While the local entertainment industry continues to wobble, two Francistown based actors have set their sights on working like slaves in order for them to break into lucrative industries such as South Africa and overseas. The 33-year-old Kwenze Poelo Mguni and Thembani General Mphapho (28) have vowed to slowly but surely carve their way up the arts industry with the hope of breaking into the South African industry. Inspired by a number of Zimbabwean actors who have landed aristocratic roles on South African soapies such as the Generations: The Legacy, the duo is convinced that opportunities are available outside the borders of Botswana. “Actors from other countries continue to strike gold in foreign countries, especially in South Africa while a British-Nigerian actor (David Oyelowo) is landing big roles at the international stage,” said Mguni. Mguni and Mphapho will this Friday and Saturday (23 and 24 February this year) stage a two-man play at the Francistown civic centre in what is believed to be the beginning of series of plays in different cities. Titled The Currency, the play exposes the secrets that distinguish the rich and the poor. In a nutshell, the play is about exposing the dependency syndrome that has…
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