Here’s What Rantebeng Makapan Who Played Thomas Mashaba in the Popular Soapie ‘Generations’ Has Been Up to

Here’s What Rantebeng Makapan Who Played Thomas Mashaba in the Popular Soapie ‘Generations’ Has Been Up to

  • Generations was a popular South African soapie that got all South Africans tuned to SABC 1 every weekday at 8 pm
  • The soapie, which premiered in the early '90s, stole the hearts of many viewers, and they fell in love with some of the original cast members
  • One such cast member was Rantebeng Makapan, who played media mogul Kenneth Mashaba's spoiled son Thomas Mashaba

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South Africans still wonder what happened to some of the original cast members of their all-time favourite soapie, Generations.

Although fans can still see some Generations stars, such as Connie Ferguson and Katlego Danke, on their screens, they still need to know what happened to others, such as the talented Rantebeng Makapan, who went under the radar soon after leaving the soapie.

Rantebeng Makapan, Thomas Mashaba, Generations
Rantebeng Makapan who is popular for playing Thomas Mashaba on 'Generations' is reportedly setting up his production company. Image: @MuvhangoSA and @officialtvsa
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What has Rantebeng Makapan been up to?

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The talented actor has been in the process of setting up his own production company, ZAlebs reports. According to the publication, Makapan made these comments during an interview in 2020.

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Makapan said he realised that he had a passion for content creation, and he wanted to make his much-anticipated return to the entertainment scene as a behind the scenes guy - although some fans wouldn't mind if the star did both. He said:

"I really want to be the guy that's behind the scenes, that's providing content. I discovered that there's a lot of space that I can fill. Besides that, I'm very much into network marketing."

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In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that Giant online streaming platform Showmax delivered with their telenovela The Wife. The show stole the hearts of many South Africans, and each week, the show and some of its cast members charted Twitter trends as peeps weighed in on the drama that was unfolding in the explosive series.

Briefly News listed names of some of the stars who became instant fan favourites thanks to their unmatched acting skills.

It is safe to say Bonko Khoza, who played the role of Mqhele Zulu, is talented. The star impressed fans with his ability to show his thug side when with his brothers and his soft and romantic side with his bae Hlomu.

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.