Uzalo

Cast

Main characters

• Lindiwe Khanyile played by Dawn Thandeka King. She is the ex-wife of Muzi and mother of Nosipho and Ayanda. She is also the ex-wife of Nkunzi Mhlongo and the widow of Khathazamanyamadoda Khanyile.
• Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo, played by Masoja Msiza. He is the ex-husband of Innocentia and MaMlambo and Lindiwe.
• Nosipho Xulu, played by Nompilo Maphumulo. She is the daughter of Muzi and Mangcobo. She is the sister of Ayanda and half sister to Amandla. She briefly has an affair with Ayanda unaware he is her brother and also has a brief affair with Zweli. She was in a brief relationship with Njeza. And formerly in a relationship with Thulani.
• Gamakhulu Cetshwayo *, played by Khaya Dladla. He is a friend of Thobile, Smangele and Fikile. He had a romantic relationship with a man named JoJo.
• Hlengiwe Mlambo Mhlongo, played by Gugu Gumede. She befriends MaNzuza and MaNcgobo and was married to Nkunzebomvu Mhlongo.
• Fikile, played by Nelisa Mchunu. She is Thobile, GC and Smangele's friend and hairdresser. She is in a relationship with Sbu.
• Zekhethelo Mhlongo, played by Nyalleng Thibedi. She was raised by Nkunzi. Her stepmothers are Innocentia and Lindiwe and her biological mother is called Mapadi, who has been absent throughout her life. She had an on and off relationship with Mxolisi. She was also in a relationship with Njeza. She was a cop and was in a relationship with Mondli.
• Qhabanga Khumalo, played by Siyabonga Shibe. He was a policeman from Kwa-Mashu police station. He is Nkunzi's younger half-brother. He later became the pastor of KwaMashu Kingdom Church.
• Mondli Mdlalose, played by Thembinkosi Thwala. Mondli is the Head police captain and dated Zekhethelo. He is Nosipho and Lilly's ex-boyfriend.
• Gabisile Mdletshe-Khumalo, played by Baby Cele Maloka. She is the sister of the Pastor Melusi and Zandile's sister in law. She is the aunt of Mxolisi, Nkosinathi and Mumsy. She is a landlady of a house she owns. Mother of Sbonelo. She was Qhabanga Khumalo's wife.
• Sbonelo Mhlongo, played by Wiseman Mncube, was a doctor. He resigned after secretly killing a schoolkid. He is also the only son of Nkunzebomvu and Gabisile. He is in love with Nonkanyiso and Siphilile, and later on proposed to both of them at the same time. After they declined, he had to lie to marry both of them as a polygamous marriage.
• Nonkanyiso, played by Thuthuka Mthembu. She works in the salon and is married to Sibonelo.
• Sbusiso played by Simphiwe Majozi is an ex con. He is dating Fikile. He works for Nkunzi and MaNgcobo, and later Sibonelo.
• Njeza, played by Nkanyiso Makhanya. He is an ex con and is the older brother of Nonka. He worked at Khathaza's funeral home. He had a brief relationship with Zekhethelo and was in love with Nosipho, then Nonka's friend Hleziphi.
• Khathazamanyamadoda Khanyile* played by Sibonile Ngubane. He was a funeral director and husband of Lindiwe. He went to KwaMashu to kill Nkunzi and his family but falls in love with Lindiwe. He is later killed by Lindiwe after she discovers that he is a serial killer.
• Mr Mbatha. He is part of the board at KwaMashu Kingdom Church. He is formerly the pastor of KwaMashu Kingdom Church and was engaged to Fihliwe.
• Fihliwe Kanyile* is Kathazamanyamadoda's sister. She went to KwaMashu to seek revenge for her family. She was engaged to Mr Mbatha but she is later killed by her brother Khathaza in order to protect Lindiwe.
• Note: an asterisk refers to former cast members/characters.

  Notable former cast members

• Leleti Khumalo as Zandile Mdletshe
• Thandeka Zulu as Nombuso Mdletshe

  Reception