Nokuzola Mlengana

‘Skeem Saam’ actress Nokuzola Mlengana as Sis Ouma. Image via Twitter @Skeemsaam3

‘Skeem Saam’s’ Nokuzola Mlengana (Sis Ouma) has passed away

We mourn the late Nokuzola Mlengana who played Sis Ouma today and remember previous cast members we lost in 2020 and 2019.

Nokuzola Mlengana

‘Skeem Saam’ actress Nokuzola Mlengana as Sis Ouma. Image via Twitter @Skeemsaam3

Tributes are pouring in for Skeem Saam actress Nokuzola Mlengana who played the role of Sis Ouma on the show.

The 58-year-old actress’s passing was confirmed on Skeem Saam’s social media pages.

Mlengana’s cause of death has not been confirmed by the show or her family.

The show also lost three actors, Paula Rapetsoa, Karabo Mokhubela, Charles Maja in 2020, and Thema Isaac Mokoena in 2019.

Paul Rapetsoa 

Playwright and actor Mahuma Paul Rapetsoa who played the role of Malome Josias on the show passed away in December 2020.

Rapetsoa who was hailed “the father of township theatre” celebrated a career spanning decades in stage and film.  

His son Matome Rapetsoa and the show confirmed the news on social media.

Rapetsoa’s son wrote: 

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of our father, brother, and colleague…Mr. Mahuma Paul Rapetsoa, “Bra Paul” passed away today at 18h56, May your wonderful soul Rest in Peace Mokwena.

Malome Josias played by Paul Rapetsoa. Image via Twitter @skeemsaam3

Karabo Mokhubela

Actor, producer, and DJ Karabo Mokhubela passed away at the age of 40 in July 2020

The actor played the role of Jazzy T since the educational soapie first aired in 2011.

Jazzy T played by Karabo Mokhubela. Image via Twitter @skeemsaam3

Charles Maja

Actor Charles Maja, who played the role of Big Boy Mabitsela on the show passed away in April 2020.

The news of the fifty-four-year-old actor was confirmed on the show’s official Twitter account.

You may be gone for now but you live forever in our memories and in our hearts. Thank you so much for who you were, we love you and we wish you a peaceful sleep. RIP Charles BIG BOY Maja. Our family will never be the same again!

Maja was mentored by the late Paul Rapetsoa who passed away the same year. 

Big Boy played by Charles Maja. Image via Twitter @skeemsaam3

Thema Isaac Mokoena

Fifty-two-year-old Thema Isaac Mokoena who played the first Ramaloa on the show died at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria.

He passed away in June 2019 after a long battle with a heart condition. 

Mokoena was actress Nokuzola Mlengana’s first on-screen romantic partner on the show. 

Ramolao played by Isaac Thema. Image via Twitter @skeemsaam3

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