Fumani Shilubana
Fumani Shilubana
Fumani Shilubana is a South African actor best known for his role as Detective Dabula on the SABC3 soapie Isidingo. He was previously known for his roles as Detective Nataniel in the SABC2 drama series Hillside (2006-2008) and for his role as Dr. Mokhethi on the SABC1 soapie Generations, from 2008-2009. Shilubana was born at Shiluvana Village in Tzaneen, Limpopo. In 2000 he nearly became a model, but he left it all together when he went to the South African State Theatre to enquire about drama, where he met Irene Mathe. He obtained a Certificate in Speech and Drama with Tshwana Modern Arts Company (TMAC) in 2001. In 2002 he joined The South African State Theatre's Development Program (52 Seasons) where he meet his mentor and friend playwright/director Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom, who taught Fumani all he knows. He did his first professional play in 2003 (Julius Caesar and Maru as a school set work). He went on to do a number of productions with the State Theatre including Hamlet, Cards, Relativity "township stories", Telling Stories, Interracial and the first installment of the trilogy Welcome to Rocksburg, in 2009. Some of the plays toured Europe countries like Austria, Belgium, Germany, UK, Poland, Holland and South Africa. Fumani was nominated for Best Supporting Role for the play Relativity "township stories" at the Naledi Awards in 2006. In the same year he starred in a number of TV productions including Hillside (SABC2) and Soul City (SABC1).
