According to Phil Mphela on Twitter, the multi-award winning actress will play the role of Inyoni, a counsel leader and midwife in the epic drama series King Shaka. Her role will be recurring.
The River’s leading lady Sindi Dlathu has bagged a role in the internationally produced Shaka Zulu series that is set to start filming this month, October.
Mphela said the series will be fully shot in South Africa in the Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) province, where King Shaka was born and will air on Showtime.
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KING SHAKA HIRES 1000 + LOCALS
According to The futon Critic, the Propagate and Hill District Media invested in the local people of KwaZulu-Natal province where the series will be shot by hiring them.
The jobs they were hired for include “all facets of the production, including cast, crew, performers and craftspeople.
They are also working closely with the KZN Film Commission and with career-building training programs such as SA Film Academy and the Academy of Creative Excellence to provide production internships.
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WHAT THE SERIES IS ABOUT
The series tells the story of King Shaka’s unlikely rise to power and how he united multiple tribes across Africa.
According to The Futon Critic, in the series Shaka is a visionary that is prophesied that he will become a powerful king. He fights battles that test the body.
The King has to conquer a lot of things to prove the type of King he is set to be. House of Zwide’s Warren Masemola will play Shaka’s friend Magazwa, while Thapelo Mokoena will star as Qwabe leader Gendeyana. King Shaka will be played by the the British Charles Babalola.
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Meanwhile the official trailer for the Mzansi Magic Shaka series, Shaka Ilembe has been officially released.
The drama series is set in the 1700s and tells the story of the making of the iconic African king, Senzangakhona with iterations from his early childhood through to adulthood.
Mzansi Magic viewers however expressed their dissapointment when themes of nudity were the most prominent. They were worried that they may not be able to watch the series with their children and older generations.
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South Africans expressed their excitement over Sindi bagging the role even though some were shocked to learn that the King Shaka Showtime series was an American production.