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Renowned South African actor Zolisa Xaluva returned to our television screen as a cutthroat businessman in the new TV drama Smoke & Mirrors a few months ago. Xaluva plays the role of Caesar, a ruthless businessman. In this short period of time, entertainment commentator Phil Mphela revealed that the actor has been fired from the soap opera.Nothing concrete yet reveals why the actor has been fired.
Zolisa Xaluva fired from #etvSmokeAndMirrors ……………The prolific award-winning actor has been let go from the hit etv telenovela — which is the 7th most watched show in South Africa.
The role of ruthless businessman, Caesar, will likely be recast.
The actor is also known for the soap opera Gomora, which was cancelled in October 2023. Zolisa Xaluva played the role of no-nonsense headmaster in Mzansi Magic’s Gomora. He left the drama at the end of season 2.
Indeed, Zolisa boasts of his success in entrepreneurship. He even left Gomora on a mutual agreement to give more attention to his growing business empire, despite being one of the most paid stars of the show.
Zolisa owns Lakey Media, a talent agency based in Sandton. The company employs over 50 employees, and it deals with voice-over artists, rising actors, professional athletes, dancers, singers, musicians, and news anchors.
Fans react to actor being fired
@iamdjmfundisi: “I’m reminded of the JZ era where his cabinet was always reshuffled at midnight.”
@indlovukazi_3: “This guy always gets fired from every show he is in. The unfortunate part is he kills every role, and he is very talented.”
@NmabokelaNonoza: “They are wrong. Xolisa is well behaved, I don’t care what he did. But the guy is a legend and doesn’t have bad manners. So, in this case etvsmokers are wrong.”
@thoriiso_m: “Yes. The production team is the one that is wrong, Zolisa could never.”