Siphesihle Zondi ‘Malume Jakes’ from Scandal’s salary gets Mzansi talking

So Paid, Siphesihle Zondi ‘Malume Jakes’ from Scandal’s salary gets Mzansi talking

Last week on Scandal, it was clear that Malume stole the show and was the talk of all viewers during the weekend with his stellar performance on the show. The actor not only kept viewers at the edge of their seats with hearts pounding when he made a big drunken mistake that may ruin his niece’s life. The actor who plays Malume, Siphesihle Zondi, has been trending, and Scandal viewers love his vibe.

Siphesihle Zondi plays Malume Jakes in Scandal

Scandal viewers were introduced to Jakes Hlatshwayo when Jojo started planning to meet Mbali’s family. Jakes is a brother to Mbali’s mother, a well-known drunkard in the township. Mbali, however, sought his help to fool Jojo and her in-laws into thinking that they were rich and Jakes was her father. It’s safe to say that Malume cleans up nicely when he wants to. He played the father role to the T with a few mishaps, like not knowing where the bathroom was in his pretend house.

Mbali and her mother have been hiding some secrets from their uncle because he keeps getting drunk. That is why Jakes is not in on the secret of the child Winnie is carrying. Several weeks ago akes was almost caught as he was picking waste at the Kubekas’ company. However, last week Malume ruined the whole lie in an epic way that left viewers holding their tummies in laughter.

Mbali’s secret is finally out

After Mbali had successfully kept her secret for many years to marry into a rich family. It took that family getting broke to ruin all her plans. Jojo, who believed that his in-laws were loaded, wanted to reach out and ask for a loan. Mbali, however, kept making excuses and Jojo went to the house he believed was theirs only to realize that they did not live there. This made him curious, and he followed his wife only to find out that Hlatshwayo’s house was in the ghetto. When Mbali started lying her way out of the situation that is when her drunk Malume arrived and spilt the whole can of worms. The tell-all takes place today as Malume confesses.

Siphesihle Zondi’s salary on Scandal revealed

Siphesihle Zondi, who plays the role of Malume, has shown his talent as an actor on the show. It is only reasonable that the showrunners pay him handsomely for his talent. Through the grapevine, Zondi is rumoured to take home R30 000 every month. His take-home salary, however, varies from month to month, depending on the number of scenes and episodes he is featured in. For a minor role as his, that is a lot of money and Mzansi viewers are impressed

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