Ntando Duma Explained

Ntando Duma
Birth Date:1995 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Orange Farm, Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality:South African
Years Active:2014–present
Known For:Rhythm City
Children:1

Ntando Duma (born August 29, 1995) is a South African actress and television personality. She is best known as a presenter on e.tv's youth programming block Craz-e, where she primarily featured on Craz-e World live. She is also well known for her portrayal of Zinzi Dandala on e.tv's soap opera Rhythm City.[1]

She is also embroiled in a race-row following a live stream where she racially abuses a woman who confronted her about parking in a disabled parking.

Early life

Ntando Duma was born in the township of Orange Farm in Johannesburg, Gauteng. She grew up in the township of Orange Farm located approximately 45 km from Johannesburg, where she was raised by her mother and her grandmother. She has three siblings including her sister, Thando Duma.

Her father left the family when she was three years old and died in 2008.[2]

Personal life

She has a child with a DJ called Junior DeRocka who named their child, Sbahle Mzizi.[3]

Career

Television

She joined the etv's Rhythm City as Zinzi Dandala.[4] In June 2014 Ntando Duma was introduced as one of the new Craz-e presenters.[5]

In 2020, she joined The Queen telenova playing the role of Mpho Sebata, following year in June 2021 was announced that she is leaving the production. [6]

Modelling

She worked as a model and was part of 2015 & 2017 Soweto fashion week runway.[7]

Community

She founded the Inspire A Teen SA Foundation.[8]

Copyright Infringement

In January 2022 News24 reported that celebrity photographic agency Pixel Kollective notified her of copyright infringement after she posted photos taken by the on her social media account. [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ntando Duma - Incwajana.
  2. Web site: Up Close And Personal With Ntando Duma. People magazine. 27 January 2017.
  3. News: Ntando Duma Defends Daughter Against Online Troll. Desere. Davids. Briefly.co.za. 2020-03-13.
  4. Web site: 10 things you didnt know about ntando duma. youthvillage. 2015-08-10.
  5. Web site: Ntando Duma Orange farms shining star. citizen.co.za. 2020-02-12.
  6. Web site: Ntando Duma to make possible exit on hit telenovela, The Queen. SowetanLIVE. June 1, 2021. Masego . Seemela. en.
  7. Web site: Ntando Duma and Daughter walk the runway. 2020-02-12. baywatbemacom.cf.
  8. Web site: Ntando Duma — Inspire A Teen SA. briefly.co.za.
  9. Web site: Nonyane. Mduduzi. Ntando Duma is sued for copyright infringement. 2022-01-24. Citypress. en-US.