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[td][/td] [td]==Early life==[/td]
[td]==Early life==[/td] [td][/td] [td]Nyembe was born in Kliptown, Johannesburg on 19 January 1950. She also stayed in various places, like [[Botswana]] and East London, South Africa when she was young.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/things-we-didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|title=Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first=Bongiwe|last=Tshiqi|date=22 August 2017|publisher=|access-date=20 June 2019|archive-date=20 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019062...a/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nyembe has shared how she used to always be cast as a maid in auditions because of the apartheid regime. In an interview with Bona Magazine she said:[/td]
[td]Nyembe was born in [[Kliptown]], [[Johannesburg]] on 19 January 1950. She also stayed in various places, like [[Botswana]] and [[East London]], when she was young.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/things-we-didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|title=Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first=Bongiwe|last=Tshiqi|date=22 August 2017|publisher=|access-date=20 June 2019|archive-date=20 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019062...a/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nyembe has shared how she used to always be cast as a maid in auditions because of the apartheid regime. In an interview with Bona Magazine she said:[/td] [td][/td] [td]{{blockquote| White womenβs faces used to get painted black if the show needed a black lead. The inequality and oppression angered me, and I started taking part in protest theatre. The police used to interrupt our protest theatre shows with tear gas to intimidate us. Most of the shows were at night and on my way home, the police used to ask for my pass. I was often on the run because the government hated what we were doing."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first= Fundiswa|last= Nkwanyana |date=22 August 2017|access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620123958/https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|author=|title=|source=}}[/td]
[td]{{blockquote| White womenβs faces used to get painted black if the show needed a black lead. The inequality and oppression angered me, and I started taking part in protest theatre. The police used to interrupt our protest theatre shows with tear gas to intimidate us. Most of the shows were at night and on my way home, the police used to ask for my pass. I was often on the run because the government hated what we were doing."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first= Fundiswa|last= Nkwanyana |date=22 August 2017|access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620123958/https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|author=|title=|source=}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Career==[/td]
[td]==Career==[/td] [td][/td] [td]Nyembe is known for playing Nandi Sibiya from 1 until 2012 on ''Zone 14''. She also portrayed the character of Lily on [[SABC 1]]'s hit [[teen-drama]] ''[[Yizo Yizo]]'' (2001β2004),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/Entertainment/nandi-lands-international-role-20171026|title=NANDI LANDS INTERNATIONAL ROLE!|first=Snazo|last=Notho|date=26 October 2017|website=DailySun}}</ref> and the leading character in the SABC 1 sitcom Izoso Connexion (2006β2007). She has acted in feature films, including ''Reasonable Man'' (1999), ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' (1987) and ''Yesterday ''(2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://africanbeadsstories.blogspot...tress-mama-nandi-nyembe-on.html|title=Veteran actress Mama Nandi Nyembe on female scars|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za/cast.asp|title=Yesterday - Love has the power to change our tomorrow|website=www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Nyembe is known for playing Nandi Sibiya from 1 until 2012 on ''Zone 14''. She also portrayed the character of Lily on [[SABC 1]]'s hit [[teen-drama]] ''[[Yizo Yizo]]'' (2001β2004),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/Entertainment/nandi-lands-international-role-20171026|title=NANDI LANDS INTERNATIONAL ROLE!|first=Snazo|last=Notho|date=26 October 2017|website=DailySun}}</ref> and the leading character in the SABC 1 sitcom Izoso Connexion (2006β2007). She has acted in feature films, including ''Reasonable Man'' (1999), ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' (1987) and ''Yesterday ''(2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://africanbeadsstories.blogspot...tress-mama-nandi-nyembe-on.html|title=Veteran actress Mama Nandi Nyembe on female scars|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za/cast.asp|title=Yesterday - Love has the power to change our tomorrow|website=www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][/td] [td]===2014β2025===[/td]
[td]===2014β2025===[/td] [td][/td] [td]In 2006, she also starred in an episode of SABC1 drama series ''Sticks and Stones'', Nyembe has also been a cast member on several television shows, including [[Mzansi Magic]]'s ''Isithunzi'', ''Isibaya'' and ''The Road'' for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sasoapies.com/6-things-we-d...mbe-our-favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|title=6 Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe our favourite "Aunt" on tv screens|first=Doctor|last=Soapie|date=21 July 2017|publisher=|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |access-date=2023-09-17 |title=Solid as a rock |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...om/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |archive-date=29 Jul 2019 |via=PressReader}}</ref> In 2016, she was cast in the [[e.tv]] drama series ''Ashes to Ashes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/new-faces-on-ashes-to-ashes-20170728|title=New faces on Ashes To Ashes|date=18 April 2016|website=News24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/110533/new-actors-rockville/|title = New actors for Rockville|date = 14 January 2014}}</ref> In 2017, Nyembe joined the cast of Mzansi Magic Isithembiso Dolly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment...web-series-in-bed-with-15360365|title=Shalima Mkongi launches web series 'In Bed With' - IOL Entertainment|website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In 2006, she also starred in an episode of SABC1 drama series ''Sticks and Stones'', Nyembe has also been a cast member on several television shows, including [[Mzansi Magic]]'s ''Isithunzi'', ''Isibaya'' and ''The Road'' for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sasoapies.com/6-things-we-d...mbe-our-favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|title=6 Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe our favourite "Aunt" on tv screens|first=Doctor|last=Soapie|date=21 July 2017|publisher=|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |access-date=2023-09-17 |title=Solid as a rock |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...om/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |archive-date=29 Jul 2019 |via=PressReader}}</ref> In 2016, she was cast in the [[e.tv]] drama series ''Ashes to Ashes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/new-faces-on-ashes-to-ashes-20170728|title=New faces on Ashes To Ashes|date=18 April 2016|website=News24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/110533/new-actors-rockville/|title = New actors for Rockville|date = 14 January 2014}}</ref> In 2017, Nyembe joined the cast of Mzansi Magic Isithembiso Dolly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment...web-series-in-bed-with-15360365|title=Shalima Mkongi launches web series 'In Bed With' - IOL Entertainment|website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][/td] [td]==Personal life and death==[/td]
[td]==Personal life and death==[/td] [td][/td] [td]Nyembe had a daughter. Nyembe practiced sangoma (Medium/psychic), she had her sangoma initiation when she was only 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/nandis-magical-touch-20170728|title=Nandi's magical touch|date=8 May 2016|website=News24}}</ref> Before knowing she was a sangoma she suffered a serious illness, as a result of being able to connect with the spirits of people who died on the road. In addition she told ''Time Lives Magazine'' about the illness.[/td]
[td]Nyembe had a daughter. Nyembe practiced as a sangoma (Medium/psychic), she had her sangoma initiation when she was only 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/nandis-magical-touch-20170728|title=Nandi's magical touch|date=8 May 2016|website=News24}}</ref> Before knowing she was a sangoma she suffered a serious illness, as a result of being able to connect with the spirits of people who died on the road. In addition she told ''Time Lives Magazine'' about the illness.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]{{blockquote|I was sick and my mother had to take me to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. At some point, doctors had to test my urine and surprisingly it came out with soil but there was nothing wrong with me.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...t-being-a-sangoma-in-real-life/|title=Actress Nandi Nyembe opens up about being a sangoma in real life|website=TimesLIVE}}</ref>}}[/td]
[td]{{blockquote|I was sick and my mother had to take me to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. At some point, doctors had to test my urine and surprisingly it came out with soil but there was nothing wrong with me.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...t-being-a-sangoma-in-real-life/|title=Actress Nandi Nyembe opens up about being a sangoma in real life|website=TimesLIVE}}</ref>}}[/td] [td]Nyembe's daughter also practiced sangoma, though she has stopped.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/nandi-nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|title=Nandi Nyembe is also a sangoma in real life|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|url-status=dead}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Nyembe's daughter also practiced as a sangoma, though she has stopped.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/nandi-nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|title=Nandi Nyembe is also a sangoma in real life|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|url-status=dead}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Nandi Nyembe died on 23 August 2025, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Statement by the Nyembe Family and the National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the passing of Nandi Nyembe |url=https://www.dsac.gov.za/Joint State...ts and Culture on the passing ofΒ Nandi Nyembe |publisher=DSAC |access-date=24 August 2025 |date=23 August 2025}}</ref>Nandi Nyembe died without receiving fund that was raised for her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zuma |first=Mbalenhle |date=2025-08-25 |title=Veteran actress Nandi Nyembe died without receiving funds raised for her |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/?p=459209 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...aem_VwUDCaiVrl6oMGcydBFq0A#Echobox=1756207741</ref>[/td]
[td]Nandi Nyembe died on 23 August 2025, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Statement by the Nyembe Family and the National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the passing of Nandi Nyembe |url=https://www.dsac.gov.za/Joint State...ts and Culture on the passing ofΒ Nandi Nyembe |publisher=DSAC |access-date=24 August 2025 |date=23 August 2025}}</ref>Nandi Nyembe died without receiving fund that was raised for her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zuma |first=Mbalenhle |date=2025-08-25 |title=Veteran actress Nandi Nyembe died without receiving funds raised for her |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/?p=459209 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...aem_VwUDCaiVrl6oMGcydBFq0A#Echobox=1756207741</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][/td] [td]==Early life==[/td]
[td]==Early life==[/td] [td][/td] [td]Nyembe was born in Kliptown, Johannesburg on 19 January 1950. She also stayed in various places, like [[Botswana]] and East London, South Africa when she was young.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/things-we-didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|title=Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first=Bongiwe|last=Tshiqi|date=22 August 2017|publisher=|access-date=20 June 2019|archive-date=20 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019062...a/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nyembe has shared how she used to always be cast as a maid in auditions because of the apartheid regime. In an interview with Bona Magazine she said:[/td]
[td]Nyembe was born in [[Kliptown]], [[Johannesburg]] on 19 January 1950. She also stayed in various places, like [[Botswana]] and [[East London]], when she was young.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/things-we-didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|title=Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...didnt-know-about-nandi-nyembe|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first=Bongiwe|last=Tshiqi|date=22 August 2017|publisher=|access-date=20 June 2019|archive-date=20 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019062...a/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nyembe has shared how she used to always be cast as a maid in auditions because of the apartheid regime. In an interview with Bona Magazine she said:[/td] [td][/td] [td]{{blockquote| White womenβs faces used to get painted black if the show needed a black lead. The inequality and oppression angered me, and I started taking part in protest theatre. The police used to interrupt our protest theatre shows with tear gas to intimidate us. Most of the shows were at night and on my way home, the police used to ask for my pass. I was often on the run because the government hated what we were doing."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first= Fundiswa|last= Nkwanyana |date=22 August 2017|access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620123958/https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|author=|title=|source=}}[/td]
[td]{{blockquote| White womenβs faces used to get painted black if the show needed a black lead. The inequality and oppression angered me, and I started taking part in protest theatre. The police used to interrupt our protest theatre shows with tear gas to intimidate us. Most of the shows were at night and on my way home, the police used to ask for my pass. I was often on the run because the government hated what we were doing."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |title=Staying Power β Nandi Nyembe|first= Fundiswa|last= Nkwanyana |date=22 August 2017|access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620123958/https://www.bona.co.za/staying-power-nandi-nyembe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>|author=|title=|source=}}[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Career==[/td]
[td]==Career==[/td] [td][/td] [td]Nyembe is known for playing Nandi Sibiya from 1 until 2012 on ''Zone 14''. She also portrayed the character of Lily on [[SABC 1]]'s hit [[teen-drama]] ''[[Yizo Yizo]]'' (2001β2004),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/Entertainment/nandi-lands-international-role-20171026|title=NANDI LANDS INTERNATIONAL ROLE!|first=Snazo|last=Notho|date=26 October 2017|website=DailySun}}</ref> and the leading character in the SABC 1 sitcom Izoso Connexion (2006β2007). She has acted in feature films, including ''Reasonable Man'' (1999), ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' (1987) and ''Yesterday ''(2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://africanbeadsstories.blogspot...tress-mama-nandi-nyembe-on.html|title=Veteran actress Mama Nandi Nyembe on female scars|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za/cast.asp|title=Yesterday - Love has the power to change our tomorrow|website=www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Nyembe is known for playing Nandi Sibiya from 1 until 2012 on ''Zone 14''. She also portrayed the character of Lily on [[SABC 1]]'s hit [[teen-drama]] ''[[Yizo Yizo]]'' (2001β2004),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/Entertainment/nandi-lands-international-role-20171026|title=NANDI LANDS INTERNATIONAL ROLE!|first=Snazo|last=Notho|date=26 October 2017|website=DailySun}}</ref> and the leading character in the SABC 1 sitcom Izoso Connexion (2006β2007). She has acted in feature films, including ''Reasonable Man'' (1999), ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' (1987) and ''Yesterday ''(2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://africanbeadsstories.blogspot...tress-mama-nandi-nyembe-on.html|title=Veteran actress Mama Nandi Nyembe on female scars|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za/cast.asp|title=Yesterday - Love has the power to change our tomorrow|website=www.yesterdaythemovie.co.za}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]===2014β2025===[/td] [td][/td] [td]In 2006, she also starred in an episode of SABC1 drama series ''Sticks and Stones'', Nyembe has also been a cast member on several television shows, including [[Mzansi Magic]]'s ''Isithunzi'', ''Isibaya'' and ''The Road'' for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sasoapies.com/6-things-we-d...mbe-our-favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|title=6 Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe our favourite "Aunt" on tv screens|first=Doctor|last=Soapie|date=21 July 2017|publisher=|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |access-date=2023-09-17 |title=Solid as a rock |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...om/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |archive-date=29 Jul 2019 |via=PressReader}}</ref> In 2016, she was cast in the [[e.tv]] drama series ''Ashes to Ashes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/new-faces-on-ashes-to-ashes-20170728|title=New faces on Ashes To Ashes|date=18 April 2016|website=News24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/110533/new-actors-rockville/|title = New actors for Rockville|date = 14 January 2014}}</ref> In 2017, Nyembe joined the cast of Mzansi Magic Isithembiso Dolly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment...web-series-in-bed-with-15360365|title=Shalima Mkongi launches web series 'In Bed With' - IOL Entertainment|website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In 2006, she also starred in an episode of SABC1 drama series ''Sticks and Stones'', Nyembe has also been a cast member on several television shows, including [[Mzansi Magic]]'s ''Isithunzi'', ''Isibaya'' and ''The Road'' for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sasoapies.com/6-things-we-d...mbe-our-favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|title=6 Things we didn't know about Nandi Nyembe our favourite "Aunt" on tv screens|first=Doctor|last=Soapie|date=21 July 2017|publisher=|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...favourite-aunt-on-tv-screens/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |access-date=2023-09-17 |title=Solid as a rock |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...om/south-africa/move/20180711/282862256635146 |archive-date=29 Jul 2019 |via=PressReader}}</ref> In 2016, she was cast in the [[e.tv]] drama series ''Ashes to Ashes''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/new-faces-on-ashes-to-ashes-20170728|title=New faces on Ashes To Ashes|date=18 April 2016|website=News24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/110533/new-actors-rockville/|title = New actors for Rockville|date = 14 January 2014}}</ref> In 2017, Nyembe joined the cast of Mzansi Magic Isithembiso Dolly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment...web-series-in-bed-with-15360365|title=Shalima Mkongi launches web series 'In Bed With' - IOL Entertainment|website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][/td] [td]==Personal life and death==[/td]
[td]==Personal life and death==[/td] [td][/td] [td]Nyembe had a daughter. Nyembe practiced sangoma (Medium/psychic), she had her sangoma initiation when she was only 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/nandis-magical-touch-20170728|title=Nandi's magical touch|date=8 May 2016|website=News24}}</ref> Before knowing she was a sangoma she suffered a serious illness, as a result of being able to connect with the spirits of people who died on the road. In addition she told ''Time Lives Magazine'' about the illness.[/td]
[td]Nyembe had a daughter. Nyembe practiced as a sangoma (Medium/psychic), she had her sangoma initiation when she was only 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/Drum/Archive/nandis-magical-touch-20170728|title=Nandi's magical touch|date=8 May 2016|website=News24}}</ref> Before knowing she was a sangoma she suffered a serious illness, as a result of being able to connect with the spirits of people who died on the road. In addition she told ''Time Lives Magazine'' about the illness.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]{{blockquote|I was sick and my mother had to take me to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. At some point, doctors had to test my urine and surprisingly it came out with soil but there was nothing wrong with me.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...t-being-a-sangoma-in-real-life/|title=Actress Nandi Nyembe opens up about being a sangoma in real life|website=TimesLIVE}}</ref>}}[/td]
[td]{{blockquote|I was sick and my mother had to take me to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. At some point, doctors had to test my urine and surprisingly it came out with soil but there was nothing wrong with me.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...t-being-a-sangoma-in-real-life/|title=Actress Nandi Nyembe opens up about being a sangoma in real life|website=TimesLIVE}}</ref>}}[/td] [td]Nyembe's daughter also practiced sangoma, though she has stopped.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/nandi-nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|title=Nandi Nyembe is also a sangoma in real life|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|url-status=dead}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Nyembe's daughter also practiced as a sangoma, though she has stopped.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/nandi-nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|title=Nandi Nyembe is also a sangoma in real life|website=ZAlebs|access-date=19 June 2019|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019072...nyembe-also-sangoma-real-life|url-status=dead}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Nandi Nyembe died on 23 August 2025, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Statement by the Nyembe Family and the National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the passing of Nandi Nyembe |url=https://www.dsac.gov.za/Joint State...ts and Culture on the passing ofΒ Nandi Nyembe |publisher=DSAC |access-date=24 August 2025 |date=23 August 2025}}</ref>Nandi Nyembe died without receiving fund that was raised for her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zuma |first=Mbalenhle |date=2025-08-25 |title=Veteran actress Nandi Nyembe died without receiving funds raised for her |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/?p=459209 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...aem_VwUDCaiVrl6oMGcydBFq0A#Echobox=1756207741</ref>[/td]
[td]Nandi Nyembe died on 23 August 2025, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Statement by the Nyembe Family and the National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the passing of Nandi Nyembe |url=https://www.dsac.gov.za/Joint State...ts and Culture on the passing ofΒ Nandi Nyembe |publisher=DSAC |access-date=24 August 2025 |date=23 August 2025}}</ref>Nandi Nyembe died without receiving fund that was raised for her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zuma |first=Mbalenhle |date=2025-08-25 |title=Veteran actress Nandi Nyembe died without receiving funds raised for her |url=https://sundayworld.co.za/?p=459209 |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Sunday World |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-...aem_VwUDCaiVrl6oMGcydBFq0A#Echobox=1756207741</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Filmography==[/td]
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