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Highly anticipated Brenda Fassie biopic given go ahead

Brenda Fassie statue [Photo: Courtesy]

A biopic of the late South African icon Brenda Fassie has finally been given the green light after over a year of back and forth between the singer’s estate and former manager Chicco Twala over its production rights.

According to the executor of the Brenda Fassie estate Vaughn Eaton, the film 'Brenda' is back on track after Judge Nomonde Patience Mngqibisa-Thusi’s ruling in Pretoria that dismissed Chicco's application against the late singer's son, Bongani Fassie.

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