Hlengiwe Lushaba-Madlala plays matriarch MaMbokazi in the new telenovela Kwa Baba. Set to premiere in June, the Mzansi Magic daily drama features an ensemble cast of Vuyo Biyela, Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom, Lindani Nkosi, Kwanele Mthethwa, Nkanyiso Mzimela, Helen Lebepe, Mpho J Molepo, and Phumzile Mlangeni. She tells Sowetan what to expect:
She is a woman of prayer, first and foremost. But she is also a woman with a past she has not fully dealt with. That is the tension of her life. On the outside, she is respected she is stable she is a leader. But inside, she is carrying a lot more than people see.
Its the contradiction. She is deeply faithful, but that faith is also where she hides. She is trying to rebuild herself through prayer, but sometimes prayer becomes a shield instead of a healing space. So, she is constantly living between who she is and who she is trying to become. She is not perfect. She makes decisions that come from fear, survival and trying to protect her family. People will recognise that. We all know women who carry everything for everyone else, even when they are breaking inside.
