Anele Mdoda Gives Actor Mduduzi Mabaso His Flowers, Gets Slammed for Not Knowing Him

• Anele Mdoda sang actor Mduduzi Mabaso's praises for his performance on a new drama series
• The radio personality called Mabaso a "brilliant actor," and led a crowd of fans who gave him his flowers and hailed his incredible talent
• South Africans gathered to praise Mduduzi, while others questioned how Anele seemingly didn't know who he was, despite both being media veterans

It seems that Anele Mdoda did not know who the legendary Mduduzi Mabaso was, but that did not stop her from giving him his flowers.

Anele Mdoda shows love to Mduduzi Mabaso

Anele Mdoda recently shared her thoughts about the new Netflix series, Marked, and said one character in particular blew her away.

In a Twitter (X) post on 11 August 2025, the radio personality said Constable Katlego Modise, played by veteran actor Mduduzi Mabaso, was a standout role on the show, and praised Mabaso's performance:

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"The oke that plays the cop in Marked on Netflix is a brilliant actor. The one who is a recovering addict, yeah, him. Brilliant!!!!!"

Surprisingly enough, it seems that Anele was not familiar with Mabaso, evidenced by her failure to mention his name and only referring to him as "that oke," despite their years in the entertainment space. However, Mabaso is no stranger to the small screen.

He played Suffocate Ndlovu on the South African hit drama series, Rhythm City, between 2007 and 2021, and appeared in later shows like Queendom and House of Zwide.

Anele's admiration of Mabaso's talent speaks to his decades-long commitment to his craft, his versatility and ability to consistently put on an incredible performance.

Here's how South Africans reacted to Anele Mdoda's post

Fans and followers sang Mduduzi Mabaso's praises:

keedygrey said:

"Mduduzi Mabaso's performance has been the best since Rhythm City."

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ZandileClock was impressed:

"The way he and the others acted just blew me away, man. We need a few awards from that series cause wow."

ipeleng_moo added:

"Everyone in that series played their character very well. Zweli killed it, Suffocate killed it, Sdumo Mtshali killed it, Lerato Mvelase and hubby killed it as well. Natasha and Desmond Dude, amazing!"

TLehakoe showed love to Mduduzi Mabaso:

"Suffocate!! I was telling hubby yesterday that he needs to win an award for that performance!! He was EXCEPTIONAL!! The comic relief, the seriousness! Brilliant!"

tumytjabane posted:

"He is top tier, never misses a role!!!"

Meanwhile, others slammed Anele Mdoda for seemingly not knowing who Mabaso was:

Amu_J wasn't impressed:

"A seasoned actor like Mduduzi Mabaso being referred to as 'that oke.'"

Hellycopter2 asked:

"Lol, so you don't know Suffocate, Anele??"

Neo08756796 was curious:

"Do you, the media mogul that you are, not know the name of someone who's been in the industry for so long?"

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_butilebo asked:

"Come on, you don't know his name?"

kabontle62 was stunned:

"I feel like she's disrespecting him, man, how do you not remember Suffocate?"

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Source: Briefly News