Nozi Langa, born on March 9, 1994, is a 27 year-old South African actress, theatre performer and model. She is also a presenter and motivational speaker. She is best known for playing the role of Glenda Mogotsi on Skeem Saam SABC1.
Biography Profile
Full name: Nozipho Langa
Gender: Female
Date of birth: March 9, 1994
Place of birth: Polokwane, Limpopo Province
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress, Model, Presenter
Known as: Glenda Mogotsi from Skeem Saam
Social media
Twitter: @nozi_langa
Instagram: @nozi_langa
Early life of Nozi Langa
Nozipho Langa was born on March 9, 1994 in Polokwane, Limpopo Province in South Africa. She was born in a family of five and she is the third one. She has two younger brothers and two older sisters.
Nozi was raised by her parents whom she said were very loving, caring and selfless. She discovered that she loves acting at a very young age. By the age of 15, she kick started her acting career.[¹]
Nozi’s mother died while she was still a high school student. After her mother’s death, her father continued to show her love and made show her needs were met. He made sure she received good education until tertiary level.
Education of Nozipho Langa
Nozipho enrolled at Prestige College where studied for Dramatic Arts. After that she joined an agency for actors. In 2013 she enrolled at the University of Witswaterstrand or Wits University where she graduated with a Degree in Dramatic Arts.[²]
Acting career of Nozipho Langa
Nozi started by working diligently in school camera projects. These projects later opened big doors to kick start her acting career. In 2017 she landed her first acting job on Skeem Saam, a South African soapie opera drama which airs on SABC 1.
On the drama series of Skeem Saam, Nozi plays the role of Glenda Mogotsi. Glenda is also a main character on the show. Nozipho also appeared on Muvhango on SABC2 as Bonolo.
Personal life of Nozipho
Nozipho’s mother was from Mozambique while her father was South African. Her mother died from breast cancer while she was still in grade 11 and she will work tirelessly to make her proud. She says her mother was her inspiration and motivation, and she still cherish her death.
“My mom is my role model, a hard worker and the strongest woman I have ever met. She was a pillar of strength to me and my siblings. It was so amazing where she got her strength from,” she said.
Nozipho was reported to be dating her onscreen boyfriend Kwaito from Skeem Saam. The two are an item on the show but to say there were an item in real life can be understatement. In some of her recent Instagram posts she showed that she is married and congratulations flooded in the comment section. But she didn’t reveal who the man paid her lobola.
Other work of Nozipho Langa
Nozi is also businesswomen, a motivational speaker, a Television presenter and a radio personality. She also used to run an initiative called #OpenDiscussion2020, which works with youth to raise awareness about mental and emotional health issues.