Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube

Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube
Born 1985 (age 32–33)
Johannesburg, South Africa
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  • Television
Years active 2007–present
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Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube (born 1985) is a South African television actor and producer, daughter of former President, Jacob Zuma and African National Congress (ANC) politician Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and daughter-in-law to Zimbabwean United Movement for Democratic Change politician Welshman Ncube.[1][2] In 2015 and 2016, various national newspapers alleged that Zuma benefitted unduly from nepotism through contracts of R167 million from the SABC and R8 million from the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality for Uzalo, a telenovela produced by Stained Glass Productions, a television production company which she co-owns with Kopedi Pokane.[3][4]

Early life

Zuma-Ncube was born in 1985. In 2007, she graduated from AFDA with a Live Performance degree. Sindiswa, a graduation film in which she played a role, was nominated for the Student Academy Awards (Student Oscars) in Hollywood.[1] She met her husband, Wesley Ncube, while she was studying in Cape Town, and married him at the end of 2008.[5]

Career

Gugulethu has appeared in several television shows, including Interrogation Room, SABC3's Isidingo,[6] and E.tv's Rhythm City.[7][8]

It's for Life

Through Nyenyedzi Productions, which she co-owns with her sisters Nokuthula Nomaquawe and Thuthukile Zuma, she co-produced and acted in Mzansi Magic's It’s for Life, a 2011 sitcom about four 20-somethings who find a squatter in their house.[6][9] Their father promoted the series through his official presidential Twitter account, for which he received criticism.[10][11]

Uzalo

Zuma-Ncube also co-owns Stained Glass Productions with Kobedi "Pepsi" Pokane, through which they co-produced Uzalo, a soapie, for the SABC1 channel.[12] It aired five days per week, Monday to Friday, and was the second-most popular television show in South Africa, behind Mzansi Magic's Isibaya telenovella, with which it was intended to compete.[13]

The first season, which aired in 2015, cost R50 million,[13] and was filmed and produced in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal,[12] where it received R8 million from the ANC-led local municipal government.[8] The Democratic Alliance accused the local municipality of patronage for funding the private production, noting that there would be no government oversight of the spending and that the money could have helped less established entertainment businesses instead.[14][15]

The TV series was caught in controversy when then-SABC CEO Hlaudi Motsoeneng intervened in a decision not to renew the series, deciding instead to commission another three seasons for around R167 million, an amount with which "the SABC could produce about 20 programmes".[16] Stained Glass Productions were accused of political interference with the procurement processes of the SABC, which the co-producers denied, claiming that they "did everything by the book" and that they received no "special treatment".[17][18][19]

Politics

In 2011, she volunteered at Luthuli House, the ANC's headquarters, with her sister Thuthukile.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "So who are Zuma's 22 children?". Parent. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ↑ Peta, Basildon (2008-12-20). "Zuma's daughter marries into Zimbabwe politics". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. ↑ http://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/1340408/did-anc-lose-votes-because-of-uzalo-zumas-daughter-explains/
  4. ↑ http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Funding-for-Zumas-daughters-soapie-debated-20150623
  5. ↑ Smook, Ella (2008-12-18). "Zuma, Ncube wedding goes ahead". IOL. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  6. 1 2 3 "Zuma's daughters spark job controversy". The Star. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  7. ↑ Thangevelo, Debashine (2014-03-17). "Soap star Zuma-Ncube finds her rhythm". IOL. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  8. 1 2 Bambalele, Patience (2015-02-07). "'Uzalo' hope for Zuma". Sowetan LIVE. Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  9. ↑ Pauw, Jacques; van der Merwe, Jeanne (27 July 2014). "Jacob Zuma's family empire". City Press. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "When President Zuma endorsed his daughter's TV show". DispatchLIVE. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  11. ↑ Smith, David (2014-07-29). "Jacob Zuma accused of nepotism after giving daughter ministry position". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  12. 1 2 Roets, Adriaan (2015-01-18). "When blood is forever". The Citizen. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  13. 1 2 Blignaut, Charl; Sithole, Siyabonga (2015-01-19). "Zuma's daughter caught up in TV show drama". Channel. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  14. ↑ "DA condemns KZN's R5 Million cash injection into Uzalo". South African Broadcasting Corporation. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  15. ↑ Khoza, Amanda (2015-06-23). "President Zuma's daughter gets R5m subsidy for SABC Durban soapie - Uzalo". BizNews. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  16. ↑ wa Afrika, Mzilikazi (2016-07-10). "Hlaudi's R167m Zuma TV deal". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  17. ↑ "Uzalo producers dispute R167 million deal: We are getting R14,000 a minute". Times LIVE. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  18. ↑ "Uzalo creators: 'We did everything by the book' on Hlaudi intervention". 702. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  19. ↑ Madibogo, Julia (2016-07-11). "President Zuma's daughter shares her side of the Uzalo story". Times LIVE. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
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