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| − | [[Odwa Shweni]] ( | + | [[Odwa Shweni]] (1979/80?-2018) was Gauteng actor. |
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| − | He died on 12 April, 2018 while rehearsing on location in the Drakensberg | + | |
| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | Odwa Shweni was born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape and studied at the University of the Western Cape, becoming an IT specialist, who had and later lived and worked in Centurion as an independent IT consultant. He married to Tebogo in 2016 and the couple have two children. | ||
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| + | == Contribuition to South African theatre, film, media and performance == | ||
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| + | A part time actor, he died on 12 April, 2018 while rehearsing for the action film ''[[Outside]]'', on location in the Drakensberg. He fell 40m off a cliff on Thursday while shooting a fight scene at the Sterkspruit Waterfall near Monks Cowl. | ||
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| + | His death has given rise to a flood of questions about safety procedures in South African film-making. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
Carmelita Fredericks. 2017. "#RIPOdwaShweni: Tributes pour in for actor who fell to his death in the Drakensberg", ''[[IOL]]'' Entertainment, 17 April 2018, 10:06am[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/ripodwashweni-tributes-pour-in-for-actor-who-fell-to-his-death-in-the-drakensberg-14486872] | Carmelita Fredericks. 2017. "#RIPOdwaShweni: Tributes pour in for actor who fell to his death in the Drakensberg", ''[[IOL]]'' Entertainment, 17 April 2018, 10:06am[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/ripodwashweni-tributes-pour-in-for-actor-who-fell-to-his-death-in-the-drakensberg-14486872] | ||
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| + | http://teeveetee.blogspot.co.za/2018/04/aspiring-actor-odwa-shweni-dead-during.html | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 20 April 2018
Odwa Shweni (1979/80?-2018) was Gauteng actor.
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This article needs expansion
Biography
Odwa Shweni was born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape and studied at the University of the Western Cape, becoming an IT specialist, who had and later lived and worked in Centurion as an independent IT consultant. He married to Tebogo in 2016 and the couple have two children.
Contribuition to South African theatre, film, media and performance
A part time actor, he died on 12 April, 2018 while rehearsing for the action film Outside, on location in the Drakensberg. He fell 40m off a cliff on Thursday while shooting a fight scene at the Sterkspruit Waterfall near Monks Cowl.
His death has given rise to a flood of questions about safety procedures in South African film-making.
Sources
Carmelita Fredericks. 2017. "#RIPOdwaShweni: Tributes pour in for actor who fell to his death in the Drakensberg", IOL Entertainment, 17 April 2018, 10:06am[1]
http://teeveetee.blogspot.co.za/2018/04/aspiring-actor-odwa-shweni-dead-during.html
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities S
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
