Award-winning actor Siyabonga Thwala joins The River

The king is back. Award-winning actor Siyabonga Thwala joins The River. Twitter went wild after 1Magic, revealed that seasoned actor Siyabonga Thwala will be joining the cast of The River. He is the latest addition after the drama series was hit by a mass exodus which saw its three lead actors calling it quits in one week. To redeem its views, they have added Thwala into the mix.

Reports have it that the showrunners have since been forced to change their storyline and plot after the mass exodus. However, The River has received a lot of criticism from fans about how the storyline isn’t lovely anymore and how it’s just a repetition.

In the drama series, Siyabonga will star as Bangizwe Zwane, an alpha male from the past lead actress Lindiwe Dikana who is just as ruthless as she is. Confirmed reports have it that his much-awaited debut is slated for next year in  February. We can all agree that the showrunners pulled a shocker on us.

Mzansi has since started connecting the dots about his storyline. No doubt, many fans have it that since Lindiwe’s on-screen husband, Hlomla Dandala, is leaving the show, he will step up and start dating Lindiwe right away. People are placing all their remaining hopes for the show on Siyabonga, and the pressure is very high for him. When Twitter entertainment blogger Phil Mphela said, he was set to join the show.

Award-winning actor Siyabonga Thwala joins The River, Mzansi over the moon

Siyabonga Thwala, who has had a long and successful career, has quickly established himself as one of Mzansi’s best. Thanks to his unrivalled flair, he has recently garnered much attention. The seasoned performer is best known for his lead role as Mpiyakhe Zungu in the Mzansi Magic drama series Isibaya. With theatrical productions.

Although he began acting in 1989, Born Free: A New Adventure, a feature film, served as the setting for his 1996 television debut. He made headlines in 1998 as Godlieb Mofokeng, the lead character in the SABC3 soap opera Isidingo. The same year, he appeared in a cameo in the critically acclaimed television series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, Tarzan and the Scarlet Diamond.

We can all agree he has since been making significant gains. Of interest, he co-starred with renowned actor Themba Ndaba in the TV sitcom Streaks, which was based on a Cape Town hair salon, against the backdrop of his departure from Isidingo. He played the role of Vusi Zwane in the etv drama Scandal. In the wake of his exit, he was chosen to play Paul Mashaba, a renowned on-screen journalist, in Mzansi’s second-most popular drama series, Generations.