Meshack Mavuso Recreates Famous Scene at Nandi Nyembe’s Memorial, Fans Amused: “It Was Never Acting”

• Nandi Nyembe was honoured at the Market Theatre in Newton, Johannesburg, on Thursday, 28 August 2025
• A clip from the memorial service shows Meshack Mavuso recreating his iconic scene from Yizo Yizo
• Several netizens applauded Mavuso for being humble, while others reminisced about the original scene

Veteran South African actor and director Meshack Mavuso brought back memories after recreating a popular scene at the memorial of the late actress Nandi Nyembe.

Fans, loved ones and colleagues in the film industry converged at the Market Theatre in Newton, Johannesburg, on Thursday, 28 August 2025, to celebrate the life of Nandi Nyembe.

While Nyembe’s former Icala co-star Lerato Mvelase took to the podium to criticise Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie, the late actress’s Yizo Yizo co-star Meshack Mavuso honoured her legacy by recreating an iconic scene from the critically acclaimed yesteryear TV series.

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Meshack Mavuso recreates iconic Yizo Yizo scene

On Friday, 29 August 2025, social media user @Moshe_Meso reshared a video which was initially shared by The Citizen on TikTok. The post was captioned:

“Javas will always be Javas 🙌”

In the video, Meshack Mavuso, who also shared a befitting tribute to Zahara on his birthday, joined the funeral procession and initially played the drum. He then switched to the bell, which brought back feelings of nostalgia as he recreated an iconic scene from Yizo Yizo as Javas.

Watch the video below:

How netizens reacted after Meshack Mavuso recreated iconic scene

Reacting to the video, netizens praised the iconic actor for his humility. The video had several netizens reliving the iconic scene from Yizo Yizo, with some sharing the original video of the scene.

Here are some of the comments:

@vuyoe_ said:

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“Bro recreating the ‘I’m ringing the bell’ scene 😂”

@PitsoRonnie shared:

“I see what you did there @Moshe_Meso while he was the bell ringer at Supatsela High in Yizo Yizo, at times he'll get carried away to a point the headmaster would come out and say: ‘That's enough Nyembe, there's no need to ring the bell for the whole community’”

@Tau_Tonaa joked:

“He likes playing with the bell, this one, that's why he got belted by his principal. See, he hasn't changed 😒”

@KgotsoNick03 said:

“It was never acting, it’s his personality.”

@nonitheotiginal gushed:

“Every interaction I see with him involved, it’s just him being an awesome human.”

@TsweloMaps reminisced:

“This video reminded me of that scene on Yizo Yizo where he was ringing the bell with all his might. What a guy. 😂🥹”

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Source: Briefly News