Tembeka Mobo (Tembi): Engineering student at CPUT from the Eastern Cape, falls in love with Stephen
Stephen Botha (Stevie): Rugby playing Stellenbosch student, falls in love with Tembeka
Jan and Helen Botha: Stephen's parents living on a farm near Stellenbosch
Brigitte: Tembeka's friend
Thandi and Jo: 2 girls living in Tembeka's residence close to Mowbray campus
Nonna: Tembi's mother and Stephen's househelp and lives in Kayamandi, near Stellenbosch
Papa: Tembi's father, diseased?
Ms Ogle: Engineering lecturer at CPUT
Colonel X: Head of Police of Stellenbosch
Dr van Zyl: doctor treating Helen Botha
Dr Thabalala: psychiatrist, heading team supporting Helen Botha, married to Dr Van Zyl