by Thinus Ferreira
The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (Afda) has appointed actor David Dennis as the new Afda Johannesburg campus dean from 2022.
David Dennis is best known for his role as Sol Grootboom in the SABC1 educational youth drama series Soul City between 1997 and 2010, and in Soul Buddyz from 2000 to 2003.
Afda Johannesburg dean, Henriette de Villiers, says "I have no doubt that David Dennis will lead the Johannesburg campus with the passion, integrity, wit and wisdom we have come to expect of him".
"David has been heading up the live performance program on Johannesburg campus for the last seven years, with great success. Before joining Afda David taught at a tertiary level for several years. He brings decades of industry experience to the position, across various platforms and genres."
