Emmanuel Tjiya

Johannesburg

Editor-in-Chief at Sowetan

Editor-in-chief @SowetanMag ✍🏾 | Award-winning culture reporter 📰 | Bestselling author of Dinner at Somizi’s: I Am Not a Chef 📚 | #Sowetan40xNetflix

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Final curtain call for Muvhango after 28 years

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Trailblazing Tshivenda soapie Muvhango is set to end after 28 years on August 8, SABC confirmed in a statement on Wednesday. The brainchild of Duma ka Ndlovu (Word of Mouth Productions) aired its first episode on SABC2 on April 7 1997. The long-running 9pm daily drama introduced viewers to fan-favourite characters Edward, Catherine, Doobsie, Doris, Chief Azwindini, Thandaza, James, Mulalo and KK.
Presley Chweneyagae was the epitome of God given talent - Phathu Makwarela

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

The River co-creator Phathutshedzo Makwarela has described late actor Presley Chweneyagae as the “epitome of God given talent”. News of Chweneyagae’s death at the age of 40 broke on Tuesday morning. Makwarela’s Tshedza Pictures produced The River and its spin-off series Cobrizi, where Chweneyagae played fan-favourite character Thuso “Cobra” Mokoena. The role won him a prestigious SA Film and Television Award (Safta) twice. “Presley was one of a generation. He was the epitome of God-given talent.
Tsotsi star Presley Chweneyagae dies at 40

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Tsotsi actor Presley Chweneyagae has died at age 40, his manager Nina Morris Lee confirmed in a statement. Chweneyagae played the titular role in the Oscar-winning local film in 2005. He was also known for his award-winning performance as Thuso "Cobra" Mokoena in daily drama The River. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved actors, Presley Chweneyagae, at the age of 40,” the statement read from his agency.
Jenna Clifford, 65, succumbs to cancer

2 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Renowned local jewellery designer Jenna Clifford has died at 65 after a battle with cancer, her family confirmed in a statement. Her three daughters, Shayna, Chanelle and Summer, confirmed in a joint statement that Clifford died on Tuesday night, surrounded by her family and close friends. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share that our beloved mother, Jenna Clifford, has passed away. Earlier this year, mom was diagnosed with cancer at an advanced stage,” the family said in a statement.
Caribbean couture hits G-Star Raw

3 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh. The morning after fashion’s biggest night, the Met Gala, I jump on a virtual call with Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter, the visionaries behind Dutch label Botter. A few days earlier they were named creative directors for G-Star Raw’s premium collections.
Style diary: Denim with balls

3 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Dear Ribane perform in separates from G-Star Raw x Walter van Beirendonck. “Naked dressing” might be banned at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival in Italy – sending shock waves through baddies – but fear not, I have found the covetable winter items to not only keep warm, but look stylish too. Welcome to my winter style diary. The first entry is denim, thanks to the G-Star Raw x Walter van Beirendonck collection.
Medical emergency sees Dean Cole drop out of comedy festival

1 month ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Deon Cole will no longer be headling the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival. American comedian Deon Cole has dropped out as the headliner for the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival taking place this weekend in Johannesburg. According to a statement released by organisers on Wednesday morning, the Black-ish and Average Joe actor has “withdrawn due to an unforeseen medical emergency”.
Get ready to put Helen Zille on the griller for a good roast

2 months ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Some of Mzansi’s leading A-listers will get a chance to take aim at politician Helen Zille with unfiltered punchlines in her forthcoming comedy roast. The Roast of Helen Zille will be filmed for Showmax at the 2025 Laugh Africa Comedy Festival, set to stage from May 2 to May 4 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Joburg. “I say it like it is and I get roasted on social media and in the press all the time — so why not put it on the main stage?” Zille said in a statement.
Young Stunna takes off

2 months ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Amapiano star Young Stunna. “My first hundred thousand, I didn’t know what to do with it, I locked myself in my room in disbelief,” Young Stunna chuckles, reflecting on the first few months of his meteoric rise to fame. “I was like, ‘This is my first R100k, what am I going to do about it?’ I went crazy. I made my first million in my first year, it was crazy.”This was three years ago, after he’d been called to the house of amapiano pioneer Kabza De Small.
Teko Modise is keeping it real

2 months ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Emmanuel Tjiya

Football legend Teko Modise. Six years after hanging up his Cape Town City boots in 2019, football legend Teko Modise has reclaimed his mojo. These days, the 42-year-old, whose club career includes playing for Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, is no longer energised by pleasing demanding coaches, dealing with adoring fans, or securing lucrative contracts. Modise has found post-retirement success in fashion, broadcasting, and the boardroom.