By Katlego Sekhu
Acclaimed South African thespian Siyabonga Thwala is joining The River 1 Magic.
Siyabonga Thwala will join the award-winning telenovela in season 6.
Thwala will be playing Bangizwe Zwane, a street-smart, hypermasculine ‘alpha male’ from Lindiwe Dikana’s past.
The two have been friends since childhood, he is as ruthless as she is, but far more patient and calculated.
“On set, you must always be prepared. You must always position yourself to do something great. There are no boring or unimportant characters. All characters have a place in the story, even if they are not the leads.”
Siyabonga Thwala on joining The River 1 Magic
An astute and successful businessman, Bangizwe is a man who always gets what he wants – and what he’s after is Lindiwe’s heart.
Siyabonga Thwala is a SAFTA award-winning actor who’s starred in Isibaya, The Republic, eHostela but to mention a few.
His character will make their onscreen debut on Friday 10 February 2023.
This comes after the announcement that Lawrence Maleka, Hlomla Dandala, as well as Tango Ncetez will be moving on from the telenovela to new ventures and some storylines have reached an end.
Lunathi Mampofu will be off the show temporarily while writers adjust the story to accommodate changes
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