Vusi Thanda

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Vusi Thanda
Born (1951-09-12) September 12, 1951 (age 72)
South Africa
OccupationActor

Vusi Thanda (born 12 September 1951) is a South African actor, best known for his role in the SABC 1 Sitcom Emzini Wezinsizwa as Tshawe. [1]

Vusi Thanda is of a Xhosa background, he was born in South Africa.

Thanda was nominated in the Wall of Fame in 2017.[ which? ]

In May 2021, he landed on a role of starring in Ikhaya Labadala comedy series airs on Netflix. [2]

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References

  1. "There's a new uncle on The Queen & fans love him!". Sunday Times. 29 May 2018.
  2. Matiwane, Nonkululeko. "Just like old times - Emzini Wezinsizwa's Mofokeng and Tshawe reunite for new comedy show | Drum". South Africa: Drum. Retrieved 21 May 2021.