Israel Matseke-Zulu is looking to make a big comeback to TV however things are going at a very slow pace. The actor made headlines when he revealed his gangrene diagnosis which saw his leg getting amputated.
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In 2021, fans of the legendary actor Israel Zulu showed him immense support when his role at Gomora got cut short because of his diagnosis. He took a break from the spotlight to focus on his healing.
Fast forward to 2022, Israel is looking to make a big Comeback to our small screens but he admitted to Sunday World that the process is not that easy.
After attending 4 auditions thus far, Israel is looking to land his next gig. But he hopes that whichever gig he lands will be very understanding and allow him to work short hours.
Still feeling positive about his role on Gomora, Israel said he would rather focus on the music instead.
“I am working on something else now. Gomora is a question mark for me because I don’t know what will happen to my character. For now, I am focusing on music, and I can’t talk about acting yet,” Zulu told the publication.
The album he is working on will be ready in 2023 but he will be releasing a song next month to give fans a taste of what to expect.
Israel is a Kwaito artist who plans to do more for the genre, “Kwaito music is a Mzansi-founded genre, and this is the kind of music that we should learn to preserve. It stands for who we are as a country. I understand that as time goes by, people want to hear different sounds and there is always space to make it more entertaining for the people to enjoy.”
“I am here to release the sounds we always loved. I am one of the kwaito musicians who are still alive, and I should play my part in preserving the sounds of kwaito,” he added. “In all the years I didn’t release music, it was not because I was lazy. I pushed but the musical journey is hard. My next album is a killer, but it hasn’t been easy recording it because of my condition. Still, it will go out,” he concluded.
We can expect so much more from the legend as he is not looking to back down and let his condition stop him.
In a report by Drum, Israel was part of a campaign with other celebrities called Nescafe: Made Strong.
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He worked alongside Mafikizolo's Nhlanhla Nciza, HHP's ex-wife Lerato Sengadi and Youngsta CPT, to help uplift the community of youngsters through their life stories.
Israel said life for him for 7 months was hell, "My brain has not accepted that I don’t have my other leg. I would have recovered a long time ago, but because of the falling, it took a bit of time,” he said in a previous interview.
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