Salaries: Mncedisi Shabangu ‘Khulekani’ Salary At Rhythm City Revealed
Mncedisi Shabangu is a South African actor playing Khulekani Ngobese on etvs hit soapie Rhythm City. Shabangu is also a celebrated Theatre gaffer. His contribution to South African Theatre spans over two decades and now he makes our TV sessions memorable.
Ngobese, a character masses love to hate on etv’s Rhythm City, is always plotting evil schemes. The invincible man that he is has one weakness, his wife Nandi who is hell-bent on poking the soft spot he has for her time and again. Khulekani brought about a new flair of acting with his old thuggish tactics.
The celebrated supporting actor took out David Genaro with the help of his long time enemy Suffocate Ndlovu. Khulekani has since gained popularity in Jozi and is one of the most feared gangsters in town. His rival with Suffocate has kept us entertained and glued on our screens as the drama unfolds.
The veteran thug, business mogul is well-known for waging wars with the then famous invincible David Genaro. Of late Khulekani has been keeping many glued on their screens with his new rival wars with Suffocate Ndlovu.
The battle between him and character Suffocate Ndlovu has been fuming for months and has kept the fans on their toes on what will happen next.
He is another success story of a village boy who makes it to the top after fighting tooth and nail to thrive. Shabangu’s first big role is in Gordon Motha’s Secret Agenda in 1992. His acting career kicks off three years later when he starts formal training at The Market Theatre Laboratory, graduating at the end of 1996. This sees him proceeding to The Royal national theatre Studio to study The Summer Acting Course in 1998.
Salaries: Mncedisi Shabangu ‘Khulekani’ Salary At Rhythm City Revealed
Garnering praises from his peers for his work, the actor gets recognition and collects a few accolades in his career journey. Shabangu is a proud winner of the esteemed Standard Bank Young Artist Award.
The seasoned actor also boasts with the Best Supporting Actor in a TV Soapie at the South African Film and Television Awards. He made headlines when he was awarded the Fleur du Cap award. Shabangu made headlines when he walked away with the KKNK gong for best actor for Tshepang. He also scooped the FNB Vita Award for Best Actor in a supporting role.
Obviously one would wonder with his vast experience and craft how much is he paid to keep us entertained. In recent years Rhythm Production hasn’t disclosed how much cast members racks in for their services.
Salaries of actors vary with the production house however salaries of the highest-paid actors in the entertainment industry are based on variables such as show ratings, years of experience, and obviously craft competence.
No doubt that Khulekani Ngobese is paid a lot given his experience and craft. For his Khulekani role, Shabangu is paid between R85000 and R100 000 per month. Surely with this huge amount of money, it’s hard to lure Khulekani away from Rhythm City.
