{"id":53359,"date":"2026-03-20T20:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53359"},"modified":"2026-03-20T20:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:24:06","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthuso-mbedu-celebrates-12-year-friendship-with-natasha-thahane-in-heartfelt-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/20\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthuso-mbedu-celebrates-12-year-friendship-with-natasha-thahane-in-heartfelt-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Thuso Mbedu celebrates 12-year friendship with Natasha Thahane in heartfelt post"},"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_189888\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189888\" class=\"wp-image-189888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thuso-Mbedu-celebrates-12-year-friendship-with-Natasha-Thahane-in-heartfelt.jpg?resize=600%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thuso-Mbedu-celebrates-12-year-friendship-with-Natasha-Thahane-in-heartfelt.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thuso-Mbedu-Natasha-Thahane-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thuso Mbedu and Natasha Thahane<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Award-winning actress Thuso Mbedu has warmed hearts after reflecting on her long-standing friendship with fellow actress Natasha Thahane.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media, Mbedu shared a series of throwback and recent photos capturing their journey over the years, giving fans a glimpse into a bond that has stood the test of time in an ever-changing industry.<\/p>\n<p>In her caption, she recalled how their friendship began during auditions for the popular series <em>Saints and Sinners<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom meeting at the \u2018Saints and Sinners\u2019 auditions to celebrating milestones\ud83e\udd70 Those in the industry know that we\u2019re constantly making new friends when in new productions but life and time inevitably always cause a drift,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Mbedu went on to celebrate how, despite the demands of their careers and the passage of time, their connection has remained intact more than a decade later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is us 12 years later \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffe Thank you for always showing up and showing love @natasha_thahane Love you long time \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The touching tribute did not go unnoticed, as Thahane responded in the comments with an equally heartfelt message, expressing pride and affection for her longtime friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNgikuthanda ngo thando lwaka love \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd7a I am proud of you. Alway,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange quickly resonated with fans, many of whom praised the duo for maintaining a genuine friendship in an industry often marked by fleeting connections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWHBv-HjDIM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\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 async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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#Thuso #Mbedu #celebrates #12year #friendship #Natasha #Thahane #heartfelt #post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Thuso Mbedu and Natasha Thahane Award-winning actress Thuso Mbedu has warmed hearts after reflecting on her long-standing friendship with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53359","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\/53359","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=53359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53361,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53359\/revisions\/53361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}