Kealeboga Masango (born 21 October 2003) is a South African actress, singer-songwriter and social media influencer. She is best known for notable roles playing the lead role in Youngins (2024–2025) as Buhle Kunene, Genesis (2025–2026) as Nobuhle Thabethe and The Four of Us (2026–present) as Balungile Dlomo.
Career Acting Masango made her professional acting debut at the age of 16 where she played supporting role of Zinhle Ngobese on the e.tv soap opera Rhythm City. She joined show in 2019 and continued in that role until the series ended in 2021. This was her first major television role and gained her widespread recognition. In August 2022, she played the starring role of Ntsiki in Ayeye: Stripped season 2, and played the recurring role of Mimi in The River season 6 in late 2023. In 2024, she played the lead role of Buhle Kunene in a popular Showmax telenovela Youngins season 1 to 3, which ended in late 2025 and starred in a film Campus Kings as Bonolo. She starred as Noks BET Africa boxing/sports drama Pound 4 Pound.
In 2025, Masango landed a starring role in the Mzansi Magic gospel telenovela Genesis as Nobuhle Thabethe. In November 2025, she was announced as a brand ambassador and the face of Love and Darkly for 2026 with Sphokuhle N. In March 2026, she was announced that she will be playing an international role in a supernatural thriller Remember Me. In April 2026, she was featured on the Glamour Magazine cover with Wendy Gumede and Sphokuhle N for GLAMOUR's African Month. In June 2026, she begged her second e.tv credit where she play the main role of Balungile Dlomo in the The Four of Us telenovela.
Music In March 2026, Masango began her musical career when she announced a debut project A Love That Made Me Hate U studio extended play (EP) and released debut single "Never Show Me Off" on 13 March.
Discography
Extended plays Title Details A Love That Made Me Hate U Released: 20 March 2026 Label: 6L Records Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist Title Year Album "Never Show Me Off"2026A Love That Made Me Hate U "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Filmography Film +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released YearTitleRoleNotes 2023 Indoda Must Musa Maseko Lead role 2024 Campus Kings Bonolo Main role 2026 Buzzkill Chloe Main role2027 Beth Palome Pre-production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2019–2021 Rhythm City Zinhle Ngobese Supporting role 2022 Ayeye: Stripped Ntsiki Starring role2023 The River Mimi Recurring role Stout School Mo Main role 2024–2025 Youngins Buhle Kunene Lead role 2024 Pound 4 Pound Noks Main role 2025–2026 Genesis Nobuhle Thabethe Main role 2026–present The Four of Us Balungile Dlomo Lead role
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