Wiseman Mncube Leaves ‘Uzalo’ after 5 Years with SABC Show, Emotional Farewell Captured on Video

Wiseman Mncube Leaves ‘Uzalo’ after 5 Years with SABC Show, Emotional Farewell Captured on Video

  • Wiseman Mncube has finally bowed out from Mzansi's most-watched show, Uzalo
  • He leaves the soapie after five years to join a new drama on DSTV's Mzansi Magic My Brother's Keeper
  • His former colleagues prepared a guard of honour for him as he left the studios in an emotional moment captured on video

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Actor Wiseman Mncube has left SABC1's drama 'Uzalo' five years later.
Wiseman Mncube received a warm farewell from his former 'Uzalo' colleagues. Images: @wiseman_mncube
Source: Instagram

Wiseman Mncube has finally had his final act on SABC1's Uzalo as Sbonelo, a medical doctor who got entangled in crime. He joined the soapie in 2018.

Uzalo's production team bids Wiseman Mncube goodbye in emotional video

His team gave him an honour guard as he walked out of the studios for the last time. His words, according to MDN News in a Twitter (X app) post, read:

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"As I bow out kuZalo after beautiful sweet 5 years. This show I will forever cherish and love for the rest of my life. 'Uzalo' changed my life!"

Check out the emotional video below:

Wiseman Mncube leaving Uzalo for My Brother's Keeper

The actor shot to fame and, in 2023, landed roles on big productions such as The Wife, Shaka iLembe and BET's biopic Nkalakatha: the Life of Mandoza.

He permanently leaves Uzalo to join My Brother's Keeper on Mzansi Magic, a new show that replaces the weekday drama Gomora.

Social media praises Wiseman Mncube for leaving Uzalo

With his stars aligning and shining brightly, netizens gave him a thumbs-up for leaving the production:

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@therealxolo was happy:

"About time he is too talented for Uzalo."

@MLANDO60870174 wondered:

"There are still people watching that nonsense Uzalo?"

@nessydeo weighed in:

"They should just cancel the show it has lost that thing."

@busiwe_bubu wished:

"All the best with your future endeavours."

Wiseman Mncube gets his flowers for playing Zwide on Shaka iLembe

In a related story on Briefly News, the actor received his flowers for portraying the role of Zwide in Mzansi Magic's record-breaking drama series, Shaka iLembe.

He was complimented on his rage as an artist and executing a villainous character but remained a fan favourite regardless of the cruel storyline.

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Source: Briefly News

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Molebogeng Seemela (Entertainment Editor) Molebogeng Seemela is a journalist and a current affairs reporter for Briefly News (joined in 2023) with over 10 years of experience. She obtained her National Diploma in 2013, and Bachelor of Technology in 2014 at TUT, majoring in Editorial Management. Specialist Reporting: Print, Features and Reviews; Advanced Reporting; and Advanced Editing and Design for Print. She has been a freelance journalist for several years but cemented her place as a reporter with the SABC, and Cosmopolitan SA.