Kope Makgae

Kope Makgae has scored a new lifestyle show on SABC1 ‘IkasLam’. Image via Twitter @TimesLive

Inside Kope Makgae’s new SABC1 lifestyle show ‘Ikas’Lami’

‘Generations: The Legacy’ actor Kope Makgae – who plays the role of Mrekza – has scored a TV hosting gig on SABC 1’s show ‘Ikas’Lam’.

Kope Makgae

Kope Makgae has scored a new lifestyle show on SABC1 ‘IkasLam’. Image via Twitter @TimesLive

Generations: The Legacy actor Kope Makgae – who plays the role of Mrekza – has scored a TV hosting gig on SABC1’s new show IkasLam.  

IOL reported that the lifestyle show Ikas’Lami will premiere today (5 January).  

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TOUR THE KASI WITH ‘IKAS’LAM’  

Generations: The Legacy actor Kope Makgae – has been announced as a host for SABC1’s new show – IkasLam.  

The new lifestyle show will give South Africans who haven’t been to the townships a chance to tour the Kasi from the comfort of their couch.   

Viewers will be taken on a journey with local celebs who will be interviewed by Makgae.  

The award-winning actor and TV presenter will visit their hometowns and explore their backgrounds.  

Makgae will uncover our favourite celebs background before the glitz and glamour.  

He will identify the places, people, and experiences that shaped them while diving into the past and present culture of that kasi.  

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SABC1: KOPE MAKGAE EXPLORES MZANSI

Kope Makgae will hop in a taxi, pick up a guest celebrity, and drive to where they were born and raised in the show.  

Celebrities will introduce us to their childhood lifestyle, favourite food and popular games such as umgusha, amaTin, and iTop.

Guest celebs include Skeem Saam actress Innocent Sadiki – who grew up in Mamelodi, and Podcast and Chill’s Sol Phenduka – who grew up in Tembisa.  

Other media personalities include; entrepreneur Theo Baloyi from Alexandra, Scandal! actor Jerry Mofokeng – who grew up in Soweto and many more.  

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MREKZA ON ‘GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY’  

The Limpopo-born actor Kope Makgae currently plays the role of Manaka Ranaka’s on-screen husband – Mrekza on Generations: The Legacy.   

He is married to Alexandra’s baddest-woman – Lucy Diale who often drags him in her criminal activities.   

The Kasi couple, Lucy and Mrekza adopted an orphan – Mbali (Ditebogo Ledwaba) and both run their own businesses.  

Lucy runs a shebeen in Alexandra while Mrekza co-owns a restaurant with Mazwi Moroka (Musa Ngema).

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