episode of the e.tv game show Family Feud South Africa. In the M-Net drama series Lioness, she plays Megan, Sam’s (Shannon Esra) sister-in-law and Jason’s (Frank Rautenbach) wife who hails from a political family, in 2021.

Natasha Sutherland is a book writer and a publisher

In 2009, she published the motivational book Bittersweet, which was inspired by her marriage and divorce. She also wrote a sequel called Fairytale and a children’s book called Green & Blue. In 2010, she was the first guest on Melanie Bala’s talk show Let’s Chat… with Mel, where she discussed the book Bittersweet. [ ²]

Personal life of Natasha Sutherland

Natasha Sutherland was married singer and actor Steve Hofmeyr (Steve Hofmeyr) in 1998, divorcing him in 2008. [ ³] She divorced him acrimoniously citing Steve’s 10-year relationship with fitness instructor Janine van der Vyver.^[4]The couple has two sons: Benjamin and Sebastian.

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Maps Maponyane Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Maps Maponyane is a South African actor, fashion designer, and model. That’s not all. Maps has immersed himself in a lot of professions, and his occupation cannot be boiled down to just one thing. Aside from being a celebrity, Maps is also a businessman, a philanthropist, and a voice-over artist. His friends often joke that they don’t know “exactly” what Maps does for a living.

Personal Life

Who Is Maps Maponyane?

Maps Maponyane whose real name is Masego Maponyane was born on the 16 of March 1990. Maps grew up in the Soweto township near Johannesburg.

Maps had a stutter as a child and because of his stuttering, he was teased in school and would often lash out and retaliate by bullying his peers.

He went through speech therapy and got into the habit of reading aloud to himself. This is what helped him overcome his stutter.

Real name:

Masego Maponyane

Occupation:

Actor, Fashion Designer, Model

Birthday:

16 March 1990

Nationality:

South African

Star sign:

Pisces

Birth place:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Height:

5’9 or 1.8 metres

Children:

N/A

Net Worth:

$16 million or 248.7 million

Maps Maponyane’s Schooling

Maps Maponyane’s biography shows that he finished his schooling at St. John’s College. He then went to Wits University where he got a degree in Media Studies with French and English as his majors.

Maps Maponyane’s Career

At the age of 12, Maps Maponyane wowed everyone with his fabulous football skills. Perhaps, it was not a surprise considering that his father Marks Maponyane was a professional footballer.

However, young Maps chose a different career path. At the age of 16, he landed his first job as an MC and this was the catalyst to his entertainment career.

A year after he finished high school in 2008, Maps started modelling. He attended a couple of auditions and finally landed a modelling gig.

Many more came and Maps slowly got his place in the limelight. Soon after this, he was offered a supporting role in a popular South African drama – Rockville.

In 2015, Maps landed a lead role in a South African comedy series The Real Jozi A-Listers. Simultaneously, Maps built a name for himself in the business world as well.

He has been the director of many firms such as J.Laurence, GM & Ahrens, Tuta-Me, and NicheStream. He is also the brand ambassador for Investec Private Bank and the CEO of Mentor Feed.

In the same year, Maps Maponyane’s movie Tell Me Sweet Something was released. His co-star was Nomzamo Mbatha. The two had undeniable chemistry both on and off the screen, and soon Nomzamo became Maps Maponyane’s girlfriend.

Maps has also presented a couple of television shows like Top Billing and Win A Home.

Maps Maponyane’s Business

Maps opened a burger joint named Buns Out in 2019. His eatery received rave reviews and was recommended by celebrity chef Lorna Maseko.

2020, it was listed as the best burger joint in the world by Bloomberg within just five months of operation.

Maps Maponyane’s Relationships

Who Is Maps Maponyane Dating?

Maps Maponyane is South Africa’s most eligible bachelor. That noted he’s had his fair share of romantic affairs with his co-actor Nomzamo Mbatha and was allegedly involved with Boity Thulo.

PinterestMaps and Nomzamo dated for a few years. Although the couple was very much in love, they kept their relationship away from the public eye. They even went so far as to say that they were “just friends.”

In 2018, allegations that Maps was cheating on Nomzamo surfaced. Nomzamo was crushed and expressed her disbelief in Maps’ betrayal.

However, Maps denied all allegations and swore that he would never do such a thing. The two eventually broke up but ended things on good terms as they still maintain an amicable relationship.

After he broke up with Nomzamo, rumours went around that Maps Maponyane dated Nadia Jaftha and later Boity Thulo. Maps and Boity were allegedly very close and supportive of each other.

They were seen together many times and their social media activity suggested that the two spent a lot of time together. Maps’ mother even approved of Boity and showered her with love and compliments and sent her gifts.

However, neither Maps nor Boity confirmed the rumours.

Maps Maponyane’s Family

Who Is Maps Maponyane’s Father?

Maps Maponyane’s father is soccer star Marks Maponyane. Marks Maponyane played for the soccer club Kaizer Chiefs. He is the only South African soccer player who has won the title “Footballer of the Year” three times.

However, Maps was careful not to disclose this to people when he went on auditions as he wanted to make a name for himself and did not want to be given any favours because of his father.

TwitterMaps Maponyane’s mother, Sylvia Maponyane, is Maps’ hero. She is a well-educated lady with four degrees and the two share a very special relationship.

Sylvia’s oldest son Katlego Maponyane (Maps Maponyane’s brother), is a well-known snowboarder. Apart from Katlego, there are no other known siblings of Maps Maponyane.

Maps Maponyane lost his grandmother in 2020. He openly grieved for her in a heartfelt message.

Maps Maponyane’s Controversy

Maps Maponyane denied the cheating allegations that were levelled against him after he broke off his relationship with fellow actor Nomzamo Mbatha.

Maps Maponyane’s House

After a long day at work, Maps Maponyane retires to his luxurious home. He renovated it in 2019 and the results are stunning. Here are a few pictures for you.

Maps Maponyane’s Car

Maps Maponyane is a big fan of the German car maker Mercedez Benz. He owns a black Mercedes G-Wagon and a Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS 63 SUV.

Maps Maponyane’s Net Worth

Maps Maponyane’s net worth is estimated to be around $16 million or 248.7 million rands. He makes this through his career as a model, actor and television presenter.

Awards & Recognition

June 2015: YOU Magazine YOU Spectacular Most Stylish Male Celeb, Grazia Man Magazine Cover

May 2015: Fashion Times Weekly Cover

2014: Feather Awards Best Styled Male of the Year

2014: YOU Most Stylish Male Nominee

2013/2014: Joop! Homme Ambassador

2013: SA Style Award – Most Stylish Model/Media Personality

2013: House and Style Leisure Rising Star

2013: Sowetan Mzansi’s Sexiest Top 12

2013: Cosmo SA Sexiest Man

2013/2015: Vuzu 10 Over 10 #1 Sexiest Man

2013: GQ’s Cool 35 Guys Under 35

2011: GQ’s Best Dressed Men List and the youngest nominee

Social Media

Maps Maponyane’s Instagram: @mmaponyane

Maps Maponyane’s Twitter: @MapsMaponyane

Q&A

Who is Maps Maponyane?

Maps Maponyane is a South African actor, fashion designer, and model who was voted twice by Cosmo as the sexiest man in South Africa.

How old is Maps Maponyane?

Born on the 16 of March 1990, Maps Maponyane is 32.

Who is Maps Maponyane’s father?

Maps Maponyane’s father is former soccer star Marks Maponyane. Marks played for Kaizer Chiefs and is the only South African soccer player who has won the title “Footballer of the Year” three times.

Who is Maps Maponyane dating?

Maps Maponyane has been linked to several women. He previously dated Nomzamo Mbatha and after their breakup, he was linked with Boity Thulo and Nadia Jaftha.

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Busisiwe Xaba Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Born 15 May 1992, Busisiwe Xaba is a South African model and actress. She is famous for her role of Palesa on the SABC1’s Generations the Legacy.

Full name: Busisiwe Xaba
Birthday: 15 May 1992 (29 years as of 2021)
Birth Place: Winchester Hills, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Occupation: Actress, Youth pastor, Entrepreneur
Education: Audio-Visual Communication (University of Johannesburg)
Height: 1.61m
Nationality: South African

Early life of Busisiwe Xaba

Busisiwe Xaba was born on the 15th May 1992, in Winchester Hills, in Joburg. Xaba was raised a born again Christian and remains in the faith. Growing up, she attended the National school of arts and got her high school major in drama.

She was always into acting, she would usually entertain her family before night prayers. Little did she know how far that would take her in adulthood. Busisiwe graduated with a degree in Music Theatre at the University of Johannesburg.

Acting career in depth

Busisiwe Xaba used to be a presenter on the SABC2 kids show Nature Excursion when she was a teenager.

She majored in Drama as a high school student at the National School of the Arts in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, where she graduated with honors in Music Theatre and Best Actress in her grade year of 2010.

She furthermore went on to study Audio-Visual Communication at the University of Johannesburg. But, due to financial constraints, she was unable to complete her studies. However, Xaba auditioned for a presenting job on Top Billing during her second year in 2012. Showcasing her ability to speak French fluently. She dropped out in her final year. And found herself as a video editor for SuperSport through Vision View Productions.

Moreover, in 2018, she was cast as Dimi in the SABC1 drama series Diamond City. The show, which starred Noxee Maqashalala, Angela Sithole, Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, Thabang Molaba, and Lehlohonolo Makoko, debuted on the channel on October 14, 2018. The following year, Busisiwe landed her breakout role as Palesa on the SABC1 soapie Generations: The Legacy. Palesa is Lerato’s (Candice Modiselle) older sister who is determined to stand on her own

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Exploitation in the industry

While most desire to be in the big screens, it is not as easy. Numerous actors and actresses especially have come out of hiding with exploitation in the industry. And, Xaba is one of them. She explained how desperation in the youth leads to their exploitation. However, she herself said she wouldn’t fall victim to such indecencies. Hypothetically because of her faith. Moreover, the temptation of it as she said is pretty illusive and inevitable.

However, she did mention how hard it was even for herself when she was starting out. In fact, according to Xaba, there were days when she was only paid R150 to appear on set. However, Busisiwe is grateful to her faith. And says it kept her from falling victim to obscene endeavours to get up the ladder.

Controversies: Leaving Generations the Legacy

After leaving Generations the Legacy, it was claimed that she had left due to her convictions. Sources claimed that Xaba was unhappy with her storyline as a prostitute in the drama. Xaba herself has not publicly denied the assertions and the source was an insider. It is impossible to determine the truth of the matter. However, other sources claim she was simply fired for not being to square with the character at hand.

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