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Khayalethu Khaya Xaba (born November 6, 2005) is a South African actor and photographer currently portraying the role of Mpendulo on the etv soap opera Smoke and Mirrors. He also played Sdumo Mtshali’s son Shaka in Mzansi Magic’s Lavish TV series.

In this article, we will look into the actor’s life and career. As well as his newly found fame on Smoke and Mirrors as well as his other shows. Including his career as a photographer. So, read till the end for all the details.

Biography profile of Khayalethu Xaba

Early life and education

Khayalethu Xaba is a young South African actor who was born on November 6, 2005, and whose place of birth is unknown. As of 2025, Khaya Xaba will be 20 years old in November. Moreover, Khaya served as president at Parklands High School. He attended Alberton Primary School, where his passion for art first took root.

Since then, he has inspired a lot of people. Moreover, he has always pushed himself to seize any opportunity that presents itself, and in recent years, he has become increasingly well-known as an actor.

Personal life: Khaya Xaba

Khaya seems to be a very open person and likes to post his pictures on social media, both Facebook and Instagram. However, when you become famous, your life changes.

And so did his, to the point where people were coming to his home for pictures. The issue was getting out of hand. So he had to address it on Facebook.

Khayalethu speaks Sepedi, Isizulu, and English. Back in 2023, it was rumored that Khaya Xaba was dating Amina Jack, who was a co-star on the show. However, while that may have been true, as of 2025, Khaya Xaba is dating an unknown girl whom he went on vacation with to Zanzibar in Tanzania in early March 2025.

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Career of Khayalethu Khaya Xaba

He was just cast in Lavish, a brand-new, thrilling show on Mzansi Magic that will air every Friday at 20:00. Jessica Nkosi portrays Zozi, while Khaya plays Shaka Ndlovu, the son of Khulu, whose real name is Sdumo Mtshali.

The multi-talented artist who can picture himself clearly as a Hollywood star one day has the world at his feet and is prepared to revolutionize the media sector.

“Working with such an incredible group made for a lovely experience that was initially a little daunting. But as we all got to know one another more, I easily adjusted and began to perform.

Khaya claimed that during his most recent performance, he really improved as an actor since he had to forget what he had previously learned and start improvising instead.

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Khaya Xaba Filmography

Height

According to our estimates, Khaya Xaba is around 1.6m to 1.62m tall. Which is below the average South African male height of 1.7 m as of 2025. However, the actor has managed to use his looks to his advantage, doing modeling for some brands on his social media.

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Social media

Khaya has a Facebook page where he posts his handsome pictures, which is followed by 27.4K and 14.1K likes. Moreover, it is most followed on Instagram, with 22.2K followers, but has 15 fewer posts than Facebook. Furthermore, he is following 903 on Instagram.