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“Until the lion This online popularity also resulted in Moja In celebration of 25 years of democracy, we
Love TV commissioning two of her web series,
asked her what democracy mean to her and she
tells his side Judge Thenjiwe Khambule and Meet The said: “To me democracy means freedom to
participate in public life. It means to be allowed
Khambules, which are a hit with audiences.
of the story, Thenjiwe creates, writes, produces and stars in opportunities fairly, with being discriminated on
the tale of both sitcoms. Thenjiwe has also stared in two basis of race or gender. Today we enjoy freedom
to travel within our country and through-out the
international films, 10 Days in Sun City and The
the hunter Accidental Spy. world, and this was not the case in the olden
days. Our young people must truly appreciate

will always One of the unique secrets behind Thenjiwe’s this democracy for it has allowed them ability to
choose any career they wish to pursue. Before
success is her ability to adapt her unique
glorify the comedic personality to whatever this freedom, only career paths open to Africans
were being a teacher, policeman or
arena or environment she is working in. Her
hunter” being bilingual means she can policewoman or nurse. Today, we are
empowered to choose a government of our
entertain in both English and Zulu. Thenjiwe’s
unique style of humour appeals to a wide variety choice, our voices are heard when we complain.
of audiences. Her fresh, witty material is taken People of different races can freely love one
from observations of everyday life. Having lived, another and start families together.
studied and worked in the US and England and
travelled to more than 16 countries for both However, I think we need to think about limiting
work and holidays, she has a lot of funny, right to vote from rapists, those who
international experiences to share with her disadvantaged us in the past and other criminals.
audience. She has also created, written, It also worries me how little our youngsters
produced award-winning movies for know and understand the history of where we
Mzansi Magic: Vusikhaya, Umgcagco come from. I call on parents to put an extra
Wezinyembezi, and Angel. effort towards educating children about our
past. As parents we need to understand that
She also co-owns Site Et Sons Media “until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale
Productions with Zamo Ndlovu-Missie. The said of the hunter will always glorify the hunter”.
production has produced Judge Thenjiwe and Let us restore the culture of seeing our
Meet the Khambules which played on DSTV grandparents as a source of knowledge and
Chanel 157 every Saturday and Sunday in 2018. wisdom. We need to sit down and talk with them
Also in the same year, Thenjiwe won Comedian about who we are and translate the information
of the Year Award from Great Impact Award. to the young ones and, most importantly, record
Currently, the company is working on pre- our own stories. Also, let us learn from our sister
production of the Zambian version of Judge countries in and around Africa who got their
Thenjiwe for Zambian TV. And she’s back on freedom before us. Lastly, let us strive to keep
Imbewu on e.tv. spirit of ubuntu alive in our society because
that’s what defines us as Africans.
Thenjiwe is indeed an INK Achiever and she has
flown up high the flag of KwaMashu.

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