Meshack Mavuso Magabane (born 8 April 1977), is a South African

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. He is best known for his roles in the popular serials ''Heist'', ''

Isidingo ''Isidingo'' is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled ''Isidingo: The ...

'', ''

Yizo Yizo ''Yizo Yizo'' is a South African television drama series which aired from 1999 to 2004 on SABC 1. Synopsis The series was set in a fictional school, Supatsela High, in a township of Johannesburg. In the first series, the school's dictatorial prin ...

'' ,Isithembiso and Durban gen as Dr Thabo Dlamini .

Personal life

He was born on 8 April 1977 in Mandagsoek Limpopo, South Africa. He is married and is a father of four children.

Career

In 1998 he made a lead role 'Vusi Moletsane' in the popular soapie ''

'' which became highly popular. Then, he appeared in the drama series ''

'' which aired from 1999 to 2004 with the role 'Jabulani "Javas" Nyembe'. He also gained fame when he joined the Mzansi Magic telenovela Isithembiso which premiered on 3 April 2017, where he played the character of Keromemang Mtimande, the father of Tshepo, who was kept as a secret to his father by her mother until he mysteriously discovered to have a child with his ex-girlfriend Chlodea who now dates his enemy. He started his career as Meshack Mavuso and played the role 'Simiso Mtshali' in the second and third seasons of the police procedural series ''Zero Tolerance'' aired in SABC2. Before these credited roles, he played a different uncredited characters in the first season. In 2008, he was one of the celebrity dancers in the Dancing New Year Special ''Strictly Come'', which aired on 31 December 2008. In 2009, he made a supportive cameo appearance on the first season of the genealogy documentary series ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' which was based on the British series of the same name. The serial was aired on SABC2 in 2009. In 2014, he returned to television acting with a guest role in two episodes of the AIDS drama ''Soul City'' in which he played as a 'doctor'. In 2015, for the first time, he used the name Mavuso Magabane for the television serial ''Zabalaza''. In the serial, he played a guest role in one episode. In 2016 he made his second lead role in the e.tv robbery drama ''Heist'' with the role 'Chairperson'. In 2020 after a short stint in the serial ''The River'', he joined the cast of the serial ''

Durban Gen ''Durban Gen'' is a South African medical drama telenovela. It is an e.tv original production produced by Stained Glass TV Production, commissioned and distributed by e.tv. The medical drama is based in Durban and reflects on the struggles of ...

'' where he plays the character of Dr Thabo Dlamini who is portrayed as a womanizer and is married to Dr Precious Dlamini .

Filmography

References

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