Ayakha Ntunja
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2004 (age 21–22)
- Actress
- influencer
Ayakha Ntunja | |
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| Born | Ayakha Ntunja 2004 (age 21–22) Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Education | National School of the Arts |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
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Ayakha Ntunja (born 2004) is a South African actress, influencer and dancer. She is best known for her notable roles playing the lead role in a Showmax television series Youngins (2024) as Amo and starring role in Mzansi Magic drama series Inimba (2025) as Qhawe Mabandla.
Ntunja began her acting career in 2016 featured in theatre, where she upgraded her acting and writing skills and made her first television debut in 2021 playing the role of Dudu in Showmax film Pearls of Wisdom.[1][2] She also landed roles in other television series including Ntash, Ubizo Lakhe and Ke Bona Spoko.[3][4]
In 2023, she portrayed as Thembi in season 3 of MTV Shuga: Down South.[5][6] In 2024, she landed her first lead role as Amo in the Showmax youth drama series Youngins and played the supporting role in a short film Intlawulo as Ovayo with Kealeboga Masango.[7][8][9] In early 2025, she played a starring in Mzansi Magic drama series Inimba as Qhawe Mabandla.[10][11][12] By September 2025, she played the main role as Vazu in the film Loved Out.[13][14][15]
Endorsements
Ntunja made her magazine cover in True Love Magazine, a leading magazine in South Africa for April to June 2026.[16]