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10 Things People Never Knew About The Late Legendary Actor- Joe Mafela

We know that actor Joe Mafela’s sudden death left many people in a state of shock. It is an undeniable fact that the legendary was incredible and did justice to his craft. He is known for being a pioneer and an inspiration to many. Today we will look back at some of the things you didn’t know about the actor.

We all aware that Joe was an actor and a singer, but there’s definitely more behind that. Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the veteran actor

  1. He was born in Sibasa, Transvaal but brought up in Soweto
  2. Joe began acting at the age of 22 years, in a movie called Real News
  3. He has worked as a producer and director for over 20 years
  4. He was awarded a special Duku Duku award in 2004. They were honoring his services that he has contributed to the South African television industry
  5. He went on to receive a Theatre Management of South Africa Lifetime Achievement award
  6. He is the mastermind behind the Chicken Licken advert “It’s good, it’s good it’s nice”
  7. He has his own production company called ‘Penguin Films”
  8. The “Sgud’Snaysi” sitcome became successful and ran to 78 episodes
  9. He also entered the advertising industry as a Creative Director of Black Communications
  10. He has worked with many big name in the industry, we are talking about the likes of Peter Hunt, who film “James Bond movie called On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

 

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