Manaka Ranaka Thanks Her Sister Dineo For Fighting

Manaka Ranaka makes Dineo Ranaka her Woman Crush Wednesday (WCW). Over the past few weeks, the actress has seized every opportunity to remind Dineo that she is worth being alive.

Early this month, the DJ woke South Africans to a suicide note that she dropped on her Instagram account.

“I completely understand souls/spirits/people that commit suicide. I get it, I get them,” she wrote.

“Because I’m trying my best to not commit suicide. My mind is sooooo loud of late and life is fucking hard, so fucking hard and I’m trying my best but it seems my best is not enough,” the presenter added.

Taking to Instagram this Wednesday, Manaka appreciates her sister for fighting to be alive.

“#WCW has to be my baby sis #Mungas #Ncane #AusiOmotuna #Papaino #MoguelInTheMaking @dineoranaka THANK YOU FOR FIGHTING!!! Tsela Sweu,” she wrote.

Manaka Ranaka urges SA film industry to make Thabo Bester’s story into a film

Manaka Ranaka wants a Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha movie

Manaka Ranaka advises the South African Film Industry to adopt Thabo Bester’s prison escape into a movie.

The actress isn’t the first to speak out on the adoption, but she appears to be more intentional as she already cast Thabo and his alleged lover’s roles to Dineo Langa and Kevin Khathutshelo.
Manaka says if the industry doesn’t jump at the story which has now gone international, then the Americans will likely adopt it and make money from it.

“Southaaaaaaaaa. The Casting Director in me has spoken!!! @dineomoeketsi @kevin_khathusthelo. If you know you know. #ThaboBester #FacebookRapist #nandiphamagudumana @netflixsa do the right thing before Amelika does,” she captioned post.

Rapist and murderer Thabo Bester escaped prison since 2022 but was finally caught in April 2023 in Tanzania, alongside his alleged lover Dr Nandipha who aided his escape from the prison.

Manaka Ranaka appreciates her mother for being present

Manaka Ranaka pays a beautiful eulogy to her mother.

The actress shared a video revealing different moments with her mom; she also captioned it with a nice note.

In the note, Manaka celebrated her mom for being a present-mother.

“Thank you MAMA for the endless love. As your first, my level of overstanding made me understand all the teachings you gave. I blame you for nothing and praise you for everything. You did your best. May i continue giving you your flowers usaphila mme waka!!! Thank you for being present!!! I love you,” she wrote.

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All about actress Manaka Ranaka’s relationships and 3 celebrities who took turns to impregnate her

Manaka Ranaka is an award-winning actress who is best known for her role as Lucy Diale on Generations: The Legacy.

Besides having a thriving life onscreen, Manaka Ranaka also has a full and thriving life offscreen and she has a wonderful family.

Here is a look at Manaka Ranaka’s husband, children and grandchildren, as well as her parents and siblings who make her life so full.

Who is Manaka Ranaka’s husband and baby daddy?

According to sources, Manaka Ranaka is currently not married and records show that she has never been married, which only means that the vacancy of Manaka Ranaka’s husband has not been filled yet.

Even though she has not been married, the talented award-winning actress has been in several relationships over the years- some that even resulted in the birth of her children.

The actress once dated Thabo Monareng. While their relationship looked quite solid, tweeps were not easy on the pair given their age difference- Ranaka is nine younger than Thabo Monareng. The ex-couple used to serve hot couple goals on social media and they dated for a while before parting ways.

Manaka Ranaka has also been involved with a Durban-born actor called Ntuthuko Mdlethse who is also allegedly her third baby daddy. Like her relationship with Thabo, some tweeps found a way to castigate Manaka Ranaka’s relationship with Ntuthuko as they claimed that she had snatched him from another woman.

To support their claim against the actress, social media police uncovered a screenshot of an old screenshot photo of Ntuthuko Mdlethse with his ex-wife who was identified as Bronwyn Zungu where Manaka had commented with “my favourite couple.”

Tweeps further claimed that Ntuthuko Mdlethse later left his wife to pursue a relationship with Manaka. All the parties involved of course chose to ignore naysayers and we think that’s the way to go.

The identity of the fathers of Manaka Ranaka’s other children has not been revealed. It’s also unclear whether or not Manaka Ranaka and her third baby daddy are still together.

Manaka Ranaka’s children and grandchild

Along with having a successful career in front of the cameras, away from the limelight, Manaka Ranaka also has another very important role which she is nailing with precision. She is a mum and a grandmother.

She has two daughters – Katlego and Naledi and a son- Seni who was born in January 2021. She welcomed her eldest daughter when she was only 20 years old and her career as an actress was just kicking off. She revealed that she was fired from the set of Isindigo after she refused to abort her pregnancy.

Luckily for her, after giving birth to her eldest daughter, more opportunities opened up and she landed the role of Portia on SABC 1’s ‘Gaz’lam’ in 2002 and more roles on television followed thereafter including Rhythm City and Generations: The Legacy.

In 2020, ahead of becoming a mom for the third time, Manaka Ranaka became a grandmother, after her firstborn daughter, Katlego welcomed her first son.

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Katlego who has followed in her mother’s footsteps in the acting industry was 18 years old at the time, and her mother has been nothing but supportive of her.

Manaka Ranaka’s family

Manaka Ranaka was born on 6 April 1979 in Soweto to her father, Kgotlasele Ranaka, and mother, Nonceba Ranaka.

She comes from a family of famous entertainers and has four siblings – Dineo Ranaka who is a famous radio host, actress and DJ, Mpumi Ranaka who is a businesswoman, writer and motivational speaker, Ranaka Ranaka who is an events host and actor, and Mzingisi ‘Ziggy’ Ranaka who is a businessman.

The family stars in their reality show called The Ranakas which airs on Showmax.

What you need to know about actress Manaka Ranaka’s husband

South African actress Manaka Ranaka is an award-winning actress who is best known for her role as Lucy Diale in Generations: The Legacy.

Besides having a thriving life onscreen, Manaka Ranaka also has a full and thriving life offscreen and she has a wonderful family.

Here is a look at Manaka Ranaka’s husband, children, and grandchildren, as well as her parents and siblings who make her life so full.

Who is Manaka Ranaka’s husband?

According to sources, Manaka Ranaka is currently not married and records show that she has never been married, which only means that the vacancy of Manaka Ranaka’s husband has not been filled yet.

Even though she has not been married, the talented award-winning actress has been in several relationships over the years- some that even resulted in the birth of her children.

The actress once dated Thabo Monareng. While their relationship looked quite solid, tweeps were not easy on the pair given their age difference- Ranaka is nine younger than Thabo Monareng. The ex-couple used to serve hot couple goals on social media and they dated for a while before parting ways.

Manaka Ranaka has also been involved with a Durban-born actor called Ntuthuko Mdlethse who is also allegedly her third baby daddy. Like her relationship with Thabo, some tweeps found a way to castigate Manaka Ranaka’s relationship with Ntuthuko as they claimed that she had snatched him from another woman.

To support their claim against the actress, social media police uncovered a screenshot of an old screenshot photo of Ntuthuko Mdlethse with his ex-wife who was identified as Bronwyn Zungu where Manaka had commented with “my favourite couple.”

Tweeps further claimed that Ntuthuko Mdlethse later left his wife to pursue a relationship with Manaka. All the parties involved of course chose to ignore naysayers and we think that’s the way to go.

Manaka Ranaka’s children and grandchild

Along with having a successful career in front of the cameras, away from the limelight, Manaka Ranaka also has another very important role which she is nailing with precision. She is a mum and a grandmother.

She has two daughters- Katlego and Naledi and a son- Seni who was born in January 2021. She welcomed her eldest daughter when she was only 20 years old and her career as an actress was just kicking off. She revealed that she was fired from the set of Isindigo after she refused to abort her pregnancy.

Luckily for her, after giving birth to her eldest daughter, more opportunities opened up and she landed the role of Portia on SABC 1’s ‘Gaz’lam’ in 2002 and more roles on television followed thereafter including Rhythm City and Generations: The Legacy.

In 2020, ahead of becoming a mom for the third time, Manaka Ranaka became a grandmother, after her firstborn daughter- Katlego welcomed her first son.

Katlego who has followed her mother’s footsteps in the acting industry was 18 years old at the time, and her mother has been nothing but supportive to her.

Manaka Ranaka’s family

Manaka Ranaka was born on 6 April 1979 in Soweto to her father- Kgotlasele Ranaka and mother- Nonceba Ranaka.

She comes from a family of famous entertainers and has four siblings- Dineo Ranaka who is a famous radio host, actress and DJ, Mpumi Ranaka who is a businesswoman, writer and motivational speaker, Ranaka Ranaka who is an events host and actor, and Mzingisi ‘Ziggy’ Ranaka who is a businessman.

The family stars in their reality show called The Ranakas which airs on Showmax

Did Manaka Ranaka Just announce death of Generations: The Legacy actress Gog Flo?

There has been a lot of confusion on social media after Generations: The Legacy actress Manaka Ranaka’s Instagram post on Monday, 3rd of May, which sent shockwaves among viewers of the television soapie.

The actress – who plays the role of Lucy on the SABC 1 soapie – posted a video of her colleague Gogo Ivy Nkutha (who plays the role of Gog Flo on the same soapie) as well as a make-up artist from their make-up department.

Manaka’s caption read: “Rest easy Msizest. Dawgie nd I are gonna miss you. We are only left with memories.”

Before she knew it fans were sending messages of condolences in the comments section, distraught at the sudden passing of ‘Gog Flo’ as the legendary actress is affectionately called.

However, if one reads Manaka’s full caption it is evident that the messages of condolences were misdirected due to unnecessary confusion, and because the actress had anticipated that it would happen, she had added a disclaimer in her caption. Sadly, many did not read it.

The second part of her caption is a disclaimer to clear the air on who, between the two women in the video had passed. Manaka made it clear that Gogo Ivy Nkuthu (Gog Flo) was still alive and kicking and it was their make-up artist who had sadly passed.

The rest of her caption read as follows: “Before you get carried away, Gogo Ivy Nkutha is very much alive! Its the lady doing her makeup thats passed away, Generations Makeup Department. RIP Sizakele Sipoyo”

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Manaka Ranaka celebrates daughter’s 13th birthday

Manaka Ranaka has scooped pictures taken at her girls 13th birthday celebration. The star’s daughter, Naledi had a beautiful celebration as many of her friend and family came together to make the day a memorable one for her.

In a post, Manaka thanked everyone for making it a perfect one.

Manaka captioned: “OMG This was an experience birthday girl @naledi_ranaka and her friends will never forget. This was just the perfect cherry ? on top. Thank you.”

Watch: Manaka Ranaka goes back to work

Manaka Ranaka is one of the best famous actors in SA, she has been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years and she is still going stronger in the industry. She is best known for playing her starring role for long standing soap opera Generations: The Legacy as Lucy Diale.

She is loved by many people for her amazing work as an actress because she is just super amazing. The actress was recently on maternity leave and now she has revealed to her fans that she is returning back to work and she doesn’t want anymore children. Manaka Ranaka is a mother of three and it seems like she’s done with adding more to that number.

She posted a funny video on her Instagram account recently and she showed her fans the contraceptive pills that she has started talking and some herbs to prevent her from convincing yet another bundle of joy. Her post left fans in stitches as she was mentioning on her post that “Ilwa Ntombo” which simply means fight girl.

Manaka Ranaka gushes over her baby daddy and son

Manaka Ranaka has taken to her social media few hours ago to share a beautiful picture of her man holding their son.

However, this is not the first time she’s share such an adorable picture but one thing is that she is yet to reveal the face of her baby boy.

In her post, the actress captioned: “Indeed the best gift ever!!! Crushing hard”

Manaka welcomed her baby boy in December 2020 and she is so grateful for the gift.

Manaka Ranaka responds to rumours of stealing her friend’s husband

Manaka Ranaka is unfazed by the hysteria caused on social media where it was discovered that she stole her friends man. It appears that her baby daddy Ntuthuko Mdlethse was married to a close friend of hers. This was unveiled by a tweep who dug up Ntuthuko’s old Instagram pictures of him posing with his ex-wife and under the comments was The Generations The Legacy actress commenting with “My favourite couple.”

Well the reality TV star is unmoved by the nasty words directed at her as she has thrown shade at the accusations. Recently she posted a picture of her and her lover on Instagram and captioned it “My favourite couple…”

To put things into perspective, Manaka Ranaka and her baby daddy Ntuthuko come a long way together. They dated once in the 2000’s and he is the father of one of her children, Katlego. Manaka is a mother of three, two daughters and her infant son who she gave birth to last year December at the age of 41.

Her eldest katlego made her a grandmother as she welcomed her first baby at the age of 18 yesterday. Her second born Naledi is 11 and will be turning 12 this years.

After dating, they broke up for a couple of years and Ntuthuko then married another woman who she appeared to be close to. Now, they have rekindled their love and welcomed their second baby together.

Her followers flooded her comments section and were in stitches. When the story broke last week Manaka gave the funniest response to the accusations, “Bafikile ondabeni bathi I’m a home wrecker (gossipmongers have arrived they are saying I am a home wrecker), Ai let me go breastfeed.” She also further commented by saying, “It’s the #letsrewind for me,” she said throwing shade at the picture in question as well as the whole craze.

Manaka is a proud mother to her children and has adopted some parenting skills foreign to her own mother’s. Even though she used to get beaten as a kid, she does not believe in doing the same for her children. “I didn’t like how she was but today I get that she was strengthening my leadership qualities as a woman and as a mother,” she told DRUM Magazine at the time.

She is fond of her kids and she believes that being a friend to them with boundaries creates a great mother-children relationship. “The only thing you owe your children is to look after them and raise them well.”