Five things you didn’t know about Khwezi from Skeem Saam
Samukele Mkhize, a singer, former Isibaya and current Skeem Saam actor, plays the villain Khwezikazi ‘Khwezi’ Gisela, a cruel, ambitious journalist determined to ruin her baby daddy Lehasa’s life.
She joined a series in November 2022 and quickly became the most despised character on the SABC1 educational soap.
The former Isibaya and Skeem Saam actress Samukele Mkhize was born at King Edward Hospital in Durban and grew up in a village called Maphophoma, KwaZulu-Natal, according to Drum Magazine.
Samukele, the Skeem Saam actress, has never had a successful acting career. In an interview with Move Magazine, she stated that she enjoyed singing and aspired to be a presenter.
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She also won her first main part in a musical, Madame President Musical, for which she gained widespread acclaim and received two nominations for the Mercury Durban Theatre Awards for Best Newcomer and Best Lead Actress in a Musical.
The actress was popularly known for playing a naïve, village girl Mabuyi, who had a passion for building the community in Mzansi Magic’s canned telenovela Isibaya. She told Drum in a 2016 interview that she auditioned for a role in The Road but she didn’t get the part and the production company Bomb Productions Kutlwano Ditsele later called her and told her there was a role that they thought would be perfect for her, and that’s how she got to play Mabuyi in Isibaya.
According to zKhiphani, Samukele landed a small role in Durban-based soapie Uzalo before joining Isibaya.
In an interview, the Skeem Saam actress also stated that she is looking forward to developing in front of the camera and becoming a household name.
She envisions herself working on major film projects in Africa and overseas, as well as running her own production firm.
