Former 'Uzalo' Actor Siyabonga Shibe Bags New Role on 'Rockville'

Former 'Uzalo' Actor Siyabonga Shibe Bags New Role on 'Rockville'

- Siyabonga Shibe has bagged a new role in the upcoming season of Mzansi Magic's Rockville and fans are seriously looking forward to what he will bring to a new role

- The talented actor recently left Uzalo, where he portrayed the character of Qhabanga, a favourite with many fans

- Industry heavyweight Shona Ferguson took to social media recently to post a snap of himself, Siyabonga, Thuli Phongolo and Nhlanhla Mdlalose on set

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Siyabonga Shibe has bagged a new role on Rockville. Shona Ferguson took to Instagram recently and shared a snap of himself, Siyabonga, Thuli Phongolo and former Isibaya actor Nhlanhla Mdlalose.

Shona, who is the show's producer, revealed that they were on set of the Mzansi Magic drama series, Rockville. Siyabonga left popular SABC 1 soapie Uzalo recently.

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He played the role of pastor Qhabanga in the most-watched Mzansi telenovela. The talented actor has now landed another role in the upcoming fifth season of Rockville.

Social media users took to Shona's comment section and shared that they cannot wait to watch the new season of the series. Check out some of their comments below:

noxolo_n_mkhize said:

"This is definitely gonna be amazing."

buventhepoet wrote:

"Is @siyabonga_shibe joining the @ferguson_films family???"

mantelemashibini commented:

"I was waiting for this day to come."

nomandlamlotsha wrote:

"Can't wait."

edwananandy said:

"Oh wow, this is great."

maxrose_sa commented:

"What are y'all shooting? Cast looks insane already. Big Up @ferguson_films."

khebest_ added:

"Damn 'Rockville' is about to be crazy."
Former 'Uzalo' Actor Siyabonga Shibe Bags New Role on 'Rockville'
Former 'Uzalo' actor Siyabonga Shibe has bagged a new role on 'Rockville'. Image: @siyabonga_shibe
Source: Instagram

In related news, Briefly.co.za had previously reported that Siyabonga Shibe officially left Uzalo. The actor recently penned a heartfelt farewell post on social media after he filmed his last scene.

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Siyabonga, who played the role of Qhabanga, aka Pastor Mtungwa, on the popular telenovela shared a clip of himself dancing while the cast and crew of Uzalo sang for him. The star captioned his post:

"What a great journey it has been with #uzalo_sabc1. I enjoyed every moment of this production."

Siyabonga shared that he had made friends with the crew and cast of the show. He said working with the cast has been a "gem of a fantastic experience".

"It has been my honour to share the screen and wear those shoes of every character we play together. We really make the script come to life, we'll work again."

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