{"id":42989,"date":"2025-11-25T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42989"},"modified":"2025-11-25T19:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:00:01","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthapelo-mokoena-honoured-as-actor-of-the-year-at-prestigious-emy-africa-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/25\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthapelo-mokoena-honoured-as-actor-of-the-year-at-prestigious-emy-africa-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Thapelo Mokoena honoured as Actor of the Year at prestigious EMY Africa Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_187597\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187597\" class=\"wp-image-187597 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thapelo-Mokoena-honoured-as-Actor-of-the-Year-at-prestigious.jpg?resize=585%2C494&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thapelo-Mokoena-honoured-as-Actor-of-the-Year-at-prestigious.jpg 585w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Thapelo-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-187597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thapelo Mokoena<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African actor Thapelo Mokoena is beaming with pride after being honoured with the Actor of the Year award at the 10th EMY Africa Awards in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The star shared the news with his followers, posting a photo of himself accepting the accolade and reflecting on what he described as an unforgettable weekend in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Mokoena admitted that he was still struggling to find the right words to capture the moment, calling the recognition an \u201cincredible honour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI love what I do, &amp; I\u2019m super grateful for the acknowledgment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He extended gratitude to the organisers of the awards, which are widely regarded as one of the biggest and most respected ceremonies on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big thank you to the biggest Awards ceremony in Africa, the 10th @emyafrica Awards. To the global panels, the founders Brother @kojo_soboh &amp; the whole team. A wonderful first time for me &amp; endless memories made in Accra, definitely not the last,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Mokoena also gave a special shout-out to his designer, Choc of @chocolateclothesglobal, for the standout outfit he wore on the night.<\/p>\n<p>He further acknowledged friend and creative leader @thebeikalafeng for always \u201cspeaking life\u201d into him, noting that reconnecting in Ghana was one of the highlights of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>The actor rounded off his message by thanking fans and audiences who continue to support his work.<\/p>\n<p>After landing back in South Africa, he joked that he would be taking a short nap before heading straight back to set.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Thapelo #Mokoena #honoured #Actor #Year #prestigious #EMY #Africa #Awards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Thapelo Mokoena South African actor Thapelo Mokoena is beaming with pride after being honoured with the Actor of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42991,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42989\/revisions\/42991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}