WikiMzansi is South Africa's free online information resource profiling the continent's prominent leaders. 
WikiMzansi is South Africa's free online information resource profiling the continent's prominent leaders.
Vusi Khumalo, From the tender age of five, Vusi Khumalo knew that he was born to be a musician. To the young lad jazz was a passion rooted deeply inside his soul. Already at that age, Vusi listened to the best of the jazz musicians and entertainers of that era. Amongst his peers, Vusi was… read more »
Koketso Mophuting is a television actress on one of South Africa‘s hit television shows, which has led to her becoming a household name. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the African Film and Drama Academy. There, she worked on honing her craft in preparation for a career on and off screen. She has… read more »
Vincent Bones – a former homeless street kid roaming for discarded left-overs in the streets of Sunnyside, Pretoria – is the winner of Idols 2014, South Africa. In a resurgent season which lured 24,3m votes Vincent Bones from Pietermaritzburg won the popular vote when he was announced the winner in the 10th season’s live finale… read more »
Jakobus Johannes Wiese, better known as Kobus Wiese, born 16 May 1964 in Paarl (South Africa), is a former South African rugby union player who played at lock for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1996. Jakobus Johannes Wiese played in the South African provincial Currie Cup for the Golden Lions… read more »
Vicky Sampson is the magical voice behind ‘Afrikan Dream’ – the song that inspired a nation and a continent when she sung it at the opening and closing ceremonies of the African Cup of Nations Football Competition that was held in South Africa in 1996. The song has won her Best Song, courtesy of East… read more »
With the demand of schoolKhanyi Mbau then had to focus on her education. In 2004 she landed a role on the popular drama series Soul City as Katlego – a popular Soweto girl. After the tragic shooting of Lindiwe Cibi, who played Doobsie on the popular series called Muvhango, she then went onto the biggest… read more »
Vernon Barnard was born with glaucoma that left him blind by the age of 6, despite having 16 operations in an attempt to save his eyesight. Despite his disability, Barnard has led a full life, competing internationally in blind cricket matches and now as a contestant on The Voice: South Africa, where his soulful audition… read more »
Khanyi Dhlomo was named most influential woman in South African Media by The Media Magazine in 2003 and made the 2011 Forbes list of 20 Young Power Women in Africa. Khanyi Dhlomo’s biography is anything but ordinary. In 1995, when she was just 20 and a journalism student at the University of Witwatersrand, she made… read more »
Verity is a singer and songwriter with a difference. Set on becoming a psychologist, she was surprised in her first year at university when she was inspired to write song lyrics sitting on Noordhoek beach on her twentieth birthday. She says it is the best gift she has ever been given, although very daunting and… read more »
Kgomotso Christopher is a South African actress and voice artist best known for her starring role as Katlego Sibeko, the cunning and manipulative wife of a mining tycoon, on the SABC3 soap opera Isidingo. Kgomotso has also starred as Nox Madondo, a frustrated wife and HIV/ AIDS activist, in the e.tv drama series 4Play: Sex… read more »
Verd Eatonis what’s known in the music industry parlance as a breakout artist. His stunning debut solo EP “STILL LUV U” has been play listed on over 100 radio stations countrywide, achieving numerous number one placing over a diverse range of radio categories. His song “BABY” and “BE MY QUEEN” became one of the biggest… read more »
Born and raised in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, Karabo Mogane is the winner of South African Idols Season 11 2015 Competition. He is the eighth and last born child of a family of two older brothers and five sisters. Karabo has shown the most dramatic turnaround in this season of Idols SA, which has opened a lot… read more »
Julia Stuart is a presenter at SuperSport. She specializes in football but is also one of the journalists on SuperSport Blitz and so has a handle on all sporting codes. Julia is in her fourth year at the broadcaster and her list of highlights include co-host of the now defunct Monday Night Football, pitchside presenter… read more »
Vanessa Palm’s singing has travelled an interesting road starting at an early age when her mother discovered that her 5 year old daughter had the ability to hold a harmony! As soon as she could join the school choir, she did so with gusto and was immediately spotted as a soloist, and spent the remainder… read more »
Recognised as a host on the Top Billing show, Jonathan has a lot of experience behind the camera too. He started his career by acting, writing and directing theatre. Jonathans script for the Quickies Film Festival was picked out of 5 000 to be produced and screened at art cinemas across South Africa, and was… read more »