Lovers of telenovelas would be very excited to know some important facts about Zamani Mbatha. The 23-year-old South African fast-rising star is better known as an actor, who rose to fame for the lead role he played in the telenovela Isithembiso as Zamani on Mzansi Magic. He is also popular for featuring on e.TV’s musical series Rhythm City where he played the role of Pule Ndivou.
Interesting Details You Probably Don’t Know About Him
1. He is a native of Durban
Zamani Mbatha was born on April 7, 1998, in the township of Kwamashu in the northwest of Durban where he was raised along with his siblings. He is of Zulu ethnicity.
2. Zamani Mbatha is an alumnus of Bechet High school and Holy Family College
For his educational pursuits, Zamani Mbatha attended Bechet High school as well as Holy Family College, both in Durban South Africa.
3. He is a sibling to the famous actress Nomzamo Mbatha?
Going by his surname, many have been wondering whether the rising Isithembiso star Zamani Mbatha is related to the popular TV personality Nomzamo Mbatha. To satisfy your curiosity, and without mincing words, Zamani Mbatha is a younger sibling to Nomzamo Mbatha.
Nomzamo Mbatha was born on 13 July 1990 also in the township of Kwamashu in the north west of Durban. She attended Rippon Primary School in Durban and along with her younger sibling Zamani, Nomzamo she also attended Bechet High School, where she obtained her High School Diploma. Though, she went further into the University of Cape Town where she obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in accounting in 2018.
She is famous for acting in several TV dramas and shows such as Isibaya, Tell Me Sweet Something, Holiday Swap, and the television show Umlilo.
What’s more, he has often acknowledged being inspired by his older sister Nomzamo Mbatha, whose fame encouraged him to also pursue his dreams.
4. He came to the spotlight for starring in Mzansi Magic’s Soap Isithembiso at a young age
Zamani has never attracted any media attention, not until he landed a lead role and made his debut on the highly watched Isithembiso telenovela aired on DSTV’s Mzansi Magic in 2017. Interestingly, he was only 19 years old when playing the role of Zamani in the Telenovela series.
In one of his interviews with Zaleb, the 24-year old rising star revealed that he was in high school when he got the job.
5. He is currently playing the role of Pule Ndlovu in Rhythm city
After attaining fame following the success of his lead role on Isithembiso, Zamani landed another recurring role as Pule Ndlovu in Rhythm City, which is musical drama series, aired on e.TV. His role on the e.TV’s series is that Zamani plays part of Suffocate’s adoptive son Pule Ndlovu. He made his debut on the series on November 20, 2020.
It is believed that Pule’s return to the series is an attempt to spark off a nostalgic harmony with many of the show’s fans, and audiences, as they are meant to take a flashback to 2010, when the character Pule, disappeared from the series and made his way to KZN so as to receive a private school education.
6. He will also be featuring in SABC 3 new Telenovela The Estate
The young talented actor has again gotten another slot to feature in the new SABC 3 upcoming telenovela The Estate. It was reported that in April 2021, the channel introduced a new indigenous drama The Estate.
Zamani is set to join Sdumo Mtshali who has been starring Isibaya, but has dumped Isibaya for the new SABC 3 Telenovela The Estate.
Along with Zamani, the duo will be playing in a new SABC 3 Telenovela. This is another Clive Morris production which will be in the same time slot as Isidingo was at 19:30. It has been reported that the duo has already started shooting the Telenovela which is said to start airing early next year.
7. He earlier wanted to become a Footballer
In a media chat, the vibrant talent devourer had revealed that he earlier wanted to be a football star, though that couldn’t work out, so if he wasn’t on the screens as an actor, he may have still been on the screens as a soccer star.
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8. Zamani Mbatha’s Car (s)
In our world today a man’s worth is known from his wheels, right? Like every other celebrity, Zamani recently took to his Instagram page to show us a sneak peek of his newly acquired luxurious Audi A3 TFSI Sportback.
9. Who is Zamani Mbatha’s girlfriend?
Recently, Social media users have been hell bend on looking for clues to unravel who the girlfriend of the young Isithembiso star. It looks like they’ve uncovered the identity of Zamani Mbatha’s new girlfriend. The Rhythm City actor is believed to be dating local YouTuber, Sni Mhlongo
Notwithstanding, Mzansi social media users only swallowed the evidence with a pinch of salt and took to the comments section to share their thoughts. But then again, what is very certain is that the fast-rising actor is still single at the moment
10. What is the Net worth of Zamani Mbatha?
The Isithembiso actor strongly believes in hard work and prayer. He has once revealed in an interview that hard work pays off adding that he would want his name to be celebrated like those of Denzel Washington. However, at the moment, the rising star’s net worth is still under review. Therefore any information concerning his salaries and net worth as of present are just mere speculations.
From the look of things, and judging the speed he is moving at, his future is set to be a bright and successful one.
For example, he was nominated in the category of ‘Rising Star’ in the 2017 Mzansi Viewers’ choice Awards, and more are coming. We are positive that the rising star will become one of the multiple award-winning stars in the South African entertainment industry at the peak of his career.
