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Jerome Galiao Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Jerome Galiao, born on 05 June 1984, is a 40-year-old Zimbabwean actor and model. He is best known for Isithembiso, Scandal and Gomora. He also appeared on the most famous commercials such as the Play Boy it’s a Planet of Attraction which appeared on television from 2017 to 2019.

Biography Profile

Full name: Jerome Galiao
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 5 June 1984
Age: 38 years old
Place of birth: Harare, Zimbabwe
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Height: 1.83m (183cm)
Occupation: Actor, Model
Known for: Scandal, Isithembiso
Children: 2 (Sindiso and Keisha Ruvarashe Galiao)

Early age of Jerome Galiao

Jerome Galiao was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. Growing up, Jerome’s dream was to become an actor and a model since primary school. He nealy lost his dream of becoming an actor during high school years but it found him again since he had the passion before. By the age of 19, in 2003, Jerome was already part of the supermodels in Zimbabwe.

Education of Jerome Galiao

He attended Prince Edward High School where got his matric. After matric, he enrolled at a tertiary college which assisted him to join modeling.

Acting career of Jerome Galiao

Jerome started as a model and after that he appeared on the Zimbabwean local drama series, Estate Blues and was a presenter on Zim tv show Youth.com. In 2008 he moved to South Africa and appeared in several drama series on South African televisions. He appeared on Broken Vows as Ezra, played a police officer on Isithembiso and played as a Doctor on The River. In 2014 and 2015 he had cameo roles, firstly on Zabalaza and then Umlilo respectively.

In 2018 he was cast as a Gang member by the name of Frank on Hope. Then from 2017 to 2019 he played the role of Dos Santos on The Queen alongside Hlomla Dandala, the very same year he was cast as Francis on Gomora. 2021 was a great year for Jerome, he appeared on House Wives and Binnelanders. He is also going to make his debut appearance on Scandal etv as Dr Nyasha Mugari on 28 December 2021

Jerome played lead roles on so many commercials. He had lead roles on the following commercials, Spar Braai Master, Vodacom Stills, Makro, Standard Bank and Play Boy Planet of Attraction. He played supporting roles on Miller Craft commercial advert and 2020 Out insurance advert.

Personal life history

For Jerome Galiao, life was not always easy when he relocated to South Africa about 13 years ago. He struggled to get sustainable roles. He appeared on so many roles and sometimes it was just dry. Things got so tough that he even worked as a waiter in restaurants and a barman. He ended up thinking of giving up, packing his bags and return Kumusha (home). When lockdown strikes things were worse but he kept holding on until now. Now he has landed a role on one of the most watched South African television series and it looks like its promising.

“Then lockdown happened and there was absolutely no work, but I kept on hanging in there and I am really proud I kept on hanging.”

“I believe that with consistency and persistence, anyone can achieve anything. It’s all about pushing the right mindset. I see myself being cast in bigger international productions. I see big awards coming home,” he said.

Jerome is a single father of two children. We have no information of who the mother(s) is. His children’s names are, Sindiso Galiao and Keisha Ruvarashe Galiao. He is currently living in Soutn Africa. His religious views are those of Christianity. He is bilingual speaker who can speak English and Shona.

Other works of Jerome

He is a fitness trainer and spends most of his time in the gym. He is also a Judo marshal artist who holds a Brown Belt.

Filmography

Television

TV shows – Season – Character

Broken vows – as Ezra
Isithembiso – as a police officer
The Queen – Season 2 – a thug or gangster
Umlilo
Hope – as a gangster
The River – as a doctor
Binnelanders – as Lazarus

Commercials

Commercial for Hilux -2017
Fnb – 2018
Builders warehouse catalogs
Play boy commercials – 2017 -2019
Out insurance – 2020
Standard bank – 2014
Spar Braai Master – 2019
Vodacom Stills – 2019 – 2021
Markro – 2017 – 2021

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Innocentia Makapila Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Innocentia Makapila Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Innocentia Makapila, born on 15 February 1993 (age – 28), is a South African actress best known for her role of Rendani on Muvhango SABC2.

Biography Profile

Full name: Innocentia Manchidi Makapila
Other names: Dimakatso Mauvhelwana
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 15 February 1993
Age: 28 years old
Place of birth: Hasinthumele, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress
Known as: Rendani from Muvhango

Personal life of Innocentia

Innocentia Manchidi Makapila is a 28 year-old South African actress. She was born on 15 February 1993 in Hasinthuseni, Venda (Limpopo Province) in South Africa. She was raised by her maternal grandparents and they relocated to Johannesburg in 1998. In 2019 Innocentia got married to her husband, a noble man whose name is Mpho Manchidi. When she moved out of her parent’s house to stay with her husband, she had mixed emotions.

“The day I left my parents’ house and moved to my new home was filled with so many mixed emotions.” said Innocentia.

Education of Innocentia Manchidi

She attended National School of Arts, Johannesburg where she obtained her matric. She graduated with honors degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Johannesburg in April 2016.

Career of Innocentia Makapila

Innocentia is an actress by profession. She is known for acting on Muvhango as Rendani. She has acted on this show for more than five years. The star also do brand awareness for skin products like Flair Skin, Kestarnelson and etc. In the awareness, she test the effectiveness of the products on her skin, show the results on social media, and then she recommends the products to her followers. ¹

Innocentia’s social media platforms

Her social media Instagram account has got more than 500k followers, no wonder brands approach her for doing awareness. You can follow her on Instagram @inno_mm_ (Innocentia Manchidi).

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Macdonald Ndou Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Macdonald Ndou Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Macdonald Ndou, born on 14 March 1984 (age – 37 years old), is a South African actor best known for playing Khakhathi Mulaudzi or KK on Muvhango SABC2.

Biography Profile

Full name: Macdonald Ndou
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 14 March 1984
Age: 37 years old
Place of birth: Vuwani, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province in South Africa
Nationality: South African
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Actor
Known as: KK or Khakhathi Mulaudzi on Muvhango

Personal life of Macdonald Ndou

Macdonald Ndou is a 37 years old South African actor. He was born in Vuwani, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province in South Africa. In 2018 it was reported that he was married but kept it a secret as he didn’t want his life to be public. He is currently living in Benoni, Gauteng Province in South Africa. Before coming to fame Macdonald moved to Johannesburg and worked as a griller at Wimpy for two years. His aim for staying in Johannesburg was to stay close to his dream of becoming a full time actor. But because his phone didn’t ring much he had to return to Limpopo. ³

Education

After returning to Limpopo, he trained to become an actor at the University of Venda. He later studied stage performance at the State Theatre.¹

Career of Macdonald

Macdonald started his acting career in theatres and on radio dramas. He did radio dramas on Phalaphala FM and sharpened his acting skills. In 2008 he made his debut appearance on Muvhango. He was cast as Khakhathi Mulaudzi or KK on Muvhango. KK is a devious man. He is known to be a proud man, KK has never been the kind of man to apologize to anyone, no matter how wrong he is. The star was also featured Joburg’s Market Theatre with Humbulani Tsharani and Distance Past at the State Theatre in Pretoria.

Allegations for extortion and kidnapping

In 2019 Macdonald was arrested by the Hawks for extortion, kidnapping, theft, and corruption. He was later released after the Hawks withdrew his charges upon further investigation. The spokesman of the Hawks reassured that the charges were to be reinstated if further investigations show the actor had any involvement in the crime. The accusations against Ndou was; he and his other two cronies were trying to extort R100 000 from a businessman pretending to be a police officer. It is claimed the trio pretended to be policemen to receive a bribe from the businessman, who they allegedly believe is illegally dealing diamonds.

After this Muvhango released a statement that shows that they still valued their acting member Mr Ndou. In a statement, Muvhango Management said: “Muvhango is aware of the allegations leveled against our cast member, Macdonald Ndou,…We are aware he has been apprehended and awaiting court appearance. Currently, we at Muvhango have no inside information regarding Mr Ndou’s case and are waiting for further details from the law enforcement…” ²

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Kgaogelo Sekgota Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Kgaogelo Sekgota Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Kgaogelo Sekgota is a South African Footballer or soccer player from Polokwane. He is famous for playing Jersey 14 in Kaizer Chiefs 2021 team.

Name: Kgaogelo Rathete Sekgota
Date of birth: 22 June 1997 (24 years old)
Place of birth: Seshego-B, Polokwane
Occupation: South African Footballer/ Soccer player
Height: 1.7m (5’7”)
Position: Midfielder
Jersey number: 14
Current team: Kaizer Chiefs
National team: 2019- South Africa (Bafana Bafana)

Market value: €350K

Nationality: South African

Early life of Kgaogelo Sekgota

Kgaogelo Rathete Sekgota was born in Seshego-B, Polokwane on the 22nd of June 1997. He is only 24 years old as of 2021. Kgaogelo played for some overseas teams like Vitoria Setubal FC. So, he had to go to Portugal for the time being. However, he did not stay much longer as he was forced to return to South Africa when his mother got sick.

However, fter his return, things got better as he finally got recognition from bigger teams. In fact, Kaizer Chiefs signed a contract with him in July. However, his return was to bring doubt in the minds of many. People were accusing him for lacking ambition by abandoning an international League for a local one. Sekgotha however, explained that it was imperative to him and it was all for his mother. Furthermore, he explained how his single mother came first above all things. This was why he had left Portugal.

Career

Kgaogelo Sekgota began playing professional football somewhere before 2012. The team he played for is unbeknownst. However, in 2012 he was to join Polokwane United and his youth career began. After joining Polokwane United he spent nearly 5 years with them and left in 2017.

This was the end of his youth career. Sekgotha then joined Stumbras on March the 30th in 2017. He spent 2 years with the team and was transferred to Vitoria Setubal in 2019. From there he was transferred to Bidvest Wits FC in 2020. However, later that year, Vitoria took him back only to lose him to Baroka Swallows a few months later. In July of 2021, Kaizer Chiefs bought Kgaogelo into their team with Jersey number 14. He plays the right winger or midfielder for the team.

Statistics

Youth career:

Polokwane United (2012-2017)

Senior career:

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2017–2019| Stumbras |30 (2)

2019–2020| Vitória |7 (0)

2020– |Bidvest Wits |12 (0)

2020–2021|Moroka Swallows |24 (3)

2021– |Kaizer Chiefs |2 (0)

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Nyalleng Thibedi Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Nyalleng Thibedi Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Nyalleng Thibedi born on 4 September 1980 (age-41 years old) is a South African actress, Model and chemical engineer. She is popularly known for her role as Zekhethelo on Uzalo.

Biography profile

Full name : Nyalleng Thibedi
Gender: Female
Date of birth : 4 September 1980
Place of birth : Rockville Soweto, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress, Model and Chemical engineer

Early age of Nyalleng Thibedi

Nyalleng Thibedi was born on the 4th of September 1980, in Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng province in South Africa. She is of mixed ethnicity and belongs to a Christian religion. Her father ran his own business and her mother was a homemaker.[1]

Education of Nyalleng

She attended primary school at a private school in Johannesburg along with her siblings. Later she joined the University of Cape town and completed her Graduation in the field of Bachelor of Science in Chemical engineering.

Career of Thibedi

Nyalleng has been an icon on the screens for over a decade now. Her first work was Picture Perfect in 2008. By then, she was working with the New York Film Academy. Later in 2012, she got another role in a South African drama series. Hers was more of a guest role in the police based series; Streets of Mangaung.

Personal Life of Nyalleng Thibedi

Beautiful and young as she may look, Nyalleng Thibedi is a mother. That is something she never hides. Instead, she affirms that being a mother is one of the most exciting and enjoyable parts of life. She is the mother of a young boy. Nyalleng Thibedi’s son is six years old. Thibedi says that motherhood has taught her to be selfless. She always wants to be a better mother to her son.

Despite the brevity that Thibedi displays in Uzalo, she has had a dark past. She, however, finds solace in her career. She says that being an actress has helped her get over the pain and trauma that comes when one in an abusive relationship. She says that she could sense her ex become abusive when he talked about how he grew up seeing his step-father abuse his mother.

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Zandi Nhlapo Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Zandi Nhlapo, born 24 December 1975 (age – 45 years old), is a South African actress, television personality and model. She is well known for hosting etv’s first ever cooking show called Cooking Gospel and for appearing on Imbewu the Seed as Nompi Khanyeza.

Biography Profile

Full name: Zandisile Nhlapo
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 24 December 1975
Age: 45 years old.
Place of birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress, Model, Presenter
Known as: Nompi Khanyeza from Imbewu the seed
Spouse(s): Ralph Zikala (dv), Bob Mabena (died)
Children: Ntando Zikalala, Nyeleti Khomotso, and Masana Mabena

Early age of Zandi Nhlapo

Zandisile Nhlapo is a 45-year-old South African actress, model and presenter. She was born on 24 December 1975 in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province in South Africa. She had a difficult upbringing and traveled long distances to go for dance training under Whizz kids dance groups.

Career of Zandi Nhlapo

Zandi started her career at the age of 17 during apartheid era in South Africa. She joined the Whizz Kids group and had to travel long distances for lessons and rehearsals. Zandi was one of the first set of black South Africans to host a television show. She became part of the game show, TRIO on CCTV. She later went on to host several South African shows like Man 2 Man, Midday Breeze, Eastern Mosaic and Continuity. In 2013 she began to host etv’s first cooking show called Cooking Gospel. On the show, Zandi cooked with a celebrity each week while playing gospel videos.

Zandi is one of the most popular South African models who has appeared on front pages of several top magazines, Y Mag and True Love. She has also contested in several beauty pageants and won most of them including Miss 707, Miss Sundowns, Miss Orlando Pirates to mention but a few. On October 18, 2021, she made her debut appearance on south African television drama series Imbewu the seed as Nompi Khanyeza, Fikile’s mother. Nompi and Fikile’s relationship is strained because of Nompi’s strict parenting ways and an uncomfortable truth gets revealed when she shows up in Fikile’s life.

The Enterprises of Zandi Nhlapo

In 2017 she started a child-themed hair salon named Mini You Mini Me for children, gaining inspiration from her grandchildren and she it with her daughter Ntando Zikalala. She stated that most of the discussions held in adult hair salons are not good for children as one of the major reasons for opening a children’s hair salon. The salon includes an area where children can play while waiting for their turn. Zandi also started a consulting business, a media and marketing industry, Liquid Image Consulting which started with events management.

Personal life of Zandi Nhlapo

Zandi Nhlapo was married to Ralph Zikala for eight years before divorcing him for personal reasons. After divorce she got engaged to Bob Mabena who later died in 2020 from cardiac arrest. Bob and Zandi were blessed with one child who is Zandi’s second child. Zandi is a mother of three children whose names are Ntando Zikalala, Nyeleti Khomotso, and Masana Mabena. She is also a grandmother since her first born child, her daughter, Ntando Zikalala has her own children.

Social media and networth

You can connect with Zandi on social media platforms like Instagram where you can get a glimpse of her real lifestyle. Her Instagram handle is @zandisilenhlapo. Zandi’s Networth is estimated to be $500 000 to $2.5 million usd.

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Thulani Nkululeko Shange Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Thulani Shange, born on 27 October 1993 (age – 27), is a South African actor best known for playing Thulani on Uzalo SABC 1 and for playing Dr Mandla Ngcobo on Durban Gen on etv. He has appeared on iNumber Number and Ikani, in 2020 Thulani was fired on Uzalo for demanding a salary increase.

Biography Profile

Full Name: Thulani Nkululeko Shange
Date of birth: October 27, 1993
Age: 27 years old
Place of birth: Pretoria, Gauteng Province
Occupation: Actor and Motivational Speaker
Known as: Dr Mandla Ngcobo on Durban Gen
Nationality: South African

Early life of Thulani Shange

Thulani Nkululeko Shange was born on 27 October 1993 in Pretoria in Gauteng Province, South Africa. During childhood, Thulani’s family moved from one place to another, for this reason Thulani cannot pinpoint a specific place where he grew up. The star grew up in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal then he moved back to Pretoria with his mother. His parents were not married, a reason he believes is behind him tossed to and fro.

When his family had finally settled down another struggle began as he had no funds to go to school. Thulani admits he has never spoken to his father for a long time because he was not really around in his childhood. He has never heard his mother appraising him but he knows she is proud.¹

Education for Thulani

After finishing high school, Thulani Shange struggled to get funds to further his education. But luckily his family managed to join hands to pay for his first year at State Theatre for him to study Drama. He had to hustle in order to finish his studies. ²

Career of Shange

Thulani’s television roles that brought him to fame include one on Mzansi Magic drama iSthunzi. In 2017 he landed the role of Israel Matseke’s on-screen son Tony on iNumber Number. Then 2018 he played on Ikani, he later got the role of Thulani on Uzalo where he played alongside Godfather by Sizwe Khumbuza but was fired in 2020 for demanding a salary increase. In 2021 Shange joined Durban Gen as Dr Mandla Ngcobo where he plays alongside Fanele Ntuli and Nelisiwa Sibiya.

Filmography

iSthunzi (2017) – Lwazi – Season 1 and 2

iNumber Number – Tony – Season 1

iKhaya – Sizwe – Season 1 and 2

Ifalakhe – Season 1

Uzalo – Thulani

Durban Gen – Dr Mandla Ngcobo – Season 1

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Khumbulani Kay Sibiya Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Khumbulani Kay Sibiya, born on 20 January 1988, is a 34-year-old South African actor and television presenter well known for playing the role of Ayanda Mdletshe on Uzalo. He has played a number of other roles, including a lead in the 2019 Netflix drama Agent, which also aired on SABC1. In 2022 he landed a role of playing Nkululeko Mbengu in Imbewu The Seed by so means he replaced Nkanyiso Mchunu on the drama series.

Biography Profile

Full name: Khumbulani Kay Sibiya
Date of Birth: 20 January 1988
Age: 34 years old
Place of birth: Durban, KZN
Occupation: Actor and TV Presenter
Known as: Ayanda Mdletshe from Uzalo
Children: 2 – Doxa Kion Sibiya and ZiaMia Sibiya
Baby Mother(s): Jadie Kama
Nationality: South African

Early life of Kay Sibiya

Kay Sibiya (born as Khumbulani Sibiya) was born on 20 January 1988 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. He grew up watching acting legends such as Leleti Khumalo but now he has worked alongside them which is a great achievement for him. His parents wanted him to pursue a real career probably at Uzalo but the star chose to follow his dreams and become an actor. ¹

Education of Kay Sibiya

Kay Sibiya attended Riverdene Secondary School in Newlands West, he later joined Queensburgh Boys High School situated in Queensburgh, south west of the city of Durban. ²

Acting career of Khumbulani Sibiya

Kay became prominent when he made his debut on television in 2013 when he was co-hosting music magazine talk show called Sunday Chillaz which airs on Sabc 1 every Sunday after lunch time. In November 2015 he joined Uzalo as a means of improving his presenting skills but he eventually fell in love with acting. On Uzalo he had a starring role of Ayanda Mdletshe playing alongside Leleti Khumalo who played his mother while Bab’ Samson Ndlovu played his father.

The acting star, Kay, has played on other television shows such as Netflix drama Agent premiered in 2019. In 2022 he landed a role of playing Nkululeko Bhengu in Imbewu The Seed, replacing Nkanyiso Mchunu who left the show after denied a salary raise.

Most Imbewu fans were not impressed by the replacement complaining that Kay was not fit to replace Nkanyiso Mchunu who played Nkululeko Mbengu. But if you look at his Instagram comments on the post he announced he will be Nkululeko, most comments were positive.

The very same of 2022 he appeared in The Wife alongside Mbalenhle Mavimbela portraying a doctor by the name of Sandile.

Personal life of Kay Khumbulani Sibiya

Is Kay Sibiya married?

No, Kay Sibiya is not married but had a girlfriend by the name of Judie Kama whom he admired and wanted to marry one day, but the two broke up three years later after having a child whose name is Doxa Kion Sibiya whom they co-parent. ³

How many children does Kay Sibiya have?

The Uzalo star Kay has got two children the first one is a girl whose name is ZiaMia Sibiya and Doxa Kion Sibiya.

Kay Sibiya Social media

Kay is on Social media and has accounts on various social media platforms. His Instagram account has got more tha 450 thousand followers which nearly close to half a million. His Instagram social handle is @kay_sibiya.

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Thato Molamu Biography-Profile, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Thato Molamu, born on 2 December 1984 (age – 37 years old), is a South African actor and entrepreneur best known for playing Nicholas Nomvete on Generations. He is the founder of a non-profit organization called Thato Molamu Foundation.

Biography Profile

Full name: Sehume Thato Ishmael Molamu
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 2 December 1984
Age: 37 years old
Place of birth: Mafikeng, North West Province in South Africa
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actor and Entrepreneur
Known as: Nicholas Nomvete on Generations
Companies: Thato Molamu Foundation, LIMA and Gate Way Media

Personal life of Thato

Thato Molamu is a 37 years old South African actor and entrepreneur born in Mafikeng, North West Province in South Africa. His love for acting started at tender age and never gave up until his television debut. He is a single father of two children. Thato has been involved in a relationship with Bongi Ndaba who is 10 years older than him. Their relationship was blessed with a baby boy. He also dated Xoli Zondi who played Zodwa on Generations. The star owns a luxurious Jaguar, a car he was arrested in for drunk driving.

Education of Thato

He attended his high school in his hometown and was an average learner. In 2005, Molamu joined Damelin College to pursue a course in Film and Broadcasting.

Acting career

Molamu started as a regular actor at the North West Arts Festival where he developed more love for acting. He was featured in theatre and musical productions including Hamlet, A Midsumer Nights Dream in 2001, Romeo and Juliet in 2008, and Meropa in 2006. He became a prominent actor when he was casted as Nicholas Nomvete on Generations, a spoit brat and devious character. He joined Generations in 2011 and left in 2014. He also played recurring roles on other South African television series and shows. This includes playing Tshepo on Inters.exions, TK Morare on Umlilo, Tshepang in Mfolozi Street Season 2, Maru Makhetha on Greed and Desire and in 2019 he appeared on Losing Lerato.

He was also casted on The Queen as ‘Bakang Nkwe,’ a triumphant lawyer who is handsome, charming, and scores well with ladies. Aside from acting Thato is a skilled radio and television presenter. He was featured in commercial work. Thato hosted radio show on East Coast Radio in Durban, hosted a TV game show called Whats Behind Wall and co-hosted in the Mzani Magic Entertainment magazine program alongside Nomalanga Shozi in 2016. In 2021 he was casted on 1Magic drama called Lingashoni as Papi Zulu.

Other notable work

In 2013 he opened a company called Gate Way Media integrated marketing communications firm that aims at creating and developing ground-breaking solutions to build, grow, and transform brands. He also co-founded a company called Leaders in Motion Academy (LIMA). A digital platform that aims at teaching and growing creative, technical, and business expertise among the members of Eersterut in the Tshwane township. His philanthropic work includes a non-profit organization called Thato Molamu Foundation which assist the disadvantaged by helping the poor. ¹

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Leleti Khumalo Profile-Biography, Net Worth, Career & Age

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Leleti Khumalo born on 30 March 1970 ( age-51 years old) is a South African actress well-known for her leading role in The movie and stage play Sarafina.

Biography profile of Leleti Khumalo

Full name : Leleti Khumalo
Gender : Male
Date of birth : 30 March 1970
Place of birth : Durban, Kwazulu Natal province, South Africa
Nationality : South African
Occupation : Actress
Known for : Sarafina

Early age of Leleti Khumalo

Leleti Khumalo was born in Kwamashu township north of Durban, South Africa. She was born alongside three siblings mainly by her mother and she lost her father at the age of three. Although she grew up in abject poverty with a domestic labourer mother trying to make things work for her and the siblings, she found joy in performing since she was a little child. She was described as a born performer. [1]

Education of Leleti Khumalo

Leleti developed her skills in performing As she joined a youth backyard dance group called Amajika, mentored by Tu Nokwe. In 1985 she auditioned for the Mbongeni Ngema musical which was to become the international blockbuster Sarafina. Norma wrote the lead Character of Sarafina for Khumalo and was previously married to him.

Khumalo performed the role Sarafina on stages in South Africa and on Broadway. Where she received a 1988 Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical. In 1993 she released her first album Leleti and Sarafina. Sarafina was ‘re-released in South Africa on 16 June 2006 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the youth uprisings in Soweto.

Career of Leleti Khumalo

Leleti wanted to pursue acting from early age.She began her career in music and acting when she joined a Youth group dance Amajika. During this time Tu Nokwe mentored the budding actor. When she was 15 years old her journey from obscurity to stadorm began. The actor, musician and playwright Mbongeni Ngema while scoating for talent visited a garage where her youth group was performing.

After seeing her potential he inquired whether she could feature in one of his plays. She said “yes!” and Ngema drafted him into his Sarafina cast, one of his musical productions. From there her career and personal life were never the same. Eventually, she became a global sensation and married Ngema. At that point, the two, Ngema and Leleti were meant for each other. Ngema delighted in performance and she was born a dancer and performer. However marital stress led out to a falling of the two and culminated in divorce in 2005.

Other notable movies she featured in include Hotel Rwanda (2004) a historical drama documenting the Rwanda genocide in 1994. The very same year she started in Yesterday, a film about the struggles of young HIV-positive mothers. Her role in the movie was instrumental, as it received rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival and won an award in the Pune International Film Festival.

Acting Career of Small screen

She then decided to take on the small screen in 2005 and joined the cast of Generations. She played the role Busiswe Dlomo, the sister of A power-hungry businessman. In 2015 She joined the cast of Uzalo and played as Zandile Manzuza . The role marked her first on screen appearance after a two year hiatus from acting to raise her Children. That did not stop her from her acting. She soon landed herself on one of the Mzansi’s big telenovela Imbewu, where she currently plays Mazulu.

Filmography

TV roles
. Sarafina(1992)
. Cry The Beloved Country (1995)
. Voices of Sarafina (1988)
. African Skies (1991)
. Mama (1996)
. The Zulu (1999)
. Stimela saseZola (2003)
. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
. Yesterday (2004)
. Faith Corner (2005)
. Invictus (2009)
. Africa United (2010)
. Winnie Mandela (2011)
. Halo (2015)
. Free State (2016)
. Imbewu( 2018)

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