Sibusisiwe Gugu Manqele is a multidisciplinary artist, scholar and social entrepreneur. She’s an actress, voice artist, writer, director with a career spanning over 12 years creating contemporary creative content for multiple notable productions in Africa.
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Ikhaya le content. Creating restorative narratives. CONTENTWOOD is a multifaceted production and entertainment company founded by Sibusisiwe Gugu Manqele in 2020. The home of contentment in storytelling.
Accolades
- 18 SAFTAs Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV SOAP for Skeem Saam
- Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2023 Winner
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mellon Doctoral Scholarship
- Culture, Communication & Media Studies (CCMS) PhD candidate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Master of Arts in Film and Television from Wits University
- Honours in Creative Writing from Wits University
- Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts Honours from Wits University
- 2021, Writing Fellowship at JIAS (Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg)
- 2019, Postgraduate Merit Award from Wits University
- 2007, Durban Business Woman Association Writing Competition Winner
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