Actress Nomalanga Shozi Discusses Scoring a Lead Role of Amandla Zungu in ‘Black Gold’
- Award-winning TV personality Nomalanga Shozi has opened up about playing Amandla Zungu in Black Gold
- Shozi will star opposite award-winning South African actors Warren Masemola, Sello Maake KaNcube, and Dawn Thandeka King
- Social media users recently responded to the cast and trailer of the highly anticipated BET_Africa TV show
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TV personality and actress Nomalanga Shozi opens up about leading the cast of Mandla N's upcoming TV show Black Gold opposite former The Queen actress Nomsa Buthelezi.
Shozi portrays the character of Dawn Thandeka King's on-screen daughter, Amandla Zungu, in the upcoming BET_Africa telenovela.
The TV personality and actress reveals in an interview with Sunday World that Amandla isn’t just a character she plays, but a reflection of so many African women she's known.
"This role demanded every part of me, my craft, my courage, and my heart. I’m proud to stand in her shoes and tell a story that feels deeply ours. And it will resonate anywhere in the world,” says Shozi.
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Social media user @LeratoRSA shared the trailer of the TV show on X on Friday, 15 August 2025.
The highly anticipated novela will premiere on BET_Africa (Channel 129) on Monday, 18 August 2025 at 18:00. The show airs Monday to Thursday.
South Africans react to the cast of the upcoming TV show
@konkaEverybudde said:
"I wonder what character Warren will be playing because he's very good."
Jabu_Macdonald replied:
"This is motivational and a reflection of how greed and the love of money made us ruin our beautiful, rich land."
@Informally_Yaya said:
"I know better than to fall in love with a series on BET with a good cast. Fool me once, shame."
@siphe_skin wrote:
"This looks really interesting. I cannot wait to watch."
@baahlemsweli responded:
"The cast is looking great, I trust Mandla. Let's rally behind this show to get more viewership."
@Litha_Lethu11 replied:
"She’s going to kill her father for indoda (a man) that’s cheating on her?"
@SphesihleVil said:
"@BlackBrainSA and @OfficialMandlaN, I'm loving this🔥🔥❤️. It's a promising the cast🔥🔥🔥. But you can own SA Netflix if you want to. You owe us, The Khumalos: The reunion. (Phumzile and Themba's family having a reunion also brings back your old friends, Gary, Dana, and many more).
@mo_kipi replied:
"I feel like we should start making feel-good and motivational stories. We would get somewhere as a country. These crime, corruption alcohol stories create a perspective to the youth that crime pays. SABC had educational TV shows such as Yizo Yizo, which showed us that crime doesn’t pay."
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Umkhokha: The Curse star Mbali Ngiba joins Black Gold
In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that fan-favourite South African actors Mbali Ngiba and Thulani Mtsweni joined Black Gold.
The popular actors star alongside fan-favourite thespians Sello Maake KaNcube and Dawn Thandeka King.
South Africans recently took to social media to respond to the upcoming series, which is led by TV presenter and actress Nomalanga Shozi.
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