Meet The High Flying Sindi Dlathu

Sindi Dlathu is an accomplished South African actress best known for her roles as Thandaza Mokoena in Muvhango and Lindiwe Dlamini-Dikana in The River.

Besides her acting prowess, Sindi also has a few songs and is the voice behind The River’s theme song.

The actress was born on 4th January 1974, in Meadowlands in Soweto, in Gauteng province of Johannesburg. She is 48 years old as of 2022. The actress grew up alongside one sibling, her twin sister, Zanele Sangweni.

Sindi’s acting career dates to when she was a young girl. At age 12, she auditioned for A shell Road Fame, a popular South African talent competition. While she did not win, the show gave her some exposure and earned her mentorship from one of the band members of Mahotella Queens.

Three years later, the actress tried her luck again, this time participating in a national miming challenge. She won the challenge after performing a cover version of one of Aretha Franklin’s songs. She then auditioned for Mbongeni Ngema’s Sarafina play and landed one of the roles.

Dlathu then returned to school after four years of being with Mbongeni Ngema’s committed artists. She completed her matric in 1996, and then went back to performing arts, and stage plays in 1997 she was in the FNB Vita Award-winning Game, where she performed with Mary Twala, Abigail Kubeka, and the late Nomhle Nkonyeni.

She won the award for favourite actress at the 2020 DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards.

The actress’s most prominent role to date came when she was cast to play Nomthandazo (Thandaza) Mokoena in Muvhango.

Her other prominent role is that of Lindiwe Dlamini-Dikana in The River. Besides starring in television shows, Sindi has also appeared in a few film roles. She is also one of The River’s producers.

The actress is married to Okielant Nkosi, with whom she has two children.

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