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iThemba

Genres: Drama, Thriller
Broadcast on: Mzansi Magic, Mzansi Wethu, 1Magic

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Broadcaster information
South African channels

1Magic : 05 Oct 2019 - 28 Dec 2019
Mzansi Magic : 07 Oct 2019 - 30 Dec 2019
Mzansi Wethu : 11 Oct 2021 - 03 Jan 2022

About the Show

iThemba is a South African television drama series which follows Philiswa, a young woman whose life comes to a halt when her sister, Nomonde, who has been the sole caretaker of their family, stops paying Philiswa's varsity fees and disappears.

Philiswa's search leads her to a church where she discovers that Nomonde is in trouble.

Philiswa realises that this place is a cult that takes advantage of desperate people and in her search to find and free Nomonde, she uncovers family secrets that threaten to destroy her and Nomonde.

iThemba is a 1Magic Production produced by Pixel Perfect Productions as an M-Net Original. The series is created and executive produced by Khayakazi Ngqula and Nompumelelo Ngqula, with Mpho Modise also credited as a creator. The series producer is Frank Perold.

The head writer is Duduzile Zamantungwa Mabaso, who is also the scriptwriter and a storyliner with Nompumelelo Ngqula and Christa Biyela.

Directors include Jerome Pikwane and Khayakazi Ngqula. Music is composed by The Good Group.


Starring

as
Philiswa

as
Mangaliso

as
Nomonde

as
Zithulele

as
Ntsika


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