Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who earned international acclaim for his role in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, the first South African movie to win an Oscar, has died. He was 40.

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The South African Film Festival 2026 arrives ahead of Mandela Month with a programme showcasing acclaimed South African cinema, including internationally recognised festival selections. The festival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Joburg Film Festival kicks off its eighth edition March 3 in the heart of South Africa’s entertainment industry, with an event ...

South African filmmakers are making their mark at the 79th edition of the prestigious festival, reports local creative producer Casey Diepeveen.

The South African Film Festival 2026 will officially open in Australia and New Zealand on 21 June, with a full slate of South African-made films, documentaries and shorts set to screen over a number ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Director Gavin Hood, left, and actor Presley Chweneyagae from the best foreign language film "Tsotsi" from South Africa, ...

JOHANNESBURG — Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film "Tsotsi", which won South Africa's first ever Academy Award for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Presley Chweneyagae, the ...