Bonko Khoza wins his first SAFTA

The Wife alumni, Bonko Khoza ecstatically shared his recent win for his portrayal of Mqhele

Bonko won Best Actor for his role as Mqhele on the ShowMax hit telenovela series The Wife. This marks the actor’s second award for the same role after winning the DSTV viewer’s choice earlier in the year.

Taking to twitter, he wrote ‘Last night one of my wildest dreams came true. To God be the Glory. Thank you to everyone who believed in me and still Continues to support and believe in me and this gift I’ve been given. I pray to continue sharing it with courage, passion and endless curiousity’

In August, Bonko Khoza shared that he was leaving the hit series in an exclusive interview with DRUM magazine.

‘I’m super grateful to have been part of this experience. I found myself amongst people I could’ve only dreamt to be in the same room as. I had the opportunity to learn from and play with the greatest this country has to offer, and I’m honoured to have done the work that we’ve done in season one and two.’ he said

Bonko is now focusing on taking his craft to the next level.

Also see: Meet the new ‘Mqhele’