{"id":56716,"date":"2026-04-20T22:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56716"},"modified":"2026-04-20T22:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:08:02","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsouth-african-actresses-masasa-mbangeni-and-danica-delarey-jones-land-roles-in-apple-tv-action-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/20\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsouth-african-actresses-masasa-mbangeni-and-danica-delarey-jones-land-roles-in-apple-tv-action-film\/","title":{"rendered":"South African actresses Masasa Mbangeni and Danica Delarey Jones land roles in Apple TV+ action film"},"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<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-190603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/South-African-actresses-Masasa-Mbangeni-and-Danica-Delarey-Jones-land.jpg?resize=600%2C446&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/South-African-actresses-Masasa-Mbangeni-and-Danica-Delarey-Jones-land.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Masasa-2-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Masasa Mbangeni and Danica Delarey Jones are stepping onto the international stage after landing roles in the Apple TV+ action thriller <em>Sniper: No Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Both stars rose to prominence on e.tv\u2019s hit drama <em>Scandal!<\/em>, where their performances earned them loyal audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they join a global cast in a high-stakes story that follows elite sniper Brandon Beckett, who is disavowed by his government and forced into a dangerous mission alongside his father, veteran sniper Thomas Beckett.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes not long after the shocking cancellation of <em>Scandal!<\/em> after 20 years on air, making their latest move feel like a new chapter for actors shaped by one of South Africa\u2019s most influential shows.<\/p>\n<p>Mbangeni, celebrated for her commanding roles in<em> The River<\/em> and <em>Mzali Wam<\/em>, left a lasting impression as Thembeka Shezi, while Jones, who later appeared as Simone, has steadily built her career into new spaces.<\/p>\n<p>They are joined by fellow South African Brandon Auret, further highlighting the country\u2019s growing presence in international productions.<\/p>\n<p>Their casting adds to a rising trend of South African talent breaking into global projects, with fans already celebrating the representation.<\/p>\n<p>As one viewer put it, \u201cI\u2019ve watched about four Apple productions, and every time there\u2019s a South African. I love it! Definitely going to love this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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#South #African #actresses #Masasa #Mbangeni #Danica #Delarey #Jones #land #roles #Apple #action #film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Masasa Mbangeni and Danica Delarey Jones are stepping onto the international stage after landing roles in the Apple TV+&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56716","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\/56716","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=56716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56718,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56716\/revisions\/56718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}