SABC1 has a brand-new reality show, The Queens of Mzansi, which will premiere on Monday, 15 August at 21:00.

“Like most South African women, The Queens of Mzansi face hardships from gender-based violence, divorce, financial difficulties, and being widowed. That is what makes them Queens…they all had a rebirth and have found their voices and crowns again,” reads a press release from the channel.

 

Mzansi Movies and TV Queens 👑 Meet them 😍💖👇
1. Connie Chiume
2. Sannah Mchunu
3. Zikhona Bali
4. Thuso Mbedu
5. Dawn Thandeka King
6. Winnie Ntshaba
7. Sindi Dlathu
8. Connie Ferguson
9. Nomzamo Mbatha

According to the statement, viewers will get a front-row seat into their lives and what it ‘means to be a modern-day South African woman’ while balancing friendship, romantic relationships, being single moms and managing their businesses.

Meet the queens here:
Samkelisiwe (Samke) Mhlongo
The 35-year-old is a divorced mother of two from KwaZulu-Natal.

Samkelisiwe (Samke) Mhlongo.
Samkelisiwe (Samke) Mhlongo.
Photo: SABC1
Lucky Mthembu
Miss SA Teen 2009, and a mother to a 2-year-old, Lucky was engaged to someone with a personality disorder. Their relationship ended in 2015 after she was severely brutally assaulted.

Lucky Mthembu.
Lucky Mthembu.
Photo: SABC1
Paloma (Lolo) Mlunjwana
The 35-year-old hails from Zimbabwe. She met her first “sugar daddy” on a website, who was a multi-millionaire, and he helped her elevate her life.

Paloma (Lolo) Mlunjwana.