Thulisile Phongolo, famously known as Thuli Phongolo, is a Soweto-born South African actress, voice-over artist, and disc jockey.

The 29-year-old South African multifaceted personality was born on the 22nd of January 1994.

She became famous after playing the role of presenter Zama on season 3 of the SABC1 youth drama series titled Tshisa in 2012.

Early Life

Thuli Phongolo was born in Soweto, South Africa, on the 22nd of January 1994.

However, she does not discuss anything concerning her early life, and as a result, it is hard to determine so many things about her life.

She is from a family of 3 children, which makes them 5 in the family.

Thuli Phongolo has a brother and a sister, but her parents are not known, and she has not disclosed anything concerning her two siblings apart from their mere existence.

Education

Thuli Phongolo, while growing up in Soweto, attended an excellent primary school and continued her education at Allen Glen High School, Gauteng.

After her whole year of learning at the high school, she went to the University of Johannesburg to advance her education.

She studied graduated with a degree in Strategic Marketing Communications at the University of Johannesburg.

Career

The very first acting role that Thuli Phongolo got was in 2012 when she took up the role of Zama in Tshisha on SABC 1.

She got some credit for acting so well, even though it was her first official appearance.

In 2013, she became part of Craze-E, which is a youth piece program on e.tv.

Thuli Phongolo got another television role in 2014 as Namhla on Generations: The Legacy, where she acted as a 17-year old secondary school student whose mother Lucy Diale is a former convict.

Filmography

• Generations – Season 1 as Namhla

• Makoti – Season 1 as Lilitha

• The Republic – Season 1 as Mbali

• Tshisa – Season 3 as Zama

Social Media

Thuli Phongolo has a really great appearance on social media, and she has been using her accounts extensively as an instrument of getting through to her fans.

Her Instagram account is verified, and she has over 2.7 Million followers and just 318 posts on it.

Her posts primarily pictures and videos of herself showing off her beautiful body and the beautiful attire created especially to be adored by fans.

Thuli Phongolo‘s visit to beautiful places, beach cruises, and many others have gotten an enormous engagement and likes from her followers and fans. Her Instagram handle is @thuliphongolo.

Personal Life

Thuli Phongolo is in a relationship with Raphael Griffiths, a famous South African actor who acted the role of Vusi Mokwevho on the SABC 2 soap-opera, Muvhango.

The exact time they met and how they met was not discussed. However, it was gathered that they had been together since 2014 before they went apart in 2015 for some months. They’re together and dating currently, which makes many believe that their love is genuine.

Boyfriend

Thuli Phongolo has confirmed her relationship with DJ Maphorisa after an alleged gender-based incident at her Sandton apartment.

Amapiano producer and club DJ Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe, better known as DJ Maphorisa, was arrested on Sunday, 7 May, for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Thuli Phongolo.

Net Worth and Salary

Thuli Phongolo is an actress and DJ who has been doing well in the South Africa industry.

Her hard work and skillful acting have gotten her more acting roles over the year. Her net worth is between R5 Million to R10 Million.

While she was still at Generations: the legacy, she was believed to be earning around R25 000 per month.