{"id":29064,"date":"2019-02-04T08:28:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T06:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/sa\/?p=29064"},"modified":"2019-02-04T08:28:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T06:28:38","slug":"thembsie-matu-honoured-by-city-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/sa\/thembsie-matu-honoured-by-city-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Thembsie Matu honoured by City of Ekurhuleni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thembsie Matu was honored\u00a0by The City of Ekurhuleni<\/p>\n<p>Thembsie was awarded the 2019 Excellence Award by the city for her incredible work.<\/p>\n<p>She plays the incredibly funny\u00a0\u00a0Patronella on\u00a0The Queen.<\/p>\n<p>The award was presented to her by Ekurhuleni Mayor, Mzwandile Masina in Germiston yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Thembsie was born in the Ekurhuleni township of Katlehong and has been in the business since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The city says that the award was in recognition of Thembsie\u2019s contribution and achievements in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor told his Instagram followers that the award comes <em>\u201cas part of our ongoing endeavor to recognize our own\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Take a\u00a0 look at the Instagram Post<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BtUKDv9ALO7\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thembsie Matu was honored\u00a0by The City of Ekurhuleni Thembsie was awarded the 2019 Excellence Award by the city for her incredible work. 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