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Birth Name:
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Simphiwe Ngema
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Stage Name:
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Simz Ngema
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Occupation:
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Actress, singer and television personality
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Date of Birth
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29 August 1989 (age 34 years)
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Place of Birth
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Klipspruit, Soweto, Gauteng
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Nationality:
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South African |
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Gender:
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Female
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Husband:
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Dumi Masilela (Died in August 2017)
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Sister:
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Baxolile Ngema
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Education:
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Boston Media House
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Simz Ngema full name Simphiwe Ngema, (born 29 August 1989, Klipspruit, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa), actress, singer and television personality known for playing the role of Thuli Nkosi on the SABC2 soapie Muvhango.
Who is Simz Ngema?
Simz Ngema was born on 29 August 1989, in Klipspruit, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. She was introduced to acting by Muvhango creator Duma Ndlovu, who cast her in his stage play The Game, in 2008.
Simz Ngema education
Simz Ngema complete her qualifications in Journalism at Boston Media House.
Sim Ngema husband
Simz Ngema was briefly married to Rhythm City star and former pro footballer Dumi Masilela until his murder in an attempted hijacking, in 2017.
Simz Ngema Boyfriend and pregnancy
Simz Ngema took to Instagram on the 12th August 2020 to announce her pregancy and also her boyfriend named Tino Chinyani. The couple are expecting a baby.
Simz Ngema sister
Simz Ngema has an older sister named Baxolile. Her sister has a daughter named Khumo.
Career
In 2011, Simz Ngema landed a role in Muvhango, as Thuli Nkosi. She left the show in 2015 after her character had run its course.
In 2014 she was a presenter of an award at the 20th South African Music Awards (SAMAs), which aired on SABC1 on 28 April, 2014.
The following year she was cast as the presenter of the eKasi+ documentary series Isiko, which explored a wide variety of South African cultural rituals such as chieftainship, polygamy, traditional music and initiation rituals.
Also in 2015, she appeared in the Vuzu Amp docu-reality series PKs (Preachers’ Kids), which profiled a group of young people who are all the children of preachers, as she is.
In 2016 she played the recurring role of Noni in the Mzansi Magic telenovela Greed and Desire.
Simphiwe’s next acting assignment was the recurring role of Dudu in the e.tv telenovela Broken Vows, making her first appearance in Season 1, Episode 191 (which aired on 1 January, 2018).
In the same year she landed noather recurring role – this time as Buhle in the Mzansi Magic soapie The Queen. Her first showing in the role was in Season 2, Episode 164 (which aired on 15 March, 2018).
Also in 2018, she was cast as Phindile in the SABC3 soapie Isidingo, joining in November that year.
In 2020 she was one of the celebrity contestants on the ninth season of the SABC3 advertiser-funded reality competition series Tropika Island of Treasure.
Also in 2020, she was cast in the second season of the SABC2 drama series Bone of My Bones in the role of Ruth, a music producer who used to date Kgotso (Solomon Sebothoma) in high school.
What is Simz Ngema’s Instagram?
Simz Ngema is on Instagram and her official handle is @simzngema.