Everything happened so fast about 22 years ago when we were introduced to the new Doobsie in Muvhango. Before we knew it all Sunday tabloids in 2005-2006 were featuring the new It Girl and everyone was stunned because that was the same girl fighting Thandaza for Edward’s love in the Venda series!
In real life that beautiful wild girl in tabloids was Khanyisile Jacqueline Mcunu Mbau from Soweto , the daughter of a taxi boss Menzi Mcunu.She had come out of nowhere and had become a household name in a matter of weeks after debuting in the SABC 2 primetime television soapie Muvhango.
However , the Muvhango creatives and producers were not looking at the big numbers the tabloids were bringing to increase ratings. They saw Khanyi’s partying as a disgrace since they viewed themselves as a reserved traditional production and decided to part ways with her.
After Muvhango, she met a very rich man who was decades her senior and married him.Khanyi started to live her wealthy housewife era , driving Porsches and wearing designer clothes .Her then husband was a multi millionaire and it proved to be just a phase not an era when he became broke and was also a serial cheater.One of his women was Thunder Legs who is now called Zodwa Wabantu.
As someone who was already in the limelight, it did not take much time to for her to get back on her feet after she left her ex broke husband.She had a daughter to feed and a career to run back to.She went back to acting and also released pop music.She also ventured into hosting and presenting shows on television.
In 2026 , Khanyi Mbau is still Thee It Girl with millions of followers on social media and booking big roles on screen and also doing reality tv shows.She is still the topic over 20 years later and has earned her Legendary Status in showbiz in Africa and around the world.
