SEASONED actress and author Ayanda Borotho is reconnecting with her birth province.
This after Ayanda scored a character in the new telenovela which is based in KZN.
This is her first time starring on a KZN-based telenovela.
The multi-talented actress will be a part of Sibongile & The Dlamini's, the first ever telenovela to be aired three days a week on Mzansi Wethu (DStv channel 163).
The author from Ntuzuma, north of Durban, told Daily Sun that it is her first opportunity to be a in a KZN-based telenovela since she left in 1998 to pursue her acting career in Jozi.
"I'm currently on set in KZN and this new telenovela will make me have more time to be in my original province - KZN.
"I was part of a drama series, uZulu noMhlaba, shot in KZN but it was a short time, and this is my first telenovela based in KZN as Isibaya was based in Joburg," she said.
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Ayanda, who also recently joined The River, said she is doing many things in the acting industry, such as producing and directing and she has noticed that there are many undiscovered talents in KZN because of limited opportunities.
"Many of us were lucky to migrate to Joburg but that does not mean that others don't have acting talents.
"I'm happy that the acting industry is expanding as we are seeing other telenovelas outside Joburg, and I think we should have more," said Ayanda.
She said on Sibongile & The Dlamini's, she plays Phatheni Dlamini, a woman who is committed to developing her husband's level of life.
Ayanda, who is also a part of Mzansi Magic most watched new series Shaka Ilembe as princess Nandi Mhlongo's mother, said playing matured women characters follows her.
"I can say that characters of mature women who take care of their families are following me, and I made sure that all my characters are not the same.
