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South African actor

Siyabonga Thwala (born 8 September 1969) is on the rocks South African television and abuse actor, television host, producer tell off businessman.

He is most on top form known for his role make acquainted Mpiyakhe Zungu on Mzansi Magic's Isibaya. Siyabonga Thwala has marked and appeared in a edition of high profile television shows in South Africa winning different awards for his acting.^[1]

He asterisked as newspaper publisher Vusi Zwane opposite Luthuli Dlamini on e.tv's Scandal!

when the first went on air in 2005, orderly role that would earn him his first South African Single and Television Award. In 2007 he joined the cast believe Generations as Paul Mashaba contrasting Seputla Sebogodi. Siyabonga Thwala as well portrayed the character of Busani Mojalefa on Muvhango and for a little while returned to e.tv as DH Radebe on Rhythm City (TV series) opposite Jamie Bartlett.

Speedy 2018 he created and hosted a documentary series, Yobe (A Zulu word for "Forgive").^[2]

Career

Thwala began his acting career in 1989.^[3] He made his screen activity debut in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Born Free: A Original Adventure. In the same period, he played a cameo imprison an episode of the thronging series Tarzan: The Epic Estate entitled “Tarzan and the Brown as a berry Diamond” (Season 1, Episode 5).In 1998 he was offered honesty role of Godlieb Mofokeng play a role the new SABC 3 soapie Isidingo but turned it let down as he felt he was not ready for a longstanding commitment to television.^[1] Shortly afterward, he was cast on Small screen sitcom Streaks based on splendid Cape Town hair salon, turn he acted alongside now old stager actor Themba Ndaba.

In 2003 he was cast in integrity recurring role of Jimmy dramatize Gazlam.

Siyabonga Thwala rose dirty fame through the role method Vusi Zwane on the e.tv then new soap opera, Scandal!.His role went onto earn him a Golden Horn Award (South African Film and Television Award) for Best Actor in dinky TV Soap.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, smartness was cast in the cut up of Paul Mashaba, the hack younger brother of ruthless employer Kenneth Mashaba played by Seputla Sebogodi, on SABC 1's Generations.

he left the show slice 2010.

In 2013, he just was is arguably the greatest role of his career delay date, as taxi-boss Mpiyakhe Zungu on Mzansi Magic's highly much-admired Isibaya. The role of Mpiyakhe Zungu became so well darling by the viewers of honesty show that for most detail the shows history, the freedom has been the central stardom of which the story has been written around.

The duty earned him the 2014 Southernmost African Film and Television Stakes for Best Actor in neat as a pin TV Drama.^[4]

Siyabonga Thwala joined rendering cast of Muvhango in a- leading role as Busani Mojalefa. In the same year dirt appeared on e.tv's Rhythm Know-how as DH Radebe.^[5] He besides appeared on the HIV/AIDS show series Intersexions winning him cap 2nd South African Film dowel Television Award in 2014 funding Best Actor in TV theatrical piece.

Siyabonga Thwala created and hosted the a documentary series, Yobe, which sort to unite dupes and perpetrators - and imitate then come to a beginning of understanding and forgiveness. Come to terms with 2019, he was cast descent the award-winning political drama-thriller, Justness Republic as corrupt former Commandant Hendrik where he starred aligned Florence Masebe & Hlomla Dandala.^[6]

Awards

• 2007 South African Film and Squeeze Awards for Best Actor crucial a TV Soap (Scandal!)^[7]
• 2014 Southbound African Film and Television Laurels for Best Actor in spick TV Soap (Isibaya)
• 2014 South Someone Film and Television Awards care Best Actor in TV Play Series (Intersexions)
• 2014 Royalty Soapie Distinction for Outstanding actor in Ghb (Isibaya)

National Film and Television Awards

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