Actress Lerato Mvelase Joins the Cast of 'Shaka ILembe' Season 3
- Multi-award-winning actress and radio personality Lerato Mvelase is the latest star to join SA's favourite series, Shaka ILembe
- Mvelase will star opposite producer and actress Nomzamo Mbatha, who has confirmed the third season of the TV show
- Fans of the series recently took to social media to congratulate Mvelase and to comment on the upcoming season
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Former Isibaya and House of Zwide actress Lerato Mvelase has landed a role in Shaka ILembe season 3.
Mvelase will join producer and actress Nomzamo Mbatha, who has confirmed the third and final series of the award-winning drama series.
The Bomb Productions series, which starred Senzo Radebe in season 1, will reportedly return to the small screen in 2027.
Entertainment commentator Jabu McDonald confirmed on his X account on Thursday, 1 October 2026, that Mvelase has joined the third season.
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"Lerato Mvelase has joined the cast of Shaka iLembe Season 3 and will play Queen Mpikase," said McDonald.
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According to media reports, the show will also introduce actors Aiden Scott, who will play a British trader named Henry Francis Fynn, Conrad Kemp as Lt Francis Farewell, and Wonder Ndlovu as Prince Mpande.
South Africans react to the actress's role and upcoming season
@HRHLoganRoy said:
"The Queen Nandi we deserved."
@miss_sonke reacted:
"I love it for her."
@thabang4real2 wrote:
"I fully trust her."
@GlitEdgee said:
"It's a yes for me."
@Sarah12628604 wrote:
"Babe, gal will kill it. She is very good."
@MagabaSana reacted:
"She’s sooo talented, lo sisi, I love her."
@Menziwa__ responded:
"Should have started with season 1 to the world; we're gunning for an Oscar."
@MissSasah said:
"Oh, I can’t wait."
@njabuloshezi wrote:
"I like how nuanced each season has been. This story can go to so many seasons since it is not rushed, Sibonge."
@DombeLacoco reacted:
"The fact that I know Shaka is gonna be killed by his brothers bores me to death."
@banelendwandwe1 wrote:
"Anizame phela niwufake ko Netflix."
@beebrian replied:
"I wish this was on Netflix or available globally."
@khessaro said:
"Uze, uze apha!"
@Tshenoo_ responded:
"Where will we watch it? Please get a Netflix deal."
Shaka iLembe goes global
South Africa’s Shaka iLembe is taking its story beyond the continent, with StudioCanal launching the series to international buyers outside Africa ahead of MIPCOM 2026.
Season three of the series, now titled Shaka iLembe: Zulu King, tells the origin story of King Shaka kaSenzangakhona in isiZulu, with African filmmakers and historians at the centre of its storytelling.
Actress Nomzamo Mbatha, who produces the show and plays the role of Queen Nandi, says the series “is proof of what African storytelling can achieve when it’s given the room to be ambitious, told at scale, and shared from the inside out”.
The series previously won 12 SAFTAs in a single year, including Best Drama Series.
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Nomzamo Mbatha reacts as Shaka iLembe goes global with StudioCanal
In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that actress Nomzamo Mbatha called it a dream come true after Shaka iLembe's international expansion was announced.
StudioCanal is presenting the record-breaking South African drama to international buyers at MIPCOM 2026.
Mzansi fans flooded Nomzamo's post with congratulatory messages for the cast and crew.
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