Doctor, film d irector, reluctant envoy
Mar 07, 2021
4 minutes
ANNIE DORASAMY annie.dorasamy@inl.co.za
NOKUTHULA MBATHA African News Agency (ANA)
DR LWAZI Manzi was in the midst of filming Africa’s largest co-production, the TV series The Professionals, when she was called upon about 18 months ago to serve the minister of health.
With a budget of $27 million and working with a star-studded cast, including Hollywood A-listers, Manzi, one of a few independent black female producers, flew to the Durban Film Festival to meet and break the news to her business partner.
“I really didn’t want to leave, but there was no way I would refuse a call to serve either,” Manzi said.
Manzi, who spent 12 years as an emergency doctor, has
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