Ndaba Mhlongo

Ndaba Mhlongo
Born
Ndaba Walter Mhlongo

4 July 1933
Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, Union of South Africa
DiedOctober 29, 1989(1989-10-29) (aged 56)
South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Occupations
  • actor
  • choreographer
  • comedian
  • assistant director
Years active1970s–1989
Known forInyakanyaka • Ngaka
SpouseMary Twala (?–1989) his death
Children2, incl. Somizi)

Ndaba Walter Mhlongo (3 July 1933 – 29 October 1989) [1] was a South African actor and choreographer best known for his role of Mshefane in the 1977 production Inyakanyaka. Ndaba is widely regarded as one of South Africa's most prominent comedians. Joe Mafela, himself an established comedian, described Ndaba's comedy as effortless.

  1. ^ "Somizi plays a careful tribute to his late mother Mary Twala at her funeral". newssa1.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.