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Jacob Zuma's daughter, Gugulethu is to make her debut on one of South Africa's most popular soap operas, Isidingo. | Jacob Zuma's daughter, Gugulethu is to make her debut on one of South Africa's most popular soap operas, Isidingo. |
South Africa's first daughter plays the part of a young woman who returns to her humble beginnings after studying abroad for five years. | South Africa's first daughter plays the part of a young woman who returns to her humble beginnings after studying abroad for five years. |
This will be her second appearance on the small screen. Her first TV role was as a police officer in a local police drama last year. | This will be her second appearance on the small screen. Her first TV role was as a police officer in a local police drama last year. |
She has denied suggestions that she got the role because of her father. | She has denied suggestions that she got the role because of her father. |
She secured the part after three auditions. | She secured the part after three auditions. |
The character she plays grew up on a farm where her father worked as a stableman. | The character she plays grew up on a farm where her father worked as a stableman. |
Isidingo, run on public broadcaster SABC, is set in a small mining town and follows the lives of its residents, black and white, rich and poor. | |
Ms Zuma, 24, has a BA degree in Live Performance from the AFDA film school, one of South Africa's most reputable performance arts schools. | Ms Zuma, 24, has a BA degree in Live Performance from the AFDA film school, one of South Africa's most reputable performance arts schools. |
She is married to Bongani Ncube, the son of Zimbabwean minister Welshman Ncube, a senior member of one faction of the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change. | She is married to Bongani Ncube, the son of Zimbabwean minister Welshman Ncube, a senior member of one faction of the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change. |
The couple tied the knot last year. | The couple tied the knot last year. |
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