Zaziwa – The Story Continues: Akhumzi Jezile
Akhumzi Jezile is a South African actor, television and radio presenter, as well as a Producer. Akhumzi is best known as a TV presenter on various YOTV shows on SABC1, from the years 2007 to 2012. He is also known for his starring role as Tsietsi Zwane in the SABC1 comedy-drama series Khululeka Siyavota, a democracy education drama with comedy produced by Penguin Films for SABC Education in consultation with the IEC. In 2013 he landed the starring role of Ngulube in the SABC1 drama series Tempy Pushas, set against the backdrop of the lavish fashion world and juxtaposed with the vibrant township culture.
It was then that he won the 2014 SAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama for this role. Akhumzi was also a radio presenter for Umhlobo Wenene for SABC, the face of the Maggie 2-Minute Noodles presenter search and a brand ambassador for the Protex Give Me 5 Campaign. After years of Presenting, Akhumzi took on the role of being a Producer on the biggest YOTV show, The Big Breakfast. Akhumzi is multilingual, speaking Xhosa, English, Zulu, as well as seSotho. In 2016 Akhumzi replaced Zuluboy (Mxolisi Majozi) as the host of SABC1’s music variety show Fan Base, in Season 5. Akhumzi was the featured guest in an episode of the SABC1 talk show Zaziwa, appearing in Season 5, Episode 27 on Wednesday 24 January, 2018.
