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Thembi Nyandeni

Born: 19 March 1958 (67 years old)
Gender: Female

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Bio

Thembi Nyandeni is a South African actress best known for her role as Selina Khumba in the SABC1 drama series Zone 14, since 2005.

She also had a starring role as Mkabayi Zungu, the tough talking matriarch of the family and the sister of Mpiyakhe, in the Mzansi Magic telenovela-turned-soap-opera isiBaya.

She won the inaugural Outstanding Lead Actress award at the Royalty Soapie Awards in March 2014 for her role in isiBaya.

In 2021 she joined the Netflix series How to Ruin Christmas for the sequel subtitled The Funeral. She plays Aunt Prudence who arrives on the scene after the death of her sister Twala (Nandi Nyembe).


Television Roles

Show

Character

Ethics Chair

Aunt Prudence

Mkabayi Zungu

Mkabayi Zungu

Mkabayi Zungu

Mkabayi Zungu

Mkabayi Zungu

Mkabayi Zungu

Mkabayi Zungu

Mkabayi Zungu

Thembi

Energy Minister / Thembisile

Minister Mazibuko

Ntombi Nkosi

Mama G

Njinji Magwaza

Njinji Magwaza

Njinji Magwaza

Njinji Magwaza

Selina Khumba

Selina Khumba

Selina Khumba

Selina Khumba


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New on TV today: Friday 4 July 2025

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New on TV today: Thursday 3 July 2025

The Sandman 2 drops on Netflix and Season 38 of The Pioneer Woman begins on Food Network.


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Soapie Digest: July 2025

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Sweet Diva Teasers - July 2025

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