Twice as nice, twice as dangerous
Buyile Mdladla made his debut on Uzalo screens towards the end of September and plays the role of a self-absorbed wealthy man who will not let the word “no” get in his way. Ever.
Buyile plays Mthambisi Phakathi (aka Putin), who’s best described as being dangerously charming with a magnetic aura. Mthambisi entered the Uzalo world under the false pretence of being the owner of a massive media company, but unbeknown to all, his sole aim is to shake up KwaMashu by all means necessary – even by channelling his alter ego Putin when things really get heated.
Mthambisi begins with sparking (Baby Cele) and, of course, this risky move will make him an arch-nemesis to Gabisile’s boyfriend and KwaMashu’s longstanding villain (Masoja Msiza). Next on his hit list is terrorising the Magwazas – the relatively new family in KwaMashu, led by matriarch (Thembi Nyandeni). The Magwazas are also criminals, so that automatically makes them competition for Nkunzi – and therefore for Mthambisi too. In fact, it seems the Magwazas make him so angry, his alter ego Putin comes out – a two-timing ruthless monster. Putin plans to terrorise his enemies because he wants to take over a fort they’re in. He may even have beef with Njinji from long ago, but that is yet unknown…
