- Sibongile and the Dlaminis surpassed 2 million live views.
- The telenovela will continue to air with season two every Monday to Wednesday.
- The Mzansi Wethu show stars Luyanda Zwane who plays Sibongile.
It seems like Sibongile’s story has touched the lives of many, keeping audiences glued to their screens, making the telenovela Sibongile and the Dlaminis the most viewed telenovela on DSTV’s Mzansi Wethu.
After surpassing 2 million views in March and reaching an amount of 2 688 338 live viewers, the telenovela beats every other Mzansi Wethu show with live views.
Sibongile and the Dlaminis centres around the story of Sibongile Mbambo, played by Luyanda Zwane, who comes from humble beginnings and finds herself becoming a domestic worker for the wealthy Dlamini family. She gets exposed to the fancy and lavish lifestyle of the rich because she gets to live with the Dlaminis in their luxurious mansion.
However, it’s not all sunshine and roses for Sibongile because her love life and desire for a better financial standing bring challenges that not only affect her but her loved ones and employers as well.
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Besides Luyanda, the show also consists of other familiar faces such as Vuyo Biyela (who plays Kwenzo), Slindile Nodangala (who plays Deliwe Mbambo) and Siyabonga Shibe (who plays Njengaye Dlamini).
The CEO of general entertainment at MultiChoice, Nomsa Philiso, says, “This is a cause for celebration and a clear indication of the love and appreciation that our viewers have for Sibongile and the Dlaminis.” She expresses gratitude to all viewers and confirms that the show will continue to air the show with a new season every Monday to Wednesday at 18:30.
“We hope that with season two coming soon, we will see more growth in viewership numbers because there is still more to this story,” Nomsa further states as she reaffirmed to audiences that the second season will continue to have exhilarating storylines.
Here are some memorable of the telenovela from season 1:
Sparks rise between Sibongile and Kwenzo as they share a romantic moment
Gcina suggests that Nomalanga should lie about being pregnant to Kwenzo
Sibongile becomes emotional after hearing that Nomalanga and Kwenzo are back together
Nomalanga returns Kwenzo’s ring while Sibongile prepares a romantic dinner at the Dlamini’s mansion
Kwenzo ditches his wedding and chooses Sibongile
