Writer - Lifa Mabena & Africa Zwelibanzi 

Director - Ntlotliseng Mastabisa

Performer - Lifa Mabena 

Stage Manager - Romeo Dube

DIRECTOR - Ntlotliseng Matsabisa

Ntlotliseng Matsabisa was born and raised in Mpumalanga, and is now a Johannesburg based actress, storyteller, mover, dancer, singer, comedian and presenter. Her career in the performing arts industry started in 2022 at the Izodela Arts Centre. In 2024, she joined the The Market Theatre Laboratory full-time to do a 2 year performing arts course. She has been in plays such as: uNaledi no Gogo (1 hander), Who’s Guilty, Climate Change (Industrial theatre), Hey Hillbrow - directed by Daniel Buckland, and Confined (Short Film). She won the best outstanding newcomer (NativeEye Creatives), and has also worked with UNICEF South Africa as a voice over artist. She is part of the award-winning ensemble theatre play (Standard Bank Gold Ovation), and nominated at the Naledi Awards, AFROPOCALYPSE, directed by Daniel Buckland. She was recognised as one of the top 4 outstanding performances at NAF2025 by Aryn Guiney.

ACTOR/WRITER - Lifa Mabena

Lifa Mabena is an actor, theatre practitioner, and film and theatre producer, born and bred in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. He began his artistic journey in a small web series, before moving into theatre, where he created and directed his own two-hander production, Amathambo. In 2022, He earned a featured role in the Moja Love crime series Phoyisa, marking his television debut. The following year, his performance in The Preacher was showcased at Tembisa Theatre Week (2023), before the production went on to the National Arts Festival in 2025, where it received an Ovation Award. Beyond acting, Lifa produced the award-winning short film, Confined, which screened at SK Cinema in Ilanga, Mbombela, and The Ridge @ Movies, winning Best Short Film and Best First-Time Filmmaker at the Mpumalanga International Film Festival. He has also served as an external producer for Native Eye Creatives and is currently working as a media manager, balancing creative and administrative roles within the arts.

WRITER - Africa Zwelibanzi

Africa Zwelibanzi is a South African storyteller, poet and scriptwriter from eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, whose work explores identity, memory and social change through theatre and spoken word. He is the writer of Amathambo, a poetic theatre production examining generational trauma and migration in coal-mining communities, staged as part of Reviving Spaces 2025. He has also performed original work at platforms including the United Nations Intergenerational Dialogue at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg 2024. Beyond performance, he is founder of The Brand Poet South Africa and co-founder of Notepad Poetry, using storytelling to build sustainable creative platforms and amplify cultural narratives.