Mzwandile Ngubeni Returns to Acting, Gets Cast in 'The River'

Mzwandile Ngubeni Returns to Acting, Gets Cast in 'The River'

- Mzwandile Ngubeni has returned to acting after a five-year hiatus

- Mwandile Ngubeni has been cast in The River as Elvis Baloyi

- Mzwandile Ngubeni has been praised by the viewers of the show after making his debut a few days ago

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Mzwandile Ngubeni has returned to acting after a five-year break. The actor has bagged a role on The River.

Mzwandile portrays the character of a pilot Elvis Baloyi on the popular show. Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela reports that Mzwandile said about his return to acting:

"I did what every actor should be doing, go back to the floor and take acting lessons. It's like driving if you haven't done it in a while, you need a refresher course."

Mzwandile's fans have praised him for the way he brings his character to life. Those who have watched the new season of the soapie have fallen in love with Elvis. Check out some of their comments below:

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@OfentseShezi wrote:

"He is doing well there by The River already, he is hilarious."

@M_BUCIE said:

"Can’t believe I’m saying this but I’m enjoying his character too."

@Mokgadi_Kekana commented:

"Elvis ke character I'm telling you, I just love him."

@GapeMatheo said:

"Elvis is very good guys."

@PeterDanielsZA wrote:

"I like Elvis' confidence."

@thandiwe_maluka added:

"Bathong how I'm loving this new pilot character maan. Best thing about The River right now."
Mzwandile Ngubeni Returns to Acting, Gets Cast on 'The River'
Mzwandile Ngubeni has returned to acting. Image: @mzwandilenguben
Source: Twitter

In other entertainment news, Briefly.co.za reported that Moozlie made her acting debut on a new SABC 1 show on Sunday, 14 February. The rapper plays the role of a young dancer on The Kingdom - a show which recently premiered on the public broadcaster.

Moozlie has appeared on TV before but not as an actress. The multi-talented star was previously a presenter on Vuzu's V-Entertainment.

The media personality took to Twitter earlier on Sunday and retweeted a promo clip of the first episode of the drama series.

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She also took to Instagram and shared snaps of her character. The star, who is also preparing to drop new music videos, captioned her Instagram post:

"Those #SpiritOfAnOG visuals are on the way. But in the meantime... MEET GUGU, she’s a dancer & she’ll be on SABC 1’s THE KINGDOM at 8PM TONIGHT."

The Vatel hitmaker's fans took to her comment section on both her Instagram and Twitter accounts to congratulate her.

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Source: Briefly News

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Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.