Who exactly is Refilwe Madumo aka Fikile of Generations

 

Refilwe Madumo is a content producer and actress from South Africa. Her most well-known role was playing the HIV-positive character Palesa Mooki-Letswalo on eTV’s Scandal! In Generations: The Legacy, she plays Fikile Maponya, a wealthy divorced mother of two who amassed her fortune through the settlement of her divorce.

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Full name : Refilwe Madumo

Age : 37 years old (2025)

Date of birth : 11nth of February 1989

Place of birth  : Pretoria, Gauteng Province South Africa

Nationality  : South African

Occupation  : Actress

Instagram  : @therefilwe

X account  : therefilwe

Facebook  : Refilwe Madumo

TikTok  : therefilwe

Early life

Refilwe Madumo was born on February 11, 1989, and as of February 2025, she is 36 years old. The actress grew up in Pretoria, South Africa, where she was born. Given that she speaks English, Tswana, South Sotho, North Sotho, and Zulu fluently, her upbringing reflects her rich and varied South African heritage. She has benefited greatly from her multilingualism throughout her career. [1]

The Refilwe Madumo School

She continued her studies at Tshwane University of Technology, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts and Technologies. This educational background was very important in determining how she would develop in the entertainment business.

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Personal Life

With two sons, Refilwe Madumo is a proud mother. Makhosini Loapi Kunene, her firstborn, was born in 2011, and two years later, her second son was born. She does not disclose personal information, but it is clear that she prioritizes her family. There is no information available regarding his husband or father children.

Career of Refilwe Madumo

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Image of Actress Madumo on Side Dish

In the middle of the 2000s, Refilwe Madumo started working on South African television. She became well-known for her role on eTV’s Scandal! as Palesa Mooki-Letswalo, a character with HIV! Her outstanding acting abilities were demonstrated by her widely praised performance in this role.

She made guest appearances on a number of well-known shows and starred as Thembi in the sitcom Mazinyo Dot Q earlier in her career. Her roles in One Way (SABC3) and Society (SABC1) followed her 2006 appearance in the SABC1 sitcom Izoso Connexion. In 2009, she made a comeback for the second season of Society.

She played Ruth in the SABC2 miniseries Huis van Liefde in 2008, and from 2015 to 2018, she starred as Dorah in the family drama series Mamello. Her portrayal of Fikile Maponya in Generations: The Legacy cemented her place among the top actresses in South Africa. She portrayed a wealthy, divorced single mother in this role, and her nuanced performance captivated audiences.

Her nearly two-decade career reached a major turning point in 2023 when she was nominated for Best Actress in a Soap at the #SAFTAs17 for her role in Generations: The Legacy. [2]

Refilwe has also made an impression on a number of other television programs, such as Inconceivable, Rhythm City, Side Dish, and Ring of Lies. Her reputation as a talented and versatile actress has been cemented by her ability to transition into a variety of roles.

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Social media and wealth

As of January 2023, the Scandal actress had over 62.6 thousand followers on Instagram under the handle @therefilwe. 33 people follow her on Facebook, out of her 70k followers. She has 216K likes on TikTok and 52.4K followers on TikTok. She has 1497 followers and 364 posts on her Instagram account, @therefilwe. as well as more than 16,000 Twitter followers. According to estimates, the actress will earn between R2 million and R6 million in 2023. She received roughly R88,000 for her work on Generations: The Legacy. We assume that salaries have increased by 2025.