Hungani Malcolm Ndlovu (born 19 June 1994, in Mpumalanga), is a South African

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and

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. He is a

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actor best known for his roles in the television serials ''Memoir of an Honest Voice'', ''Sipho'' and ''

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'' Recently started with his DJ experience as DJ Grizi.. He currently plays the recast role of Tbose on

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Personal life

He was born on 19 June 1994, in

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, South Africa. Both his parents are of Tsonga descent. He was married to fellow South African actress, and TV presenter Stephanie Ndlovu. The wedding was secretly celebrated on 23 February 2019. The couple announced their separation on June 2025 calling it quit after 6 years of marriage.

Career

He started his career in 2001 when he was seven years old. He was good at dancing, but later turned to be an actor. With the objective to be an actor, he moved to USA and graduated in HipHop Choreography from Flii'Cademy, Los Angeles. He is also very popular in social media under the name, 'Sbujwa dance' in which he posted dancing videos. During his studies at Flii'Cademy, he trained under renowned choreographer, FliiStylz for three years. He also studied at

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and passed an Associated Degree in Acting for Film. After returning to South Africa, he started acting career. His first appearance was a lead role in the film, ''Memoir of an Honest Voice'' in 2014. The film later won the Best Short Film award at the

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in 2015. In 2016, he joined the cast for popular television serial ''Scandal!'' and played the role 'Romeo'. Meanwhile, he also appeared in the film ''Because You are Black''. Then he played the lead role in music video ''Black Coffee''. He is the co-founder of an NPO coaching center, 'The Ndlovu Foundation' which helps to youth to achieve their goals through dancing and drama. He is also a pioneer to establish an art development studio, Strong Attitudes Nurture Success Group (SANS). In 2016, he appeared in two stage plays: ''A Raisin in the Sun'' and ''A Night with Sam''. In 2018, he acted in the film ''Sipho'' and then ''HEKS'' in 2019. In July 2023,

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announced that Hungani will be replacing Cornet Mamabolo as T'bose (Thabo Maputla). TELEVISIÓN

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndlovu, Hungani Living people 1994 births South African male film actors South African male television actors People from Mpumalanga