Former ‘Uzalo’ Actor Siyabonga Radebe Reportedly Admitted to a Mental Hospital After Leaving SABC 1 Telenovela

Former ‘Uzalo’ Actor Siyabonga Radebe Reportedly Admitted to a Mental Hospital After Leaving SABC 1 Telenovela

  • Former Uzalo star Siyabonga Radebe has reportedly been admitted to a mental hospital after recently exiting the SABC 1 show
  • The actor, who played the character of Vikizitha Magwaza, is reportedly battling a mental illness and sources claim he was seen walking around naked in the institution
  • According to reports, Siyabonga has not been doing well since he moved back to his family home in Ntuzuma, south of Durban and was also seen a couple of times talking to himself while wandering around the township

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Siyabonga Radebe is apparently battling a mental illness. The actor, who left Uzalo recently, has reportedly even been admitted to a mental health clinic.

Siyabonga Radebe played the character of Vikizitha
Former ‘Uzalo’ actor Siyabonga Radebe has reportedly been admitted to a mental hospital. Image: @uzalo_sabc1
Source: Instagram

ZAlebs reports that people close to the situation suspect that the thespian, who played Vikizitha Magwaza in the SABC 1 telenovela, may be suffering from a mental illness.

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According to Isolezwe sources, Siyabonga has been acting weirdly lately since he moved back to his childhood home in Ntuzuma, north of Durban. Some people claimed they saw him talking to himself while walking on the street without any clear purpose. They said he was wearing a gown and holding a cup of tea at the time.

According to the publication's source inside the mental institution, the 38-year-old star was seen taking wandering around naked inside the hospital. Siyabonga recently admitted that Uzalo saved him. He was even using public transport at the time he bagged the role of Vikizitha in the show.

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In other entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Moshe Ndiki took to social media on Tuesday morning, 20 December to share that he was still in hospital. The former The Queen actor also posted a snap confirming he had been admitted at the unnamed hospital.

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The bubbly media personality did not share when he was admitted and why he landed on a hospital bed this festive season. ZAlebs reported that Moshe confirmed later on the day that he was officially discharged from the hospital.

Social media users took to the TV presenter's comment section on Twitter and wished their fave a speedy recovery.

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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.

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