{"id":57145,"date":"2026-04-24T21:43:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57145"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:43:58","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignharriet-manamela-addresses-skeem-saam-exit-rumours-as-she-takes-on-new-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/24\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignharriet-manamela-addresses-skeem-saam-exit-rumours-as-she-takes-on-new-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Harriet Manamela addresses Skeem Saam exit rumours as she takes on new role"},"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_190727\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190727\" class=\"wp-image-190727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-Manamela-addresses-Skeem-Saam-exit-rumours-as-she-takes.jpg?resize=600%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-Manamela-addresses-Skeem-Saam-exit-rumours-as-she-takes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Harriet-Manamela-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-190727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harriet Manamela<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Veteran actress Harriet Manamela has cleared the air following speculation that she has exited <em>Skeem Saam<\/em> after landing a new role on <em>Isitha: The Enemy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The star, widely recognised for her portrayal of Meikie Maputla, recently joined the eTV series where she plays Dorcas, a character already drawing attention from viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Her casting sparked rumours that she may have parted ways with <em>Skeem Saam<\/em>, prompting questions about her future on the long-running show.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the speculation, Manamela dismissed the idea of a full exit, explaining that her role on Skeem Saam had already shifted in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I can say about that is, for the past two years, I became a call actor on the show, so I\u2019m back in the freelancing world,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Her move into a more flexible working arrangement has allowed her to explore new roles, including her latest character, which she describes as a familiar and entertaining personality many can relate to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA character we all have in our families. When she\u2019s around, you get annoyed by her. But when she\u2019s not around, everyone talks about her, and they crack up thinking about what she could be doing,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Skeem Saam actress Harriet Manamela has joined \u2018Isitha: The Enemy\u2019 and will be playing Martha\u2019s aunt in the new season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0dU3v7jsRZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/0dU3v7jsRZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jabulani Macdonald \u26a1\ufe0f (@Jabu_Macdonald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jabu_Macdonald\/status\/2046932774267830654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\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 src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/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#Harriet #Manamela #addresses #Skeem #Saam #exit #rumours #takes #role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Harriet Manamela Veteran actress Harriet Manamela has cleared the air following speculation that she has exited Skeem Saam after&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57145","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\/57145","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=57145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57147,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57145\/revisions\/57147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}