Ayanda Daweti biography, age, girlfriend, family, education, career, net worth, Gomora
Ayanda Daweti is a South African actor and musician popularly known by his music stage name Tuckshop Bafanaz, and his role on Gomora as Sizwe.
Profile summary
Full name: Ayanda Daweti
Age: Born in 1990, 33 years old
Place of birth: Tsolo, Eastern Cape
Marital status: single
Net worth: R1.6 million
Ayanda Daweti’s early life, age
Born in 1990 in Tsolo, Eastern Cape in South Africa, Ayanda is 33 years old.
As a young boy, the multi-talented artist has always wanted to be an artist. During those days, he got his famous nickname Tuckshop Bafanaz.
Ayanda Daweti’s girlfriend, family
The loved actor grew up with his mother in Johannesburg, and there is no information about his father.
Unfortunately, his mother, Nomalizo Daweti, lost her life to a heart problem while asleep when he was still 13 years old.
This forced him to move to stay with his aunt Stella Sondaba and his grandmother Nomande Sondaba in Tsolo.
Life had been demanding since then, but he always pursued his education and passion for the arts. Thankfully, he made a living out of his love for the arts.
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Without having so many people so close to him, Ayanda grew up a private person who didn’t want to share his family with the public.
As of 2023, he has yet to go public about his girlfriend. What we are sure of is that Ayanda is not yet married as of 2023.
Ayanda Daweti’s academic qualification and education
He did his primary education in Johannesburg before his mother died and moved to complete his Matric in Tsolo, Eastern Cape.
After his secondary education, Ayanda returned to Johannesburg for his tertiary education.
He went to the University of Technology in Pretoria, where he studied Information and Technology and Arts, and that made his childhood dream to be an artist a possible reality for the Tsolo young man.
Ayanda Daweti’s career, Scandal, Gomora, music
With a double career, Ayanda did not have much time in the theatre as he focused more on his music career.
He released several hit songs, including Amawele and Amadadi.
On the screen, Ayanda did not feature in many shows or dramas, but in the few he appeared in, he impressed fans so much.
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His role on the drama series Scandal as Chumani Langa is the one to remember the then-upcoming star Ayanda.
He starred in a role representing a much younger age than his faithful, and that thrilled fans across the country.
In 2018, he won the Golden Horn Award for Best Made for TV Movie at the South African Film and Television Award for his film Okae Molao.
He was invited to play a supportive role in the television series Blood Psalms in 2020.
In 2022, he joined Gomora, playing the role of Sizwe; once again, Sizwe is much younger than his actual age, but he is doing exceptionally well.
Ayanda Daweti’s net worth
The Tsolo-based actor gets an edge over many actors of his age thanks to his multi-talents.
As of 2023, Ayanda Daweti’s net worth is e1 million.
