10 Interesting Facts About Amalanga Awafani’s Nsikelelo Mthiyane (Thembi)

10 Interesting Facts About Amalanga Awafani’s Nsikelelo Mthiyane (Thembi). She is one of the most talented upcoming actresses we currently have onscreen. Her name is Nsikelelo Mthiyane, learn more about her from the 10 facts below.

1. Nsikelelo Mthiyane hails from Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal

2. After high-school, she enrolled for a Bachelor of Education degree, and completed in 2023. She then enrolled for a journalism diploma because of her love for sports presenting

3. The rising star taking the country by storm, has always aspired to be an actress from the tender age of 14.

4. To push her dream, Nsikelelo joined an agency for extras at the beginning of 2024. She was then called to be an extra on Sibongile and The Dlamini’s.

5. During her wardrobe check as an extra, she was given a script to audition, oblivious that it was for the lead role. She was later told that she had secured the role of Sibongile.

6. Despite no prior acting experience, Nsikelelo was chosen to replace Luyanda Zwane as Sibongile for Mzansi Wethu soapie Sibongile & the Dlaminis, season II.

7. She recently bagged another lead role as Thembi Gumede in the new SABC1 drama, Amalanga Awafani.

8. Expressing gratitude over the role she said, “Lol my sister and my friend would laugh at me if I were to start saying how grateful i am for this opportunity 😂🥺 apparently when I got the message that I got the job ngangilokhu ngibonga into engapheli 😂😭.“

9. Nsikelelo is also a radio personality of note. She co-hosted a Saturday show called Youth Scrutinize on North Coast Radio 104.0, and was a sportscaster at Durban Youth Radio Station.

10. One of her recent notable achievement was presenting an award at the 2025 Metro FM Music Awards.