Zozibini Tunzi pursuing a career in acting and presenting as she joins SABC3’s ‘Top Billing’

Dailydispatch · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Apr 21, 2026 · 564 words · By Joy Mphande

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What to know about Zozibini Tunzi pursuing a career in acting and presenting as she joins SABC3’s ‘Top Billing’

Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi is poised to make her mark in the film and TV industry as she joins Top Billing’s 2026 comeback season on SABC3.

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What happened

Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi is poised to make her mark in the film and TV industry as she joins Top Billing’s 2026 comeback season on SABC3.

Why it matters

She is among the new lineup of presenters on the show, including Miss South Africa 2023 runner-up Bryoni Govender, actor Arno Greeff, and voiceover artist Sine Mpulu.

Common ground

Hailing from the small village of Sidwadweni, near Tsolo, in the Eastern Cape, Zozi told TshisaLIVE that being on the small screen has been a lifelong dream for her, as she used to watch YoTV as a child and shows such as Top Billing in her adulthood.

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Claim 1: “In 2022, Zozi made her acting debut in the American film The Woman King.”

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Multiple sources confirm her acting debut in the 2022 film 'The Woman King'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Zozibini "Zozi" Bolowana is a South African model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2019. Tunzi had previously been crowned Miss South Africa 2019. She is the thir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zozibini_Tunzi

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web search NEUTRAL — Former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi announced her acting debut with the upcoming film The Woman King early this year, and the makers have finally released the trailer of the film which is slated for r…
https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-universe/the-trai…

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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CY54BQFDnfb/

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Claim 2: “She later returned to the screen, playing the character of Naomi in the South African Netflix series Bad Influencer in 2025.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a role as Naomi in a 2025 series called 'Bad Influencer'.

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Claim 3: “Hailing from the small village of Sidwadweni, near Tsolo, in the Eastern Cape”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm she was born in Tsolo, Eastern Cape and raised in the village of Sidwadweni.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zozibini "Zozi" Bolowana (née Tunzi; born 18 September 1993) is a South African model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2019. Tunzi had previously been crowned Mis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zozibini_Tunzi

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web search NEUTRAL — Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa.Tunzi was born in Tsolo, Eastern Cape to parents Philiswa Nodapu and Lungisa Tunzi, and raised in the nearby village of Sidwadweni.[3][4] Her mother is a school princ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zozibini_Tunzi

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web search NEUTRAL — Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi is poised to make her mark in the film and TV industry as she joins Top Billing’s 2026 comeback season on SABC3.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/entertainment/2026…

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Claim 4: “She is among the new lineup of presenters on the show, including Miss South Africa 2023 runner-up Bryoni Govender, actor Arno Greeff, and voiceover artist Sine Mpulu.”

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While one web search result mentions the lineup including Bryoni Govender, the other provided search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (discussing Denver Broncos tickets), leaving only one relevant source for the specific names of the other presenters.

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2023 · 16 votes, 18 comments. I was notified I’m eligible to buy club level season tickets next Friday 4/14. Prices are $3100/seat for end zone up to…
https://www.reddit.com/r/DenverBroncos/comments/12dl55u/shou…

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web search NEUTRAL — Broncos Season Tickets Waitlist In 2011 I signed up for the Season Ticket waiting list. At the time, I was just shy of 29k in line on the list. I recently saw some posts on this page of some individua…
https://www.reddit.com/r/DenverBroncos/comments/1d16w2q/bron…

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web search NEUTRAL — 110 votes, 189 comments. 185K subscribers in the DenverBroncos community. Everything Denver Broncos
https://www.reddit.com/r/DenverBroncos/comments/1cad7rg/full…

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Claim 5: “But it wasn’t until she was crowned as Miss South Africa in 2019 that her life changed.”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm she was crowned Miss South Africa in 2019.

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web search NEUTRAL — The dazzling Zozibini Tunzi has been crowned Miss South Africa 2019 as the iconic pageant proudly celebrated Women's Day with a glittering and star-studded e...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9QDLib87kE

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web search NEUTRAL — Tunzi's triumph is the second for South Africa in Miss Universe. South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned in 2017. A total of 90 countries participated in this year's contest, which was hosted…
https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_south-africas-zozibini-tunz…

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Claim 6: “In the same year, she was crowned Miss Universe”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm she was crowned Miss Universe in 2019.

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web search NEUTRAL — During Sunday's Miss Universe 2019 competition, Tunzi was awarded the sought after pageant title, and Ally Brooke paid tribute to Selena.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqLzfqhGlII

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Claim 7: “Zozi’s first time outside the village was when she went to study public relations at Cape Peninsula University of Technology.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news articles, confirm she studied public relations at Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

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web search NEUTRAL — Zozibini "Zozi" Bolowana (née Tunzi; born 18 September 1993) is a South African model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2019.Alma mater. Cape Peninsula University …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zozibini_Tunzi

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web search NEUTRAL — Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi is poised to make her mark in the film and TV industry as she joins Top Billing’s 2026 comeback season on SABC3.Zozi’s first time outside the village was when she went to study p…
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/entertainment/2026…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tunzi, a 26-year-old gender violence activist, said she was forced to abandon her studies for a year because of her family's economic difficulties, but her modeling work allowed her to continue her ed…
https://abc11.com/post/miss-south-africa-crowned-miss-univer…

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Claim 8: “made history as the longest-reigning Miss Universe, holding the title for over a year and five months.”

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Multiple web sources confirm she was the longest-reigning Miss Universe, holding the title for over a year and five months.

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web search NEUTRAL — In the same year, she was crowned Miss Universe and made history as the longest-reigning Miss Universe, holding the title for over a year and five months. In 2022, Zozi made her acting debut in the Am…
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/lifestyle/entertainment/2026…

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web search NEUTRAL — South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi will relinquish her Miss Universe crown when the much-delayed pageant is held later this month - but not after being the longes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_STTL3D-9Co

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Claim 9: “Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi is poised to make her mark in the film and TV industry as she joins Top Billing’s 2026 comeback season on SABC3.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm Zozibini Tunzi is joining the 2026 comeback season of Top Billing on SABC3.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray (English: KAT-ree-aw-nə, KAHT-; Tagalog: [ˌkaːtɾiˈɔː.na]; born January 6, 1994) is a Filipino model, singer, actress and beauty queen best known for winning Miss Universe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catriona_Gray

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Live with Kelly and Ryan is the 2017–2023 title of a long-running American syndicated morning talk show. Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest are the hosts in that period.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zozibini “Zozi” Tunzi is poised to make her mark in the film and TV industry as she joins Top Billing’s 2026 comeback season on SABC3. She is among the new lineup of presenters on the show, including …
https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/2026-04-21-zozibini-…

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