Out with the old, in with the new as Nsikelelo Mthiyane replaces Luyanda Zwane who played the lead role of Sibongile on Sibongile and the Dlamini’s season 2.
Luyanda recently confirmed her exit from the show to the news publication Zimoja and revealed that she finished her season 1 obligation.
The breakout star scored the leading role in Mzansi Wethu’s first telenovela last year. The telenovela follows the journey of Sibongile Mbambo, who is an innocent rural young woman forced to leave her family and dreams behind. She later becomes a domestic worker in the lavish mansion of the affluent Dlamini family.
Not much is known about the rising star Nsikelelo, who will play Sibongile in the telenovela.
Social media influencer, Jabulani Macdonald took it to his X (formerly Twitter) page to share the news.
According to City Press Nsikelelo Mthiyane has joined #SibongileXDlaminis and will be taking over Luyanda Zwane’s role as the new Sibongile on Season 2.
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— Jabulani Macdonald ⚡️ (@Jabu_Macdonald) May 22, 2024
X users weighed in:
The way im struggling with the “new” Ceasar on #SmokeAndMirrors I just know that I’m going to suffer with this one too ??
— Zandy (@ZandyNice) May 22, 2024
I stopped watching this show when Nomalanga grew a pregnancy belly overnight and the Dlaminis saw nothing strange with that. There and then, I knew we are not been taken seriously as viewers, instead we are in for a very long storyline drag. Ke bokoa ba mokwadi.
— Degratia (@Degratia09) May 22, 2024
Thank God I’ve stopped watching as soon as I heard the news..I struggle with character replacement so much till this day I haven’t watched season 3 of The Wife because they changed Mqhele and I was obsessed with that show ??♀️
— Chillie-Bite (@LebohangNgweny1) May 22, 2024
Also see: Luyanda Zwane on why she left ‘Sibongile and The Dlamini’s’
