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FROM THE KALAHARI TO OUR TV SCREENS 🇿🇦👑Treasure Tshabalala is a face that stretches across generations of South African ...
10/09/2026

FROM THE KALAHARI TO OUR TV SCREENS 🇿🇦👑

Treasure Tshabalala is a face that stretches across generations of South African entertainment.

He played Timothy Gumede in Nomzamo, the father of the title character, and appeared internationally as Timi in The Gods Must Be Crazy II. He also played Thozamile in Windprints, both films dating back to 1989.

Actor, radio personality and a familiar face for decades, Treasure Tshabalala has certainly earned his place among the faces we grew up watching. 🇿🇦❤️

Which Treasure Tshabalala role takes you back the furthest? 👇🏾

Popayi and Spinach are one of those old-school TV duos where seeing them together instantly brings back memories. 😂Kere ...
09/09/2026

Popayi and Spinach are one of those old-school TV duos where seeing them together instantly brings back memories. 😂

Kere Nyawo as Popayi and Thulani Didi as Spinach gave viewers a partnership full of humour, chemistry and the kind of back-and-forth that made them so entertaining to watch.

Some TV pairings simply stick with you, and these two are definitely one of them. 🇿🇦❤️

Who was your favourite, Popayi or Spinach? 😂👇🏾

THREE ROLES, ONE UNMISTAKABLE PRESENCE 🇿🇦👑Nthati Moshesh is one of those actresses who could move from drama to soapie t...
09/09/2026

THREE ROLES, ONE UNMISTAKABLE PRESENCE 🇿🇦👑

Nthati Moshesh is one of those actresses who could move from drama to soapie television and still completely own the screen.

She played Thandeka Ngubeni in Home Affairs, Melanie in Gaz’lam and Morongwe Molefe in Scandal!. TVSA also records Home Affairs as one of her best-known leading roles, while Gaz’lam and Scandal! added very different characters to an already impressive career.

Which Nthati Moshesh role do you remember first: Thandeka, Melanie or Morongwe? 👇🏾

Yizo Yizo gave us some unforgettable women, and these four were part of that powerful early era of the series.Zoe Cele, ...
09/09/2026

Yizo Yizo gave us some unforgettable women, and these four were part of that powerful early era of the series.

Zoe Cele, played by Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Grace Letsatsi, played by Nambitha Mpumlwana, and Zaza Sithole, played by Clementine Mosimane, were all part of Season 1. Maggie, played by Esmeralda Bihl, joined in Season 2.

Different characters, different stories, but all part of a show that became one of the defining dramas of its time.

Yizo Yizo fans, which of these four women do you remember most clearly? 👇🏾

Notizi played by Neziswa Kanju helped create the space for Bhuqa (played by Willie Thambo) and Zuziwe played by (Amanda ...
09/09/2026

Notizi played by Neziswa Kanju helped create the space for Bhuqa (played by Willie Thambo) and Zuziwe played by (Amanda Quwe) to spend time together. Zuziwe’s uncle thought Notizi was simply keeping her company, without realising those visits were helping a forbidden romance grow. 😂❤️

And we know where that love story went. Bhuqa, a Thembu, and Zuziwe, a Hlubi, continued seeing each other despite everything standing between them.

We have to give Notizi her flowers. 😂 Was she the ultimate wingwoman for Bhuqa and Zuziwe? 🇿🇦👇🏾

SHE WAS PROMISED TO NTABENI, BUT HER HEART WAS ELSEWHERE 🇿🇦❤️🔥Poor Ntabeni really never stood a chance. 😂Played by Lita ...
09/09/2026

SHE WAS PROMISED TO NTABENI, BUT HER HEART WAS ELSEWHERE 🇿🇦❤️🔥

Poor Ntabeni really never stood a chance. 😂

Played by Lita Makasi, Ntabeni was the man Zuziwe had been promised to. But Zuziwe, played by Amanda Quwe, had fallen in love with Bhuqa, and that forbidden relationship became the heart of the conflict in Aba Kwazidenge.

For Ntabeni, what was supposed to be his future marriage became part of a much bigger battle involving love, family expectations and the tension between the amaHlubi and abaThembu.

Be honest, were you Team Ntabeni or Team Bhuqa for Zuziwe? 😂❤️👇🏾

THE LAUGH, THE TIMING, THE PRESENCE... PURE JERRY PHELE 🇿🇦👑Jerry Phele is one of those performers whose face instantly t...
09/09/2026

THE LAUGH, THE TIMING, THE PRESENCE... PURE JERRY PHELE 🇿🇦👑

Jerry Phele is one of those performers whose face instantly takes you back to an era of South African television filled with unforgettable characters and unmistakable personalities.

From Thabang Mofokeng in Emzini Wezinsizwa to Tsepo in Stokvel and Morena in Skwizas, Phele built a career around warmth, humour and the kind of comic timing that made even the smallest moment memorable.

He never needed to force the joke. Sometimes the expression alone was enough. 😂🇿🇦

Which Jerry Phele character do you remember first: Thabang, Tsepo or Morena? 👇🏾

MAZWI HAD AN ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING 😂🇿🇦If you remember Mazwi from Ubambo Lwami, you already know the attitude that came w...
09/09/2026

MAZWI HAD AN ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING 😂🇿🇦

If you remember Mazwi from Ubambo Lwami, you already know the attitude that came with a line like this. 😂

Played by the late Menzi Ngubane, Mazwi became one of the characters that introduced South African audiences to the presence and personality Ngubane would later become famous for. Sometimes it was the dialogue, sometimes it was the facial expression, and sometimes Mazwi simply had to look at somebody for you to know trouble was coming. 😂🔥

“Yimina oshaya isigcingci, nina nenzani?”
“S’yadantsa.” 😭😂

Who remembers this Mazwi moment? And what other Mazwi line should we bring back next? 👇🏾

FIVE CHARACTERS WHO MADE TSHISA BURN 🔥🇿🇦Tshisa arrived on SABC1 in 2006 and threw viewers straight into the world of you...
09/09/2026

FIVE CHARACTERS WHO MADE TSHISA BURN 🔥🇿🇦

Tshisa arrived on SABC1 in 2006 and threw viewers straight into the world of youth culture, television, music, fame, relationships and the consequences of chasing the fast life.

Baksteen (Innocent Masuku), Bafana (Bongani Masondo), Vinolia (Manaka Ranaka), Precious (Enhle Mbali) and Speedy (Given Stuurman) were all part of that memorable world. Bafana was the young presenter and aspiring kwaito star, Vinolia was the determined producer behind the TV show, Precious became caught in the complicated relationship between Bafana and his brother Bheki, while Baksteen's journey eventually took him into a solo music career. Speedy was Ayanda's younger brother.

This was the kind of drama where fame, drugs, family and relationships could change everything from one episode to the next. 🔥📺

Tshisa fans, who was YOUR favourite out of these five: Baksteen, Bafana, Vinolia, Precious or Speedy? 👇🏾

THE FACE BEHIND AN UNFORGETTABLE LOVE STORY 🇿🇦❤️Before the years passed, Amanda Quwe was Zuziwe Langa, the young woman a...
08/09/2026

THE FACE BEHIND AN UNFORGETTABLE LOVE STORY 🇿🇦❤️

Before the years passed, Amanda Quwe was Zuziwe Langa, the young woman at the centre of one of Aba Kwazidenge’s defining stories.

Zuz­iwe was promised to Ntabeni, but her heart belonged to Bhuqa, a Thembu man. Their forbidden relationship crossed the divide between the amaHlubi and abaThembu and helped drive the conflict at the heart of the classic Xhosa drama.

Decades later, seeing Amanda Quwe beside the character so many viewers remember is pure nostalgia. 🇿🇦👑

When you look at Amanda Quwe today, do you still immediately see Zuziwe? ❤️👇🏾

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