Stained Glass, the production company behind The Wife, has confirmed that Wiseman Mncube will take on the role of Mqhele in S3 of the award-winning, record-breaking, Twitter-topping Showmax Original telenovela.
Wiseman is well known as Jama in eHostela, a performance that earned him the Best Actor in a TV Drama Golden Horn at the 2020 SAFTAs. He also played Sibonelo in Uzalo and stars in the upcoming epic Shaka iLembe.
As Mqhele, Wiseman replaces Bonko Khoza, who became a household name during The Wife’s run, hailed as “the national husband” by fans and nominated for DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice and SAFTA Awards for the role.
Of the role, Wiseman rhetorically asks, “What actor wouldn’t want to be part of The Wife?”
Tweeps have been asking for Wiseman to play Mqhele since before S1.
Inspired by Dudu Busani-Dube’s bestselling book Naledi His Love, production of the new season is due to start this month and will return to South African screens in November this year.
