Uzalo

Uzalo initially told the story of two families in the township of Kwa-Mashu: the Mdletshe family, who play a significant role in the management of the Kwamashu Kingdom Church, and the Xulu family who run a car theft syndicate. The connection between the families was that their eldest sons were switched at birth during the period when Nelson Mandela was released from prison.[3][6] As the show has progressed over the years, the storylines have dramatically changed with interchanging characters, contributing to many new story arcs, but simultaneously maintaining the growth of some of its main and supporting characters.

Main cast

Recurring cast

• Lindiwe "Mangcobo" Xulu, played by Dawn Thandeka King. She has a daughter named Nosipho and is ex husband of Gxabhashe, Khathaza. She killed khathaza. She was married to Nkunzi. She escaped to Maputo because she had messed with Umbutho, she stays with Mxolisi in Maputo. She is set to be making her return in March 2023 in the 9th season. (Main role: season 1 - 7; Main role: season 9 - present)
• Nkunzebomvu (Nkunzi) Mhlongo, played by Masoja Msiza. He is the ex-husband of Innocentia, MaMlambo and Mazaza.then he married with Lindiwe. He's currently in relationship with Gabisile. He married Gabisile. (Main role: Season 1 - present)
• Nosipho Xulu, played by Nompilo Maphumulo. She is the daughter of Muzi and Mangcobo. She is the sister of Ayanda and half sister to Amandla. She briefly has an affair with Ayanda unaware he is her brother and also has a brief affair with Zweli. She is the ex-girlfriend of Mondli, Njeza and Thulani and Qhabanga’s ex-fiancée. She is currently engaged to Sambulo. She has a child called Muzi. (Main role: Season 1 - 8; Recurring role: Season 9 - present)
• Hlengiwe (MaMlambo) Mlambo played by Gugu Gumede. She befriends MaNzuza and MaNcgobo and was married to Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo. She also had a relationship with Thobile’s uncle Mbhekiseni but later dumped him after he was arrested for raping Thobile and various younger women. She had affairs with Melusi, Qhabanga and Nkunzi. She came back as a Sangoma. ( Main role. Season 1 - present)
• Fikile Hlatshwayo, played by Nelisa Mchunu. She is Thobile, GC and Smangele's friend and hairdresser. She was in a relationship with Sbu. She had drunken sex with Mxolisi while he was still dating Zekhethelo. She also cheated on Sbu with his boss Nkunzi. She left kwamashu to start a new life. (Main role: Season 1 - 7)
• Zekhethelo Mhlongo, played by Nyalleng Thibedi. She was raised by Nkunzi. Her stepmothers are Innocentia and Lindiwe and her biological mother is called Mapadi, who has been absent throughout her life. She had an on and off relationship with Mxolisi. She was also in a relationship with Njeza. She was a cop and was in a relationship with Mondli. (Main role: Season 1- 6)
• Qhabanga Khumalo, played by Siyabonga Shibe. He was a policeman from Kwa-Mashu police station. He is Nkunzi's younger half-brother. He is Nosipho’s ex-fiancé. He then later married Gabsile but later cheated on her with his brother’s wife MaMlambo. When MaMlambo ended her affair with Qhabanga, he briefly lived with Sbu and Fikile but managed to reunite with Gabsile. However after learning about Gabsile’s affair with his son Khehla, he dumped her and later remarried Khehla’s mother Nomcebo. After Nomcebo was shot dead, he got back together with Gabsile. He later became the pastor of KwaMashu Kingdom Church. He attempted to Kill Gabisile in season 6. (Main role. Season 3 - 6)
• Mondli Mdlalose, played by Thembinkosi Thwala. Mondli is the Head police captain and dated Zekhethelo. He is Nosipho and Lilly's ex-boyfriend. (Main role. Season 1 - present)
• Gabisile Mdletshe - Mhlongo, played by Baby Cele - Maloka. She is the sister of the Pastor Melusi and Zandile's sister in law. She is the aunt of Mxolisi, Nkosinathi and Mumsy. She is a landlady of a house she owns. Mother of Sbonelo. She is Qhabanga Khumalo's wife. She was killed by Qhabanga. She was saved by a girl called Hlelo.She is in a relationship with Nkunzi. She is married to Nkunzi. (Main role. Season 3 - present)
• Sbonelo (Babo) Mhlongo, played by Wiseman Mncube, was a doctor. He resigned after secretly killing Nonka’s close friend Nsizwa. He is also the only son of Nkunzebomvu and Gabisile. He is in love with Nonkanyiso , and later on proposed to her. After they got married, she then later divorced him. ( Main role. Season 5 - present)
• Nonkanyiso "Nonka" Xaba, played by Thuthuka Mthembu. She works in the salon and is a good friend of Hleziphi and Fikile and is the ex-wife to Sibonelo. She is Njeza and Mbuso’s sister and Lilly’s cousin. She is MaDongwe’s niece. (Recurring role. Season 5; Main role. Season 6 - present)
• Sbusiso (Sbu) played by Simphiwe Majozi is an ex con. He is dating Fikile. He works for Nkunzi and MaNgcobo, and later Sibonelo. (Recurring role. Season 1; Main role. Season 2 - Present)
• Njeza, played by Nkanyiso Makhanya. He is an ex con and is the older brother of Nonka and Mbuso. He is Lilly’s cousin and MaDongwe’s nephew. He worked at Khathaza's funeral home. He had a brief relationship with Zekhethelo and was in love with Nosipho, then Nonka's friend Hleziphi. ( Main role. Season 6 - present)
• Mr Mbatha,played by William Mnguni. He is part of the board at KwaMashu Kingdom Church. He is formerly the pastor of KwaMashu Kingdom Church and was engaged to Fihliwe. He is also MaMadongwe is ex-husband. (Main role. Season 1 - present)

Season 1

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Xulu
• Leleti Khumalo as Zandile Mdletshe
• Nay Maps as Mxolisi Xulu
• Khumbulani Sibiya as Ayanda Mdletshe
• Mpumelelo Bhulose as Muzi Xulu
• Bheki Mkhwane as Melusi Mdletshe
• TK Dlamini as Mastermind Maphumulo
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Nompilo Maphumulo as Nosipho Xulu
• Nelisa Mchunu as Fikile Hlatshwayo
• Khaya Dladla as GC Cetshwayo
• Nokuthula Mabika as Thobile Vazi
• Sihle Ndaba as Smangele Maphumulo
• Thandeka Zulu as Nombuso
• Nyalleng Thibedi as Zekhethelo Mhlongo
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Don Mlangeni Nawa as Dlomo
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini

Season 2

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Xulu
• Leleti Khumalo as Zandile Mdletshe
• Nay Maps as Mxolisi Mdletshe
• Glen Gobela as Melusi Mdletshe
• TK Dlamini as Mastermind Maphumulo
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Nompilo Maphumulo as Nosipho Xulu
• Sihle Ndaba as Smangele Maphumulo
• Khaya Dladla as GC Cetshwayo
• Nelisa Mchunu as Fikile Hlatshwayo
• Nokuthula Mabika as Thobile Vazi
• Nyaleng Thibedi as Zekhethelo Mhlongo
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Thandeka Zulu as Nombuso
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini
• Bongani Madondo as Amos

Season 3

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Mhlongo
• Leleti Khumalo as Zandile Mdletshe
• Nay Maps as Mxolisi Xulu
• TK Dlamini as Mastermind Maphumulo
• Glen Gabela as Melusi Mdletshe
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Baby Cele as Gabisile Mdletshe
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Nompilo Maphumulo as Nosipho Xulu
• Sihle Ndaba as Smangele Maphumulo
• Khaya Dladla as GC Cetshwayo
• Nelisa Mchunu as Fikile Hlatshwayo
• Nokuthula Mabika as Thobile Vazi
• Nyalleng Thibedi as Zekhethelo Mhlongo
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose
• Siyabonga Shibe as Qhabanga Khumalo

Season 4

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Mhlongo
• Nay Maps as Mxolisi Xulu
• TK Dlamini as Mastermind Maphumulo
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Baby Cele - Maloka as Gabisile Khumalo
• Glen Gabela as Melusi Mdletshe
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mhlongo
• Nompilo Maphumulo as Nosipho Xulu
• Nelisa Mchunu as Fikile Hlatshwayo
• Khaya Dladla as GC Cetshwayo
• Nokuthula Mabika as Thobile Vazi
• Nyalleng Thibedi as Zekhethelo Mhlongo
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini
• Siyabonga Shibe as Qhabanga Khumalo
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose

Season 5

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Xulu
• Nay Maps as Mxolisi Xulu
• TK Dlamini as Mastermind Maphumulo
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Baby Cele - Maloka as Gabisile Khumalo
• Glen Gabela as Melusi Mdletshe
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Nelisa Mchunu as Fikile Hlatshwayo
• Nyalleng Thibedi as Zekhethelo Mhlongo
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini
• Siyabonga Shibe as Qhabanga Khumalo
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose
• Wiseman Mncube as Dr. Sibonelo Mhlongo
• Mondli Makhoba as Amos
• Thabo Mnguni as Mr Mbatha

Season 6

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Khanyile
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Baby Cele - Maloka as Gabisile Khumalo
• Glen Gabela as Melusi Mdletshe
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Wiseman Mncube as Sibonelo Mhlongo
• Nelisa Mchunu as Fikile Hlatshwayo
• Nyalleng Thibedi as Zekhethelo Mhlongo
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose
• Thuthuka Mthembu as Nonkanyiso Xaba
• Noxolo Mathula as Lilian "Lilly" Dongwe
• Nkanyiso Makhanya as Nkululeko Xaba
• Zama Magubane as Balingene Dongwe
• Ntombifuthi Dlamini as Gladys Madlala
• Siyabonga Shibe as Qhabanga Khumalo
• Nombulelo Mhlongo as Nomcebo Khumalo
• Thobani Nzuza as Khehla Khumalo
• Sphelele Mzimela as MaZaza
• Thabo Mnguni as Khethukuthula Mbatha
• Sibonile Ngubane as Khathaza Khanyile
• Thulani Shange as Thulani Khanyile
• Lizwe Vilakazi as Godfather Khanyile
• Cebo Mthembu as Khalabemgeza Nyawo

Season 7

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Xulu
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Baby Cele as Gabisile Mdletshe
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Nompilo Maphumulo as Nosipho Xulu
• Wiseman Mncube as Sibonelo Mhlongo
• Menzi Biyela as Pastor Sambulo Gwala
• Nelisa Mchunu as Fikile Hlatshwayo
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathin
• Nothando Ngcobo as Hlelolwenkosi
• Thuthuka Mthembu as Nonkanyiso Xaba
• Noxolo Mathula as Lilian "Lilly" Dongwe
• Nkanyiso Makhanya as Nkululeko Xaba
• Zama Magubane as Balingene Dongwe
• Ntombifuthi Dlamini as Gladys Madlala
• Thabo Mnguni as Khethukuthula Mbatha
• Cebo Mthembu as Khalabemgeza Nyawo
• Mbali Maphumulo as Wenzile Nhlapo

Season 8

• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Baby Cele - Maloka as Gabisile Mdletshe
• Wiseman Mncube as Sibonelo Mhlongo
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Nompilo Maphumulo as Nosipho Xulu
• Menzi Brighton Biyela as Sambulo Gwala
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini
• Siyabonga Radebe as Vika Magwaza
• Thembi Nyandeni as Njinji Magwaza
• Omuhle Gela as Nomaswazi Magwaza
• Buyile Mdladla as Mthambisi Phakathi
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose
• Nothando Ngcobo as Hlelolwenkosi
• Noxolo Mathula as Officer Lilian Dongwe
• Thuthuka Mthembu as Nonkanyiso Xaba
• Nkanyiso Makhanya as Nkululeko Xaba
• Zama Magubane as Balingene Dongwe
• Ntombifuthi Dlamini as Gladys Madlala
• Thabo Mnguni as Khethukuthula Mbatha
• Cebo Mthembu as Khalabemgeza Nyawo
• Ronald Mkwanazi as Bab'Ntsimbi Magwaza
• Sthembile Mhlongo as Flavia

Season 9

In this season actress Dawn Thandeka King will be returning to the show as Lindiwe Xulu in this month (March) 2023

• Dawn Thandeka King as Lindiwe Xulu
• Masoja Msiza as Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo
• Baby Cele - Maloka as Gabisile Mhlongo
• Thembi Nyandeni as Njinji Magwaza
• Wiseman Mncube as Sibonelo Mhlongo
• Fanele Ntuli as Nomaswazi Magwaza
• Gugu Gumede as Hlengiwe Mlambo
• Siyabonga Radebe as Vikizitha Magwaza
• Simphiwe Majozi as Sibusiso Makhathini
• Thembinkosi Thwala as Mondli Mdlalose
• Nothando Ngcobo as Hlelolwenkosi
• Noxolo Mathula as Lilian Dongwe
• Thuthuka Mthembu as Nonkanyiso Xaba
• Nkanyiso Makhanya as Nkululeko Xaba
• Zama Magubane as Balingene Dongwe
• Ntombifuthi Dlamini as Gladys Madlala
• Thabo Mnguni as Khethukuthula Mbatha
• Cebo Mthembu as Khalabemgeza Nyawo
• Sthembile Mhlongo as Flavia

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