Meme Ditshego

Meme Ditshego (May 1965 – 25 June 2025) was a South African actress. She is best known for the roles in television serials such as Ga Re Dumele and The Coconuts.

Background Meme Ditshego was born in South Africa in May 1965. She matriculated from high school in 1984.

Ditshego was married to fellow actor Samson Khumalo. She died on 25 June 2025, at the age of 60.

Career In 1986, she started her acting career with theatre performances. She participated in Township theatre and later joined with the Sibonile Players. Under them, she played the lead role in the play Antigone. Then she joined with the Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal and involved in school programs from 1989 to 1993. Later in 1992, she started to work in children's theatre where she performed in the Afrikaans satirical play Don Gxubane Onner die Boere produced by Charles J. Fourie. In the 2000s, she performed in the stage productions such as; Acropolis Café (2005), The Amen Corner (2008), and MacBeki (2009).

In 2007, she appeared in season two of the SABC2 comedy series Kompleks in a minor role. In 2008, she joined the M-Net sitcom The Coconuts and played the role "Joyce Mlambo" until 2009 in both seasons one and two. In 2010, she played the role "Josephine Ratau" in the SABC2 sitcom Ga Re Dumele. Her role became very popular among the public, and she continued to play the role until the end of season 6 for six consecutive years. For her role, she later won the Best Actress Award in TV Comedy category at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) in 2012. For the same award at the 2014 SAFTAs, she was again nominated for her role. In the meantime, she joined the SABC3 sitcom Safe as Hauser's and played the role of "Dotty Sithole" in 2013.

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref. 1997 Sterk Skemer Elsie TV series 2002 Soul Buddyz Ma Thandi TV series 2006 Jozi-H Gladys TV series 2007 Kompleks minor role TV series Muvhango Ausi Ntsoaki TV series 2008 The Coconuts Joyce Mlambo TV series 2009 Erfsondes Midwife TV series 2010 Die Uwe Pottie Potgieter Gasspeler TV series 2010 Ga Re Dumele Josephine Ratau TV series 2010 The Mating Game Lizzie TV series 2013 Geraamtes in die Kas Aunt Ethel TV series 2013 Safe As Hauser's Dotty Sithole TV series 2013 Zabalaza Winnie TV series 2014 Alles Wat Mal Is Miriam Mhlangu Film 2016 Skorokoro Mr. Sithole Film 2017 Imposter Brenda TV series 2017 Broken Vows Dr Machaka TV series 2021 Ak'siSpaza Refiloe TV series 2023 Love, Sex and 30 Candles Mam Daphne Film