Award-winning actress Vatiswa Ndara was thrust into the spotlight when she played Miriam in SABC1's hit show Home Affairs and it is this role that amassed her a huge following and helped launched her into the mega star that she is today. She played it with so much conviction so much that she won various accolades, including best supporting actress at the inaugural SAFTAs in 2006.

ZiMoja understands that the actress has a burning desire to return to the small screen. A source close to the actress says that she is yearning to go back to her first love, acting. "She wants to go back without the drama or industry politics. She knows that there's so much drama in the industry, something she wants to avoid altogether, because she's not attracted to that kind of attention," the source said. Although she is not on TV, she is still working as a voiceover artist for various brands, but the only thing she is said to really want is to return to the screen. "It's sad not to have her on our screens anymore, because she is one of South Africa's most loved stars, who has rightfully positioned herself as one of the best that we have. She must just be given a chance," another source adds. "Obviously we can see that she wants to return so badly but it's not easy, because she was blackballed, even though there are new telenovelas launched every month, she is always snubbed," adds the source.

The last time she was on a show, there was a lot of drama surrounding her, rendering her 'difficult to work with'. Her last show was The Queen, she left when an impasse between her and her bosses, Shona and Connie Ferguson. The scuffle grabbed headlines for months on end and she even penned a letter in 2019 to the then Minister of Sports, Arts & Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, where she expressed her grievances, which included salary complaints and working hours, among other things. Excepts of the letter read: "I come forth, not as a 'clever black' seeking relevance, as it does not deliver a dime to me, nor does it stand to benefit me. At the risk of public shame, humiliation and salacious headlines, not to mention alienation from my peers and possible blacklisting from the powers that be in the sector. I humble myself in expressing the truth of my experience in the arts and entertainment industry and publicly exposing the depth of my frustration and broken heart." When called for a comment, Vatiswa said: "If you don't mind, I'd like to sit this one out - sometimes by just keeping quiet, one keeps and maintains their sanity,".