{"id":21800,"date":"2024-04-18T16:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=21800"},"modified":"2024-04-18T16:20:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:20:42","slug":"siyabonga-thwala-to-star-in-new-action-drama-series-empini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/04\/18\/siyabonga-thwala-to-star-in-new-action-drama-series-empini\/","title":{"rendered":"Siyabonga Thwala To Star In New Action-drama Series &#8211; &#8220;Empini&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Empini <\/em>is set in the dangerous world of the private VIP security industry. The 52-episode series<em> <\/em>is a high-stakes, action-packed drama, starring Siyabonga Thwala as Khaya Bhodoza, a prominent businessman and political stalwart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thwala has won Best Actor SAFTAs for his iconic roles as Mpiyakhe on <em>Isibaya <\/em>(which also earned him a Royalty Soapie Award), Vusi Zwane on <em>Scandal!<\/em>, and Musa on<em> Intersexions<\/em>. He\u2019s also a fan-favourite from the likes of <em>eHostela<\/em>, <em>The River<\/em>, and <em>The Republic.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of his role, Thwala had this to say;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve played many roles in my career, but I am particularly excited about my role in <em>Empini<\/em> as it will showcase the many facets of myself as a performer. This role has stretched me tremendously, mentally and physically.\u201d says Thwala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further adds that <em>Empini<\/em> is not just another show, but a production that will showcase the high quality content local productions continue to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom the cast to the crew, each and every person on set has shown so much passion and drive in ensuring that <em>Empini<\/em> is viewed as a production of a high quality. It is a project that I pride myself on being a part of,\u201d adds Thwala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A world of danger | Empini | Showmax Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fvJN4SRYjKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Empini<\/em> starts streaming on Showmax from 23 May 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empini is set in the dangerous world of the private VIP security industry. The 52-episode series is a high-stakes, action-packed drama, starring Siyabonga Thwala as Khaya Bhodoza, a prominent businessman and political stalwart.&nbsp; Thwala has won Best Actor SAFTAs for his iconic roles as Mpiyakhe on Isibaya (which also earned him a Royalty Soapie Award),&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/04\/18\/siyabonga-thwala-to-star-in-new-action-drama-series-empini\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Siyabonga Thwala To Star In New Action-drama Series &#8211; &#8220;Empini&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[110],"class_list":["post-21800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Empini-Showmax.jpg?fit=450%2C348&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}