Nkhensani Manganyi
Nkhensani Manganyi is a South African born actress turned fashion designer.
Career
Her film acting credits include Legend of the Hidden City, Tarzan: The Epic Adventures and Kickboxer 5.
In 2000 Manganyi started the fashion house Stoned Cherrie.[1] The company developed a high profile in South Africa for its use of images of apartheid-era heroes as a recurring motif in its designs of T-shirts and cutaway tops.[2] One of the company's better-known t-shirt designs featured cover from the magazine Drum with the face of the anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko, murdered by the state security forces in 1977, whose face remains a powerful political symbol of the resistance movement to apartheid.[3]
In 2003 Manganyi was a judge on the South African run of the television series Popstars. She commented at the time: "In the past the criticism that (Pop Stars) is heavily American influenced could be relevant, but I think our new format has helped to change that.".[2]
References
- ^ "Africa Fashion Week – Day 1". Bella Naija. 2006-08-08.
- ^ a b Mariam Jooma (2003-10-14). "South African Protest Songs Find Different Themes". Boston Globe.
- ^ Simon Robinson (2004-04-11). "That's Kwaito Style". Time magazine.