Award-winning actor Presley Chweneyagae dies at 40
The role also earned him his first Golden Horn at the first SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards) in 2006.
He also starred in a local soapie, The River, as Cobra, as well as a spin-off show based on the same character.
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