Thuli Phongolo


Thulisile Phongolo, also known as Thuli P, is a South African actress, DJ and media personality. She is best known for playing a role of Namhla Diale in Generations:The Legacy.

Early life

Phongolo was born on 22 January 1994, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. She pursued her Strategic Marketing degree from the University of Johannesburg after passing her matric at Allen Glen High School.

Career

Phongolo began her acting career playing Zama on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's TV series Tshisa. While a prefect at her high school, Phongolo played Namhla Diale on the soap opera Generations: The Legacy. After leaving that show in 2018, Phongolo acted in SABC's TV series Makoti and Mzansi Magic's The Republic.
In November 2021, she was performing in The Wife: Showmax's telenovela adaptation of Dudu Busani-Dube's Hlomu, The Wife. That same month, she was announced to be appearing in the film, I Am Sofia., Phongolo was still appeared on Makoti.
In 2017, Phongolo was an amateur disc jockey, a profession she maintained through at least April 2023.

Personal life

Her boyfriend, DJ Maphorisa, was arrested on 7 May 2023 after punching Phongolo in her Sandton, Johannesburg apartment; he was charged with multiple counts of assault.