MacG Opens Up About ‘Shaka iLembe’ Debut and Wearing a G-String for the First Time

• MacG made his small-screen debut on the popular Mzansi Magic historical series Shaka iLembe
• He shared his experience wearing a g-string for the role, explaining how it was designed and the number of options available on set
• MacG also shared how he transformed for his role and the spiritual experience he had on the set of Shaka iLembe

Popular podcaster Macgyver Mukwevho has shared his experience on the set of Shaka iLembe and how it was to wear a g-string.

Social media was abuzz when Podcast and Chill head honcho MacG made his small-screen debut on the award-winning historical series Shaka iLembe. Following in the footsteps of Abdul Khoza, MacG shared his behind-the-scenes experience on Shaka iLembe.

MacG shares his experience wearing a g-string on Shaka iLembe

In a Podcast and Chill episode that aired on Monday, 25 August 2025, MacG shared his experience on the set of Shaka iLembe as well as his first-time experience wearing a g-string.

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He shared that Sol Phenduka was meant to make a cameo on Shaka iLembe, but he fell sick around the time they were shooting. The Podcast and Chill crew, especially Sol Phenduka, were curious to learn what it was like for MacG to wear a g-string. MacG confirmed the number of g-strings made for the show as previously revealed by Mzansi Magic.

“But yeah, you had to wear a g-string. So, under those things there they wear a g-string there, bro. There are some g-strings; you pick one that fits you, my man. They’re all brand new, that's why there's so many. No, it's a g-string, but then there's a thing that covers you in the front like normal underwear, but at the back it's just a strip. It's the same as the ladies' one, yes,” MacG said.

He also shared a hilarious experience where they had to reshoot a scene because he kept speaking in English.

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“Yo, bro, it was 600 years ago, you can't say yes. So, we have to redo the scene ‘cause I kept going, ‘Yes, yes.’” MacG said.

MacG opens up about spiritual experience on Shaka iLembe

He also explained how being on the Shaka iLembe set was a spiritual experience for him. MacG said when they finished shooting, he felt Zulu.

“I was there the whole day, right? And it's like the energy was different, man, because they're seeing the Zulu things. It's a different scene, man. It's a different atmosphere, different ambience, bro. You feel like you're back in those days, and you can feel like the ancestors are there. You know what I mean? Like, the energy is too much, bro. Wow. I mean, like I felt Zulu by the end of the day. I kid you not,” MacG explained.

MacG had to undergo a makeover for his role, much like Thapelo Mokoena did for the hit Netflix series Fatal Seduction.

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“So, my hair when I got there, I had a fade, so they had to put on hair, which took like an hour, so I look like hair from back in the day,” he shared.

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Prominent influencer exposes R100,000 plot against MacG

It turns out not everyone was happy that MacG made his debut on Shaka iLembe.

Briefly News reported that a prominent South African influencer was offered a hefty sum of cash to lead a smear campaign against MacG or Mzansi Magic after the podcaster made his debut on Shaka iLembe.

The prominent influencer shared screenshots of their interaction with the individuals who allegedly offered R100,000 for dirt on MacG.

Source: Briefly News