Sthandiwe Kgoroge

Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born Sithandiwe Msomi; 4 February 1972)^[1] is a South African actor who appeared in Generations, series 5 and 7 of MTV Shuga, the mini-series MTV Shuga Alone Together, and the first series of Yizo Yizo.

Sthandiwe Kgoroge
Born	Sithandiwe Msomi (1972-02-04) 4 February 1972 (age 53)
Nationality	South African
Education	University of Natal
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Tony Kgoroge

Life

Kgoroge lived in Edmonton, Canada, from age five to ten.^[2] She was educated at the University of Natal, where she graduated in drama.^[3] She has said that she struggled with her self image, but eventually realised that her dark complexion was exactly right.^[4]

She appeared in the first series of Yizo Yizo as Zoe Cele in 1999. She was recognised as the best supporting actress in a drama series for this role, and she received an Avanti Award.^[3] She played twins in Generations^[4] from 1999 to 2005.

She appeared in series 5 of MTV Shuga as Aunt Nomalenga and returned to the role for the mini-series MTV Shuga Alone Together, which highlighted the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic, on 20 April 2020.^[5] During the series the characters talk to each other about life during the lockdown.^[6] The mini-series is scheduled for 60 nights and its backers include the "Every Woman Every Child".^[7] The series is based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire. All of the filming is done by the actors themselves,^[5] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane and Mohau Cele.

Private life

Sthandiwe also known as "Sta" is married to actor Tony Kgoroge,^[3] and they have children. When faced with debt recovery in 2018, he asked that people ignore his and his wife's Instagram pages, saying they were only "ordinary citizens".^[8] He was facing a loss of earnings because he was not being paid for repeat fees by some broadcasters.^[8] Sta loves her church family and serves the Lord.