South Africa’s top actress Nomzamo Mbatha continues to shine on international shores after scooping the Best African Actress at the Septimius Awards in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Mbatha received the award for her performance as lead Queen Nandi in 'Shaka iLembe'.
The Septimius Awards is an international award ceremony showcasing Feature Films, Documentaries, Shorts, Animations, Television Series and Screenplays.
Bomb Productions executive producer Desiree Markgraaff led the congratulatory messages to Mbatha.
"Congratulations to the beautiful and talented @nomzamo_m winner of 2024 Best African Actress @septimiusawards Amsterdam for her role as Queen Nandi in @shakailembe_mzansi"
The actress in her response to Markgraaf, reflected on the experience working on the project.
“A most life changing project and life altering experience.”
'Shaka iLembe' won big at the Septimius Awards as the talented Sheli Masondo won Best Costume Design in a TV series.
The second season of “Shaka iLembe" is already in development and will be “coming soon” and will pick up the story as he begins his long prophesied reign, writing himself into history.
“MultiChoice is committed to telling the ‘Shaka iLembe' story, and this season 2 announcement confirms our intentions to honour the iconic figure of King Shaka with a continuation of his story on air.
“The fact that viewers across South Africa, and indeed the continent, have been so passionately supportive of the show, tuning in to watch weekly, sharing their commentary online and really engaging with this layered story of the Nguni Kingdoms, has been fantastic.
“We are now looking forward to bringing season 2 to life," said MultiChoice CEO General Entertainment Nomsa Philiso.
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