Fumani Shilubana

Acting

Fumani Shilubana

Born

1980-03-22 (46)

Place of birth

Tzaneen, Limpopo

Known for

Acting

Credits

5 titles

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 …

Known for

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight poster
6.8

Eight-year-old Bobo grows up on her family farm in Rhodesia in 1980 during the final days of the Bush War to end British colonial rule. Her eyes see conflict, the family's bond to the land, and the lasting wounds that war imprints on those who live through it.

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

2025

Zama Zama poster
NR

In South Africa's gold-mining region is the subterranean dimension of the Zama Zama, illegal miners that make a living by mining the ore in both operational and abandoned mine shafts. "Zama Zama" is the personal narrative of two brothers: Malcolm, a successful businessman in the mining industry; and his long-lost brother Joseph, one of those who work in the underground tunnels--playing off against the tension of the mines' punitive actions against these miners.

Zama Zama

2012

Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu poster
5.4

Solomon Mahlangu is a Mamelodi township schoolboy-hawker who, after the events of June 16th joins the military wing of the ANC to fight against the brutal oppression of the Apartheid regime and ends up becoming an icon of South Africa's liberation.

Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu

2017

My Father's War poster
7.0

In this unique and riveting film, a troubled man has a series of dreams in which he finds himself thrown back to a time before his birth, into the Angolan Border War, as a combat soldier. There he meets his father as a young man, when he was a member of the Special Forces. As they go through combat together, the son gets to know his father in a way he never has, giving him insight and compassion, and he is able to let go of lifelong feelings of abandonment, resentment and anger. This leads to forgiveness and a real-life reconciliation, which drives home the underlying message of this film restoring the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers.

My Father's War

2016

Five Tiger poster
NR

South Africa, present day. A god-fearing woman finds herself in a transactional relationship as she tries to support her sick husband and daughter.

Five Tiger

2020

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles