Kwa Baba premieres on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) on 1 June 2026, airing on Monday to Friday at 19:30, bringing viewers a powerful and heartfelt exploration of love, its beauty and its burdens. Produced by Singa Vision Productions, who also co-produced Genesis. This new telenovela is evidence that Mzansi Magic is always committed to empowering new producers who tell authentic local stories.
Below is a closer look at the cast of Kwa Baba who drive this gripping story.
Vuyo Biyela as Zwelakhe Mkhize
The firstborn son of the late Bab’Mkhize, Zwelakhe worshipped the ground his father walked on. A hard worker and a big dreamer, his dream is to build the Mkhize empire and leave a legacy for his family.
Rorisang Mohapi-Grootboom as Bahumi Motaung
Bahumi is a confident and self-assured young woman. She is kind and beautiful, and sees the best in everyone. Bahumi wants a man who can love and see her for who she really is. She is the first-born daughter to Solomon and Dikeledi Motaung.
Hlengiwe Lushaba-Madlala as Slindile”Mambokazi” Mkhize
The flawed matriarch is a redeemed woman and a fully-fledged umama womthandazo, who has taken so many wrong turns in the past. She’s an important member of the community and is well respected. She leads the church women’s guild and is seen as the mother of the nation. MaMbokazi is also mother to Zwelakhe, Musa and Khethiwe and lost her husband a while back.
Kwanele Mthethwa as Khethiwe Mkhize-Khumalo
Khethiwe is the middle child and only daughter to MaMbokazi. Her mother has always been overprotective with her and raised her like a princess. She adores Zwelakhe and looks up to him. She is married to her brother Zwelakhe’s best friend.
Nkanyiso Mzimela as Musa Mkhize
The second born son of MaMbokazi, Musa has demons that pull him down the wrong path occasionally and his brother Zwelakhe tries to steer him back in the right path. Musa feels that his late father cared more for Zwelakhe and feels rejected by a man who was always away, living his life in a truck. He is also a ladies’ man and is a father of two.
Mpho J. Molepo as Solomon Motaung
A loving father who married Mme Dikeledi. He is a girl dad with three daughters: Bahumi, Dinana and Tsholo. His daughters are his world and he lives for them. And after so many years, he treats his wife like a queen and teaches his children what love really looks like.
Helen Lebepe as Dikeledi Motaung
She is the Motaung matriarch who guards her nest like a hawk. Before she met Solomon, she went through so much heartbreak and would do anything to protect her daughters.
Lindani Nkosi as Dumisani Mkhize
Dumisani is a tyrant with an explosive temper and harbours resentment that his life didn’t turn out the way he wanted. He is Zwelakhe, Musa and Khethiwe’s uncle, and father to Mhlaba and Nhlanhla. Dumisani has a grudge against Zwelakhe for being seen as the leader of the Mkhize clan. How far will he go to prove that he is the leader of the family?
Phumzile Mlangeni as Zandile Mkhize
Married to Dumisani, she plays her role of a supportive wife and holds her husband in high regard. She believes her sons Mhlaba and Nhlanhla can surpass Zwelakhe’s success. She despises that MaMbokazi does not see her as an equal.
Sparky Xulu as Mhlaba Mkhize
Mhlaba is the first-born son to Dumisani and Zandile Mkhize. He is stubborn to a fault, but he always puts family first. A doting husband and father, he struggles to live up to the Mkhize household expectations.
