Sthandiwe Kgoroge
{{short description|South Africa actress (born 1992)}}
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| name = Sthandiwe Kgoroge
| image = Aunty played by Sthandiwe Kgoroge (sq cropped).png
| caption = In 2020 as Aunt Nomalenga in MTV Shuga
| birth_name = Sithandiwe Msomi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|02|04|df=y}}
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| education = University of Natal
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| occupation = Actress
| spouse = Tony Kgoroge
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| nationality = South African
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Sthandiwe Kgoroge (born Sithandiwe Msomi; 4 February 1972){{cite web|url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=3096|title=TVSA profile}} is a South African actor who appeared in Generations, series 5 and 7 of MTV Shuga, the mini-series MTV Shuga Alone Together, and the first series of Yizo Yizo.
Life
Kgoroge lived in Edmonton, Canada, from age five to ten.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afropolitan.co.za/articles/last-word-sthandiwe-kgoroge-6055.html|title=Last word - Sthandiwe Kgoroge|date=2017-07-31|website=www.afropolitan.co.za|language=en|access-date=2020-04-29}} She was educated at the University of Natal, where she graduated in drama. She has said that she struggled with her self image, but eventually realised that her dark complexion was exactly right.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-04-10-sthandiwe-kgoroge-our-parents-thought-if-they-told-us-we-were-beautiful-we-would-get-big-headed/|title=Sthandiwe Kgoroge: Our parents thought if they told us we were beautiful we would get big headed|last=Zeeman|first=Kyle|date=10 April 2019|website=TimesLive|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 April 2020}}
She appeared in the first series of Yizo Yizo as Zoe Cele in 1999. She was recognised as the best supporting actress in a drama series for this role, and she received an Avanti Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=3096|title=Sthandiwe Kgoroge {{!}} TVSA|website=www.tvsa.co.za|access-date=2020-04-29}} She played twins in Generations from 1999 to 2005.
She appeared in series 5 of MTV Shuga as Aunt Nomalenga and returned to the role for the mini-series MTV Shuga Alone Together, which highlighted the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic, on 20 April 2020.{{Cite web|title=MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series|url=https://bhmng.com/mtv-shuga-and-viacomcbs-africa-respond-to-covid-19-with-alone-together-online-series/|last=Akabogu|first=Njideka|date=2020-04-16|website=BHM|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30}} During the series the characters talk to each other about life during the lockdown.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1C7MgNjfc8|title=MTV Shuga: Alone Together {{!}} Episode 7|last=|first=|date=28 April 2020|website=YouTube|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 April 2020}} The mini-series is scheduled for 60 nights and its backers include the "Every Woman Every Child".{{Cite web|title=Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19|url=https://www.everywomaneverychild.org/every-woman-every-child-partners-with-the-mtv-staying-alive-foundation-to-tackle-covid-19/|date=2020-04-16|website=Every Woman Every Child|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30}} The series is based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire. All of the filming is done by the actors themselves, who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane and Mohau Cele.
Private life
Sthandiwe also known as "Sta" is married to actor Tony Kgoroge, and they have children. When faced with debt recovery in 2018, he asked that people ignore his and his wife's Instagram pages, saying they were only "ordinary citizens". He was facing a loss of earnings because he was not being paid for repeat fees by some broadcasters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sundayworld/news/2018-11-06-kgoroge-lands-up-in-court-over-debt/|title=Kgoroge lands up in court over debt|website=SowetanLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=2020-04-29}} Sta loves her church family and serves the Lord.
Fashion career
Sthandiwe has been said to be "always ahead of the curve, she’s been recycling and upcycling secondhand and vintage clothes for many years. Her love of clothes with a strong story line led her to starting The Vintage Market. In collaboration with about twenty other vintage lovers, she offers a wide range of clothes, all in good condition for independent-minded fashion lovers and keeping these clothes out of the landfills".{{Cite web |last=May |first=Jackie |date=2017-11-22 |title=Closet Crush: Sthandiwe Kgoroge is ahead of the curve |url=https://twyg.co.za/closet-crush-sthandiwe-kgoroge-is-ahead-of-the-curve-2/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=twyg |language=en-GB}}""The one thing they (my children) have taught me is that I am great... and that I am hilarious. They think I'm so cool. When I drop them off at school, in my Simon and Mary hats and clothes that I have designed, they want me to come and greet their friends," she said."{{Cite web |title=You can't box creatives like me, says Sthandiwe Kgoroge |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2016-12-20-you-cant-box-creatives-like-me-says-sthandiwe-kgoroge/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}} In 2008 Five Roses sponsored "the designs of Mantsho (Palesa Mokubung); Hermanna Rush (Nicole Dersley and Jacqueline Corfield) and Miss Scarlet (Jacky Lucking). Designers were also commissioned to design dresses for well-known celebrities, including Sthandiwe Kgoroge.{{Cite web |title=Five Roses setting trends at Sanlam SA Fashion Week |url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Gallery/196/423/566.html |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Bizcommunity |language=en}}
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Category:South African television actresses