Connie Ferguson’s name has spread throughout South Africa’s entertainment sector. She is well-known for playing the lead character of Karabo Moroka on Generations, the most watched soap opera in South Africa.

The actress is wed to director and fellow performer Shona Ferguson. The happy couple work together at their production company, Ferguson Films, and have been serving Mzansi with their shared mission for almost 20 years.

Even though it doesn’t feel that way, they have been together for a longer period of time than they may have otherwise.

What most people are unaware of—or may have just forgotten—is that Connie was previously married to fellow actor Neo Matsunyane before getting hitched to Shona.

Here is what most people don’t know about Connie’s ex husband, Neo Matsunyane.

His marriage to Connie

In 1993, the pair got hitched, but their union only lasted five years. The seemingly happy couple filed for divorce in 1998, which many people found shocking.

It was said that the primary cause of the couple’s separation was adultery. Lesedi Matsunyane, the couple’s daughter, was a blessing, so it wasn’t all horrible (born in 1992).

After Connie

Neo has made the decision not to get married again after his 22-year marriage to Connie. The actor once stated that he had made the decision to focus his energy on his kids.

In addition to Lesedi, Neo has a second daughter named Momo Matsunyane, who was born in 1988 and is in addition an actor, musician, and lecturer.

He is an educated man.

After graduating from high school, Neo gained a diploma from the School of Broadcasting in 1991, and in 1995, under the guidance of the late Mr. John Rogers, he received his degree as a film director from SABC/Bateleur Films.

Additionally, Neo studied film analysis at Pretoria Technikon (now known as Tshwane University of Technology) and later at a Hollywood Film Institute under the direction of Dov Simens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

His career

Neo has had a successful and lengthy career in South Africa’s entertainment sector. He has appeared in and directed a number of TV movies and dramas.

On his resume as a director, he has worked on popular programs as Soul City, Takalani Sesame, Muvhango, Backstage, Skeem Saam, and Emzini Wezinsizwa.

Additionally, he has appeared in a number of movies and television shows, including Red Scorpion, Oh Schucks…Here Comes UNTAG!, Wheels & Deals, and African Skies.

He is also a businessman.

Neo is a successful businessman in addition to being an actor, and his net worth is reported to be $2 million (R28 million).