Sthandiwe Kgoroge
Sthandiwe Kgoroge | |
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 in 2020 as Aunt Nomalenga in MTV Shuga | |
| Born | Sithandiwe Msomi 4 February 1972 Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Education | University of Natal |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Tony Kgoroge |
Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born Sithandiwe Msomi; 4 February 1972)[1] is a South Africa actor who was in Generations, series 5 and 7 of MTV Shuga and the mini-series MTV Shuga Alone Together, and the first series of Yizo Yizo.
Life
Kgoroge lived in Edmonton, Canada, from the age of five until she was ten.[2] She was educated at the University of Natal, where she graduated in drama.[3] She has said that she struggled with her self image, but eventually realised that her dark complexion was exactly right.[4]
She was 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.[3] She played twins in Generations[4] from 1999 to 2005.
She appeared in series 5 of MTV Shuga as Aunt Nomalenga and returned to the role for the mini-series MTV Shuga Alone Together, which highlighted the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic, on 20 April 2020.[5] During the series the characters talk to each other about life during the lockdown.[6] The mini-series is scheduled for 60 nights and its backers include the "Every Woman Every Child".[7] The series is based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire. All of the filming is done by the actors themselves,[5] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane and Mohau Cele.
Private life
She is married to actor Tony Kgoroge[3] and they have children. When faced with debt recovery in 2018, he asked that people ignore his and his wife's Instagram pages, say they were only "ordinary citizens".[8] He was facing loss of earnings because he was not being paid for repeat fees by some broadcasters.[8]
References
- ^ "TVSA profile".
- ^ "Last word - Sthandiwe Kgoroge". www.afropolitan.co.za. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ a b c "Sthandiwe Kgoroge | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ a b Zeeman, Kyle (10 April 2019). "Sthandiwe Kgoroge: Our parents thought if they told us we were beautiful we would get big headed". TimesLive. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Akabogu, Njideka (2020-04-16). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "MTV Shuga: Alone Together | Episode 7". 28 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ a b "Kgoroge lands up in court over debt". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2020-04-29.