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inhle Mabena Biography
Zinhle Mabena is a South African actress long famous for her role in the popular telenovela Isibaya.

A graduate of the University of Johannesburg, Zinhle Mabena’s interest in acting rooted pretty early. She has acted in several flicks in the intervening years, including Winnie Mandela and Mthunzini.

She has advanced in the industry that it’s nearly impossible to talk South African film without somehow mentioning her name.

Age
Born in 1991, Zinhle Mabena is currently 30 years. She will be 31 in June this year.


 

 

 

 
Husband
Zinhle Mabena was previously married to the businessman Robert Ngwenya. But the two are now divorced. They had dated for several months and then got married in a secret wedding in 2017.

While most of her fans didn’t know about the marriage, the actress teased that reality on her birthday in a post she shared on Instagram. However, she only made their relationship Instagram official a year later, in 2018.Parents
Zinhle Mabena is the product of a Ndebele father and a Zulu mother. Her father passed when she was a kid. The last of three kids, Zinhle Mabena, was raised by a single mother. She’s said to have a deep bond with her mother.

House
The actress lived with her then-husband Robert Ngwenya in a 7 million home in Midrand, Johannesburg. The businessman had reportedly taken a loan to buy the house and defaulted in repayment soon after, invariably bringing up the specter of the repo man.
Child
Zinhle Mabena had a daughter and a son from her relationship with Robert Ngwenya. The businessman had three children from a previous relationship at the time, so the actress was more like a stepmother to them.

Car Accident
Years ago, in 2021, Zinhle Mabena was involved in an accident that left two persons dead. She was reportedly driving herself home in the Centurion area after getting drunk during a wild party with friends.She had a head-on collision in Boksburg with a Corolla. Two persons died in the accident, and one was disabled for life. Zinhle Mabena was found unconscious. Her then-husband Robert Ngwenya had arrived at the scene and taken her to the hospital.

The case has been rushed for years, with the family f the victims reportedly still fighting to get justice. By the way, although the car was insured by the Alexander Forbes Group and Business Insurance under Robert Ngwenya’s name, the insurance company refused to pay because she was driving above the speed limit and was under the influence.

Robert Ngwenya Story
In May 2018, in posts on His Facebook page, Robert Ngwenya noted that he’s been receiving death threats. He said it might be connected to his philanthropy.

According to reports, three gunmen had ambushed Robert Ngwenya in 2018 and rained bullets in his vehicle while he was still inside. Reacting to the incident, he noted that they wanted to kill him, but he wouldn’t give them the satisfaction that he’s scared of them.

He thanked God that he survived the shooting, noting justice must be done in the case, with the perpetrators arrested.