A new action drama, The Alliance, premieres on Wednesday, 27 April at 9:30PM.
The Alliance depicts the life of a popular kingpin, Bra Jay, also known as the Reserve Bank Governor of Soweto. Bra Jay has a thirst for power and rules those around him with an iron fist.
JASON “BRA JAY” NKABINDE (Sifiso Simamane)
Streetwise, stubborn and always the suspect, Bra Jay has unlimited access to the law and the rewards of his intelligent money laundering channels. He's the Reserve Bank Governor of Soweto (he literally signs the money).
NANDI NKABINDE (Gugulethu Zulu)
Nandi is a beautiful young lady whose upbringing afforded her access to resources that most of her peers in Soweto could only dream of. From early on in her life, Nandi knew she had to uphold the highest moral standards through merely having a popular and respected (feared) man such as Bra Jay as her father.
EVELYN BALOYI (Keneilwe Matidze)
She's Bra Jay’s second wife and stepmother to Nandi. Born and bred in Soweto, she's a kasi woman of note. A child of shebeen owners who were tragically gunned down in the early 1990’s and a witness to the murder of her family, she's driven to revenge.
FRANK, (Denzel Edgar)
“Tsetse” as he is widely known, is street smart. He seeks autonomy in his businesses outside of Bra Jay. Currently, Bra Jay serves as a great ally for him to clean his millions but has hidden resentment towards him because he doesn’t treat Tsetse as the equal that he imagines himself to be.
SIS DEE (Cebile Mlaba)
Dimpho Mokoena is a hard-up gangster who took on the reins of her husband Ofentse’s illegitimate drug and arms business. She acted as his “proxy” when he was jailed for a botched up armed bank robbery in the early 90’s. Having experienced the underground world for a long time, Dimpho’s demeanour has changed and she has grown to become a woman well-versed in brutal intimidation.
VLADIMIR GORELEV (Damon Berry)
Aka “The Russian”. He's the son of a former Soviet Navy Lieutenant. Rebellious as a teenager, with a penchant for gambling.
The Alliance starts on Wednesday, 27 April at 9:30PM.