Ronnie Nyakale is an actor best known as Cosmo in Generations: The Legacy. He has acted in different drama series and films since he joined the acting industry. This includes Yizo Yizo, Blood Diamond, Machine Gun Preacher, and Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema.
Ronnie Nyakale continued with the e-hailing driver while acting.
Ronnie Nyakale revealed that he is still counting on e-hailing driving despite getting a role in House of Zwide. He is currently acting in House of Zwide as Sizwe this year, 2025.
The reasons for Ronnie Nyakale continued in e-hailing driving.
Ronnie Nyakale said that he is enjoying interacting with people during his driving. The driving job is fulfilling; hence, he continued doing it even after getting a role to act. He has seen different places that he never thought existed because of being an Uber driver. Also seeing different types of people while taking them to their different destinations.
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“Being a ride-hailing driver is an eye-opening experience”, he said. “You get to drive to places you never thought existed in this country, from lavish estates to the worst roads in townships. You get to drive with different classes of people and engage with them on levels you wouldn’t normally do as an actor.”
The other reason for him continuing e-hailing driving is because he wants multiple income streams. It also helps him to be stable financially. He also shares what he used his money for.
“South Africans usually worry about ‘what people will think’ when it comes to doing certain jobs, but why care about people’s perceptions? The most important thing is getting multiple income streams instead of living in poverty. I always say pride stands in the way of you and success.”
“[At the time], I wanted to make more money to use on things that I wanted to buy, like alcohol. I prefer to use my main [acting] income on my family’s needs and bills, and the other streams of income on things I just feel like buying,” he said.(1)
Why did he start e-hailing driving?
Ronnie Nyakale started e-hailing driving five years ago. It was a side hustle while he was acting. So after he left Generations: The Legacy, he made it a fool to continue being an Uber driver. That’s when people saw him driving the Uber car, and he went viral. He wasn’t ashamed of being the Uber driver. Most of the people praised him for choosing to work rather than begging for donations.
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Ronnie Nyakale is juggling acting and Uber driving.
Ronnie Nyakale said that it’s simple for him to do acting while doing e-hailing driving. While we know how much work it is to be an actor. Ronnie has to find a way to be a driver as well. This means when he is not working in House of Zwide, he is out there transporting people to their destination.
