Industry colleagues express respect for the late Presley 'Cobrizi' Chweneyagae
Fellow actor Israel Matseke Zulu has described his beloved friend as a legend who gave of his love for his craft on screen.
Industry colleagues paid tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae's during a memorial service in the North West on Tuesday, 3 June 2025. Picture: Simphiwe Nkosi/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Industry colleagues of Presley Chweneyagae have expressed their respect for the late actor, saying he not only left a mark in the arts but in the lives of all South Africans.
Fellow actor Israel Matseke Zulu has described his beloved friend as a legend who gave of his love for his craft on screen.
Affectionately calling him Cobrizi, he says Chweneyagae was testament to the saying that where one comes from does not define how they shape their life.
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Zulu, who was also in the Oscar-winning film Tsosti reiterated the call for the government to pour resources into the industry.
"To all the stakeholders, to all the departments of government, to all the organisations, to all the activists, artists, celebrities, icons, it's our responsibility to create our own wealth, that will produce and reproduce us and benefit us."
He added that despite Chweneyagae’s talent, the South African industry failed to celebrate him accordingly.
"There's a lot we can talk about, sometimes it's unnecessary. To be in Hollywood is not to be in heaven. Yes, we won the Oscar, we brought the Oscar in the country, but Oscar doesn't make you a millionaire."