It is society’s unanimous assumption that sex can never be forced on a man, and it is this inaccurate assumption that stood between Teddy and justice. When your own mother doubts your cry for justice, what chance do you stand in convincing a panel of strangers of your injury? Sonto gets cold feet When Sonto …
As one person dies, somewhere else a newborn babe takes its first breath, as one person comes to terms with rape and sexual abuse, another celebrates an impending marriage. That is the nature of life; joy and heartbreak, death and life, sickness and health. I did not rape Teddy When Melusi confronted Miss Manzi about …
It was a letter meant for the eyes of Principal Dlamini, played by Zolisa Xaluva, but Langa read it instead. After learning Teddy’s painful secret, Langa urged him to report Miss Manzi – real name Sihle Ndaba – for rape. But Teddy refused, out of both shame and fear that nobody would believe him. Threatening …
The story of Teddy (real name Sicelo Buthelezi) takes me back to high school. The toilet walls were teeming with graffiti which featured teen sexual fantasies. The names of teachers appeared over and over again on badly drawn caricatures of people engaging in lewd sexual acts. Boys stared when the French teach walked down the …
Have you ever sought the help of a friend, and then the friend sends you right back to the same trouble from which you wish to escape? Last week, Miss Manzi and Teddy’s indecent fraternisation continued to hog the limelight on Gomora. But now, the secret is out. Teddy fails his driving test Principal Melusi …
I knew a couple of sexual predators — true story. Just like Miss Manzi, these predators were school teachers and the technique of grooming targets is exactly the same. I knew real life sexual predators, except back then my teenaged eyes were too naïve to see, too trusting to identify them for what they were; …
Do you remember that high school teacher who was the fantasy of teenage boys and girls? School kids rushed to carry the teacher’s books to the car park, and detention was something you looked forward to if the heartthrob teacher was on duty. When the teacher of your dreams accidentally brushed a passing hip against …
South Africa’s most-watched soapie Uzalo aired a one-hour TV special this past Friday. The main plotline for the episode revolved around the funeral ceremony of the late characters MaNzunza (Leleti Khumalo) and Smangele (Sihle Ndaba). The hour-long episode was filmed a month ago on 16 January 2018 to air a special TV for the killed off …
Former Uzalo actress Sihle Ndaba has joined the cast of stage production King Kong – The Musical. Sihle takes the role of “Petal” for the final extension of the show which is now to 4 March. “I am absolutely thrilled to be a part of such an iconic show. I first learned about King Kong …
Uzalo is set to air an hour-long TV special of the funeral service of popular characters Manzuza played by Leleti Khumalo and Smangele played by Sihle Ndaba on SABC1 on February 16, 2018. The two characters were both recently killed and will soon get their on-screen send-off. Drum Magazine got a sneak peak at the …