| Intro | South African actor |
| A.K.A. | Samke Makhoba |
| Is | Actor |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
25 June 1989, Umlazi, South Africa |
| Age | 31 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
Samkelisiwe “Samke” Makhoba (born 25 June 1989) is a South African actor who has a leading role in two series of MTV Shuga set in South Africa.
Life
Makhoba was born in Umlazi in 1989. She first chose to study science at the University of the Western Cape but she then switched courses to study Film & Television at the University of Witwatersrand
Her first leading role was to play the major role of Khensani in the established series of MTV Shuga. Despite being 29 she was chosen in an open audition to play the fifteen year old teenager. MTV Shuga is a drama designed to assist in sexual education and Kensani’s character has a relationship with an adult man. Other cast members included Jemima Osunde.
In 2017 she was given a second role in the SABC1 TV sitcom “Rented Family” where she played the lead character’ daughter Zanele.
Makhoba and her character of Khensani in MTV Shuga series seven. Her story returned after a one-year break when the series returned to South Africa.