Legendary actress Rosie Motene, who is known for playing the character of a journalist Tshego Motene in SABC1 soapie Generations hasn’t appeared on South African TV for a few years now, where is she now?

 

The veteran actress Rosie Motene, who starred in Generations from 2000 to 2004 as Tshego Motene revealed to TshisaLIVE in August 2017 that she left the limelight to focus on finding and developing African talent.

Motene, who is the founder of Waka Agency also told the publication that she began the agency to close a gap she identified when she was acting. The company represents actors, artists, media personalities and emcees.

She also revealed that she’d been living in Uganda in 2016 and represents talent from across the African continent and her acting had to take a back seat.

The 48-year-old actress said during her interview that she belongs to the continent and there’s work to be done.

TVSA reports that the actress has also starred in Zabalaza seasons two and three as Victoria Ndou, Heartlines season one as Refilwe, Mzansi Love season one as Nosisiwe and Studio 53 seasons one to five as herself. reports that the former Generations actress Rosie Motene is also an author, who wrote a memoir titled Reclaiming the Soil, which helped her get back to her roots.

Motene was reportedly adopted by her biological mother’s employer as her mother was a domestic worker, while her father, Pathe Motene was a petrol attendant. The Motenes, who are her biological family lived in Phokeng, Rustenburg in North West province.

The publication adds that the businesswoman is also an activist, who sits on the board of POWA (People Opposing Women Abuse) and was a victim of relationship abuse during her matric year.