Ayanda Bandla

Raised in the south-western townships of Johannesburg, Ayanda Bandla is a Political Science graduate with specialty in International Relations. Her television career began in the field of News and Actuality when she joined etv’s flagship breakfast show Sunrise upon her graduation from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Having started out as a Sub-editor on the programme, her work gradually expanded to include writing, producing, field reporting, anchoring and recording voice overs for the show. 

This opportunity enabled her to gain invaluable experience which would later prove to be beneficial in various other sectors of the television, broadcasting and entertainment industry. Since then, she has enjoyed roles on numerous television commercials, has starred in some of the country’s popular soapies such as Generations-The Legacy and Broken Vows and has graced global stages as a theatre performer.

Not only is Ayanda Bandla an actress, but also a singer/vocalist, a presenter/anchor, MC and a voiceover artist, fluent in English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, SeSotho and SeTswana.