Generations: The Legacy cast| A-Z Exhaustive list

November 2024 · 7 minute read

Generations: The Legacy is one of the oldest South African TV series. The show made its first premier in 1994. Since then, it has been aired on SABC1 from Mondays to Fridays at 8 pm. The crew and the Generations: The Legacy cast members have been the voice behind the series being a success. You might want to know more about your favorite cast member and how well they pull the roles that they play in the show.

Having been in existence for more than twenty years, it is evident that the Generations: The Legacy cast that was there at the beginning is not the same that is in the show as of date. However, the synopsis of the show has remained, just that the new cast has made it juicier and more exciting. The show also brings some aspects that are common in most series, like romantic relationships between cast members whose backgrounds are conflicting. There is also some bit of sibling rivalry among the cast members. The cast in the series bring out these themes so well. These are the Generations: The Legacy cast members.

Generations protagonists

These are the main Generations actors. They have been in the show for close to five years consistently. They play significant roles in the show. The focal point of the show revolves around them. This is a list of the main Generations actors and the characters that they play:

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Other Generations cast

To reduce the monotony of having the same people on the screen, there are supporting casts whose significance is not as important as that of the main cast. Below is a list of the Generations: The Legacy supporting cast:

Roderick Jafta

Roderick Jafta is among the veterans of Generations. He used to pull the role of Glen Majozi. He, however, left the show in 2002 and went missing in action, until in 2017, when he landed a role in Rhythm City. His comeback on the screens made him suffer backlash for the transformations that his body had gone through. Most people on social media alleged that he was an alcoholic. He came up to refute the claims and said that his transformation was as a result of the stress that he suffered due to being jobless.

Paul Moroka Generations

David Phetoe was also among the veterans of the show. He starred in the show in the 1990s, where he played the role of Paul Moroka. David Phetoe passed on about a year ago, at the age of eighty-five.

Zoe Mthiyane age

Zoe Mthiyane is among the supporting cast of Generations: The Legacy. She joined the show in September 2016. She plays the role of Zintha. Before she joined the show, she had been starring as a singer and actress in The Lion King since 2007. Her featuring in The Lion King for that long is reason enough as to why her acting skills are better.

Namhla Diale real name

Namhala Diale real name is Thulisile Phongolo. She left the show in February, alongside Andisiwe Dweba. Their departure caused a frenzy among the fans of the show. Some even started a rumor that the two had been fired from the show. However, to clear the air, the Mfundi Vundla, the Executive Producer of the show, came out to refute the claims. He said that he had chosen to write out the characters of the two cast members.

To voice what the producer had said, Thulisile said, "I believe I have served my time on the show and it's now time to move on. Nothing bad is going on between me and the production company because I wasn't even limited as an actress." She made these affirmations during an interview with Move magazine.

She also went ahead to state that leaving Generations did not mark an end to her career, "I want to let my fans know that I am very honored by their support over the years and I am what I am today because of them. They should be on the look-out for what I have in store."

Thulisile Phongolo joined Generations in 2014. Before she landed the role of Namhla Diale, she had featured in Tshisa, a drama series that used to air on SABC1 in 2012 before she joined Craz-e. Craz-e was a programming block whose target audience was the youths and kids, and it would air on e.tv. Thulisile stayed in the show for close to five years, and by the time of her departure, Thulisile Phonoglo age was twenty-five.

How old is Luyanda Mzazi?

Luyanda Mzazi is another young and talented actress that stars in the show. As of date, Luyanda Mzazi age is twenty-three. Before she broke out in the show, she had gone through National School of the Arts.

Tshidi Phakade

Letoya Makhene, who pulls the role of Tshidi Phakade, is another Generations support cast. She pulls the character of a villain in the show. Her acting skills are unquestionably perfect, especially since she began acting at a tender age. She came back to the show IN March 2018, after taking a short break when she was expectant with her fourth kid.

Vinolia Mashego

Vinolia Mashego is one of the oldest Generations cast members. She pulls the role of Hilda Letlalo in the show. She has enough experience In TV shows. She once had a role in Muvhango, and at one point, she had a role on Di Wele Makgolela, an old show that used to air on CCV-TV.

The show has been home to all these Generations: The Legacy cast. Each one of them has had an opportunity to perfect on their acting skill while in the show. The show has also offered them a platform to display their expertise and exposed to more significant opportunities.

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