Is'Thunzi

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| genre = Drama

| creator = Amanda Lane

| writer = {{unbulleted list|Amanda Lane|Thishiwe Ziqubu}}

| starring = {{unbulleted list|Thuso Mbedu|Yolanda Kgaka|Makgotso Monyemorathoe|Zikhona Bali}}

| country = South Africa

| language = isiZulu and English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 26

| location = {{unbulleted list|Johannesburg|KwaZulu-Natal}}

| company = Rapid Blue

| network = Mzansi Magic

| runtime = 22 minutes

| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|10|10}}

| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2017|10|2}}

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Is'thunzi is a 2016 South African teen drama series centered around a group of four girls and their everyday struggles.{{Cite web |title=Is'thunzi {{!}} TVSA |url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/shows/viewshow.aspx?showid=3448 |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=www.tvsa.co.za}} Its lead actress, Thuso Mbedu, who portrays Winnie, was nominated for two consecutive International Emmy Awards in 2017 and 2018. In 2018 she won the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) for Best Actress in a Television Drama.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-28 |title=South African Actress Thuso Mbedu Snags Her Second International Emmy Nomination |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/thuso-mbedu-second-international-emmy-nomination-isithunzi/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=OkayAfrica |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Matsoso |first=Lerato |title=Talented Thuso steals the Saftas show! |url=https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/success/talented-thuso-steals-the-saftas-show-20180324 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Daily Sun |language=en-US}} Is'thunzi was produced for Mzansi Magic by Rapid Blue.[http://www.destinyman.com/2018/06/13/scores-south-africans-features-years-forbes-africa-30-30/ Scores of South Africans feature in this year’s Forbes Africa 30 under 30]