Leleti Khumalo is a South African Zulu actress, who has been working in acting industry for many years. She is professionally known as Sarafina in the popular movie ” Sarafina” . She is also a popular actress in some television shows such as, uZalo and Imbewu . She started working in acting industry since 1988 , and she is still strong and working even now .

 

 

 

 

 

Leleti was born on the 30th March 1970 , in Kwamashu township in Durban South Africa. She grew up in a poor family but that didn’t stop her from getting her dreams come true, her mother was a domestic worker , that’s how she worked to make a living or for putting something to eat on the table. She joined a youth background dance group known as ” Amajika” that is where she obtained or developed her skills . Leleti performed the role of Sarafina on stages in South Africa , because of her beautiful performances , she won Tony award nomination for best actress in 1987. The actress got all these goals when she was still a Teenager. Film “Sarafina” is directed by Darrell James Roodt ,Leleti was featured alongside with the popular actress and singer Miriam Makeba . The movie got so famous and well known internationally . Leleti then decided to record and release her first album in 1993 , which she dedicated the album to Mohammed Alli.

Sarafina tells the story of a student in 1976 , who managed to rise up against apartheid in Soweto. Some youths were being horrible tortured by the South African police back then during apartheid era.

Leleti also worked on a television popular soapie called “generations” , she started working on it in 2005 . Generations is the most successful and best known soap opera in South Africa. In this soapie Leleti played a role of Busiwe Dlomo , she now popular known as Makhumalo. She also appeared in Free State and cry for love , which was released in 2016 , and also the popular show called Imbewu. After leaving her job from generations , Leleti got herself a job as a presenter in Vuma FM , she is a presenter even now.