Cape Town - Hlomla Dandala is a household name in South Africa because of his work in the popular daily soapie Isidingo - as Derek - and more recently for his work on Hollywood films such as Lord of War.
The star sat down with SABC talk show host Anele Mdoda talk about his years of a being actor, what made him want to work in West Africa and filming the new mini-series about Nelson Mandela with Laurence Fishburne.
Dandala also talks about the last time he saw his on-screen love interest in Isidingo - Bianca Amato - who played Philippa.
See the interview here: