TV star and theatre director
Mncedisi Shabangu popularly known for his acting role as Khulekani in the now defunct, Rhythm City which aired on e.TV, has sadly passed away.
The family of veteran actor has confirmed his passing on Sunday morning but details around his death are yet to be revealed.
The award-winning actor appeared on numerous stage plays, feature films and television productions.
He played the character of Skhumbuzo in the second season of the SABC3 drama series The Lab, in 2008.
He made his breakthrough in the film industry when he had his first stint in Gordon Motha’s Secret Agenda in 1992.
In 1995 he enrolled as a student at The Market Theatre Laboratory.
His other theatre credits include Orpheus in 1998, Ways of Dying in 1999 and Call us Crazy in 2000, for which he won the FNB Vita Award for Best actor in a supporting role.
He was awarded a Fleur du Cap award and the KKNK gong for best actor for Tshepang, the story of the rape of a nine-month-old baby girl in Louisvaleweg in the Northern Cape.
Shabangu has also directed several productions at the Market Theatre including, Woza Albert, Wangesheya-Wangesheya, Kanyamazane Galvanomit Akusiti, Barbershop, Mooi Street Moves and Vuka Machel.
He was also the Artistic Director for the Windybrow Theatre.
Other television series he has acted in include the Heartlines film The Other Woman and the SABC2 sitcom Home Sweet Home.
Condolences has since poured in for the late TV star:
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