Pictures: Mbalenhle Mavimbela ‘Hlomu’ from The Wife’s business empire
As she is popularly known, Mbali has been making many headlines lately from the time Showmax announced that she would be portraying Hlomu in the series The Wife. Here is a look at Mbali’s career over the years and her other businesses.
The actress who was born in 1997 is 24 years this year. She always wanted to be an actress, so she enrolled at the Durban University of Technology. She wanted to study acting, but she could not secure the spot. However, she went on to study Travel and Tourism at the same university.
She is best known for her work as an actress on several South African drama series. The role that gave her the most fame was when she portrayed Thandzile in the etv drama series called Isipho. This role saw her face being plastered on billboards all over South Africa. This is the first lead role that she landed on TV.
In the first season of Durban Gen, she was cast as Thandi. Thandi was both Calvin and Macgyver’s love interest, and her script found the two men fighting over her. She also appeared on the seventh season of Isibaya.
Pictures: Mbalenhle Mavimbela ‘Hlomu’ from The Wife’s business empire
This year has been a busy one for Mbalenhle as she was cast for several roles. She played Zama Zulu in SABC 1’s Judas Kiss. In the series, she plays the sister who betrays her big sister by falling pregnant with her brother-in-law’s baby. Most people started to take notice of her talent then. House of Zwide cast her as Kwanele. She landed a role in Skeem Saam as Nothile. Currently, she is cast as a lead actress in The wife, a series based on the book Hlomu, the wife. She takes on the role of Hlomu.
The actress also doubles up as a philanthropist. She launched her Non-Governmental Organization called Succour Foundation. The work of Succour can be seen on their Instagram page. The organization’s main aim is to give back to the community, and they usually give to children.