Friday 28 October 2022 teasers revealed the return of Fikile
“” Thu Sheleni and Nomusa are intrigued by Fikile’s return. The gang is excited when they all learn they’ll keep their jobs. Nokuzola has a plan for how to get Maharaj free. Nokuzola pleads with Siya not to go to the police “”
According to City Press, producers of the e.tv serial Imbewu: The Seed revived dead characters Zimele Bhengu and Fikile Bhengu, played by actors Tony Kgoroge and Phindile Gwala, to enhance ratings.
Kgoroge, who played Zimele “Ngcolosi” Bhengu, left the program in 2020, while Gwala’s character Fikile was killed off in November 2021.
According to a staff member, Zimele will return, and Kgoroge is reportedly back on set, filming for his big comeback.
“Tony has begun filming on site with the other actors in preparation for his comeback.” They needed to bring him back since the viewership figures were low, and they needed to bring him back.”
Another source reported that Phindile Gwala-Ngandu, a former Muvhango actress whose character committed suicide a year ago, has returned.
At the time of publication, E.tv spokeswoman Thapelo Ramatsui had not yet responded to City Press.
It is also thought that the program is bringing back previous actors after a coalition of KwaZulu-Natal organizations threatened to halt production after the show used dramatic cost-cutting measures that resulted in the departure of more than 80 cast and staff members within a year.