JERRY MOFOKENG
Jerry Mofokeng is a South African legend of the stage and screen who has appeared in a number of critically-acclaimed films, including Cry, The Beloved Country; Mandela and De Klerk; and the 2005 Academy Award-winning film Tsotsi.
Jerry is now a freelance artist investing his varied skills in the arts – acting, directing, writing and teaching. In 2013 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Acting at the 7th annual South African Film and Television Awards. He has played numerous varied roles in film and television. His most recent role was in Scandal! On eTV.
He recently wrote a book, In Love and Intimate is a book borne out of love. In June 1980 Jerry got married to his wife Claudine and they have been together since.
This book is an exploration of the tools that have seen them now enter their 35th year of marriage. It looks at the how and when. It is a manual of how you transition from a young newly wedded couple to a couple that has grown, studied, worked and ministered together. It further explores how couples work and exist independently of each other but can also form also a dream team that makes you unique. Jerry and his wife have spoken on and facilitated workshops and seminars on Love, Courtship and Marriage from as early as the 1980s and have explored the themes in their width and breath.