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After a decade in the industry, Gail Mabalane got to prove her acting chops as the lead in a TV series

In Mzansi, actresses are no longer playing second fiddle to their counter- parts.

It took some time, in comparison to when such changes were made in the US industry, but the pervading woke mindset plays an integral part in the evolution of roles on SA screens.

This fact is most heartening and undeniable, especially when you look at shows like Lioness, Queen Sono, Lockdown, Isono, Gomora, Savage Beauty and DiepCity, all helmed by formidable women.

And Gail Mabalane (née Nkoane) is now a part of this trailblazing shift after being cast as Zenzi Mwale, a domestic worker who is failed by those around her and takes matters into her own hands, in

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