Maggie Benedict as Akhona Mamela
- Maggie is 33 years old, born February 1981
- Maggie was born and raised in Pretoria
- She attended Pretoria Tech where she studied music, dance and theatre.
- During her theatre stint, Maggie performed at the Civic Theatre in Showboat and Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Maggie also works as an ambassador with the Walt Disney Company.
- Some of her television tributes include appearances on Snitch, Justice For All 3 and 7de Laan
- She was also a presenter on the daytime show Lifestyle.
- Maggie starred with Renate Stuurman and Elma Postma in the SABC2 drama series The Mating Game, in 2010.
- Between April 2010 and 2011 she portrayed the role of Zoey Matsekwa in the M-Net/kykNET soapie Binnelanders
- On 12 October 2011 she made her debut on the SABC1 soapie Generations, where she played Akhona Miya
