Bonga Dlamini is a South African Actor, best known for his role as Mkhonto Xulu in the in the television show Uzalo, and of course he’s also graced our screens having acted in Isithembiso, Muvhango, Ashes 2 Ashes, Rhythm City, Isidingo, Zone14, Saint and Sinners and more. Bonga has equally built a name for himself in theatre – having acted in Hamlet, Shaka Z, Puzzle, Too Late and A Play In The Park – in theaters across Tshwane, Botswana, Canada, Durban and Johannesburg respectively. He also flexed his dance skills when he took part on the FNB Dance Umbrella & Jomba Dance Festival.
Cast members of 1976: The Musical; Melusi Yeni, Sthembiso Zungu, Xolani Henema and Bonga Dlamini. Picture: Val Adamson
Bonga studied Drama and Voice at Durban University of Technology (D.U.T) and Drama and Voice at Tshwane University of Technology (T.U.T). More recently, he starred as supporting lead in playwright Jerry Pooe’s 1976, which premiered at the Durban Playhouse on June 17th, 18th and 19th. The Production features Mthobisi Khanyile, Thobeka Ndwandwe, Melusi Yeni, Baby Cele, Nhlakanipho Maphumulo, Nokuthula Mabika and Sthembiso Zungu, with creative input from Mondli Ngcobo. 1976 was staged to commemorate June 16th and the youth of 1976 who took to the streets in protest and stood up the Apartheid system that, already oppressive, wanted to set black school children back further – by introducing Afrikaans as the primary medium of instruction.
Bonga Dlamini
We sit down and speak to Bonga Dlamini at the Deeply Rooted Studios. Click the links below to watch or listen.
Written by Lex LaFoy