Award-winning actress Gcina Mkhize has opened up about a harrowing year-long battle to keep her family home in Mondeor, south of Johannesburg. Speaking candidly on The Voice with Palesa podcast, the veteran performer described a nightmare filled with threats, intimidation, and betrayal.
Living in Fear
Mkhize, known for her decades-long contribution to South African television, revealed that she still lives in the contested property with her daughters, despite continuous pressure to leave. According to her, a mafia-like syndicate is attempting to sell the house without her consent, claiming ownership due to alleged default on bond payments.
Gcina Mkhize
“I am still at the house that is my children’s and my home. Where will I go?” she asked. “The South African law has failed me and my kids so much; they dismiss everything.”
She said that even basic safety is now a challenge—windows in the house are regularly smashed, and she resorts to covering them with plastic to keep out the cold.
Strangers in Her Home
Mkhize went viral in 2023 after posting emotional videos about her alleged illegal eviction. Since then, she has remained in the home but revealed in September that she and her daughters were forced to live alongside two unknown men.
She claims these men are connected to an individual who insists he bought the house at auction. Despite this, Mkhize stands firm in her refusal to leave, saying she will only vacate if served with a legitimate eviction order.
“I still say there is a syndicate that deals with stealing people’s homes,” she claimed. “The police are involved, people from the bank and the courts. I might be wrong, but it is what I believe.”
Betrayed by the Industry
Now 52, Mkhize said the accolades and recognition she’s received in her career no longer hold meaning. She expressed deep disappointment in the industry that once celebrated her.
“It did not make sense to me that with the work I have done, the industry would still treat me the way it did. I felt discarded… like someone was trying to punish me.”
She also alleged being blacklisted by production companies, after learning that someone in power had advised others not to cast her unless she apologized to unnamed individuals.
“That person is going to wait forever. I will not apologise to anyone.”
Victim of Witchcraft
In a deeply emotional moment, Mkhize disclosed that she had also been a victim of witchcraft—not from strangers, but from someone she once considered family.
“It came from someone I used to sit and laugh with… someone I saw as a sister,” she said.
A Cry for Justice
Despite everything, Gcina Mkhize remains defiant. Her story is one of resilience, but also a stark commentary on the failures of legal and industry systems meant to protect artists and citizens alike.
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