The two have been winning big of late. Celebrated actresses Connie Chiume and Zikhona Bali bags international recognition. The two have been trending of late with their unmatched acting flair. Celebrated actresses Connie Chiume and Zikhona Bali have bagged international recognition. In the wake of their big, Mzansi is more than pleased.
No doubt, the two bubbly actresses who have since become Mzansi’s finest were more than excited about their big wins. In the mix of things, Mzansi has back-connected the dots about the awards.
Connie will be awarded an International Lifetime Achievement in Entertainment Award at the Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards (HAPAs).
At the same time, Zikhona has been nominated for Best Actress in a Film in Africa. Connie said she is very excited about the recognition and would personally accept the award.
Several celebrities have since taken to their social media to write congratulatory messages.
“I am grateful for this. It means the world is not just watching my work but they love it. It’s not common that a person gets two-lifetime awards. This is a huge milestone for me. I’ve been in the industry for 45years and am still learning”
With a career of around three decades, Gomora’s legendary star MaSonto’ ‘Connie Chiu’e’ scooped several top awards that filled her cabinet. The veteran actress has been featured in many dramas, films and movies and her experience is arguably the best in Mzansi. Connie had been a constant on our small screens from as early as Apartheid.
Connie Chiume and Zikhona Bali bags international recognition, Mzansi impressed
A few weeks ago, Sonto had been celebrating two of her most important awards, and the nation congratulated her. But what does Connie Chiume’s awards cabinet looks like? It seemed that the recent awards she won are the epitome of one may dream of getting into the industry.
Connie, after taking ten years to get her first award. In the year 2000, that’s when she won Best Actress in a Drama Series at the SAFTAS South African Film and Television Awards. She went on to win yet another SAFTAS for her role as Stella Moloi with Zone 14 in 2015.
After exhausting the SAFTAS Best Actress Awards, Connie won yet another SAFTAS Lifetime Achievement Award, and that is a milestone that many actors can only dream of. On top of that, she won another Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards’ HAPA’. Her last two awards show exactly the kind of actress Connie had grown to be after over thirty years in the entertainment industry. Indeed, a few actors in Mzansi can match Connie’s awards cabinet.
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