House of Zwide has been on our screens for almost a month now and Mzansi has fallen in love with the storylines and characters. One character that people seem to love is Zanele Zwide, played by Londeka Mchunu.
Most people probably did not know that Uzalo’s Fikile(Generations The Legacy actress) and Zanele of House Of Zwide are sisters in real life.

Londeka is well known for her role in Isithembiso where she played the role of Snegugu. Despite having no acting experience or interest, she earned the lead part of Snegugu on Mzansi Magic’s (and subsequently Mzansi Wethu’s) Isithembiso, which aired for three seasons on Mzansi Magic.
Now we see her on House of Zwide as the daughter of Faith (Winnie Ntshaba) and Funani (Vusi Kunene) on the e.tv.
She discovered her love and passion for acting at a very young age, so it was a natural progression for her to choose to study Dramatic Arts in High School. She then went on to do a BA in Media Studies at WITS University.
Nelisa is passionate about people and giving back, so continues to look for opportunities to give back and restore hope to people who are in need. Including a soup kitchen where she’s rallied up a number of well known influencers to give back at Abalindi Welfare Society’s Children’s
Though they have different mothers; Nelisa says she and her younger sister are very close. Nelisa was raised by her single mom in Wartburg in KwaZulu-Natal along with her siblings. Her father lived in Clermont and she had 10 siblings from his side.
“When I joined Uzalo in 2016 my family was quite excited. When Londeka joined Isithembiso a year later it became a very big thing for our family,” she says proudly.
“It feels good to have someone who understands you and with whom you can share challenges you face.”
They are lucky to be working in the same industry but doing their own thing. No one has compared her to her sister yet. “That would have been very frustrating,” she says.
“We are both happy for each other and are on two different paths.”
Well some of you knew and some did not.