Editing Leleti Khumalo (section)

== Subsequent roles ==
Khumalo co-starred in [[Mbongeni Ngema]]'s international musical ''Magic at 4 AM'' which was dedicated to [[Muhammad Ali]]. She subsequently starred in another Ngema musical, ''Mama'' (1996), which toured Europe and Australia. In 1997, she starred in ''[[Sarafina! (musical)|Sarafina 2]]''.

Khumalo starred in the 2004 movies ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'' and ''[[Yesterday (2004 film)|Yesterday]]''; the latter was nominated for a 2005 [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in the category "Best Foreign Language Film". ''Yesterday'' also scooped the Best Film award at [[India]]'s [[Pune International Film Festival]] and had positive reactions at the [[Venice]] and Toronto International Film Festivals.

Khumalo joined the cast of one of South Africa's longest running soap operas, ''[[Generations (South African TV series)|Generations]]'' in 2005 as Busiswe (Busi) Dlomo, a ''refined and altruistic no-nonsense woman who heads up her own publishing empire, based in [[Cape Town]]''. Her character is the younger sister to Sibusiso Dlomo and has none of the power-hungry, egotistical and callous characteristics he (Sibusiso) has. She has used her intellect and savvy to get where she is today, at the helm of South Africa's fictional top communications company, Ezweni, which she runs with her brother and founder Karabo Moroka.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://generations.sabc1.co.za/template.asp?ID=2&char=61 |title=Generations |access-date=2006-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721052852/http://generations.sabc1.co.za/template.asp?ID=2&char=61 |archive-date=21 July 2006}}</ref>

In 2015 Khumalo joined the cast of ''[[Uzalo]]'' and played as Zandile "MaNzuza" Mdletshe. The role marked her first on-screen appearance after a two-year hiatus from acting to raise her children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/leleti-sinks-teeth-telenovela-role/ |title=Leleti sinks her teeth into telenovela role |last=Dzonzi |first=Thembi |date=18 January 2015 |website=citypress.co.za/entertainment/leleti-sinks-teeth-telenovela-role/ |publisher=[[City Press (South Africa)|City Press]] |access-date=16 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407062516/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/leleti-sinks-teeth-telenovela-role/ |archive-date=7 April 2015}}</ref>

In 2015 Leleti was invited to Zanzibar Island, Tanzania, as a chief guest of the famous African film festivals known as the Zanzibar film Festivals, for its 18th anniversary celebrations.

She played a role of Mazulu on [[e.tv]]'s [[Imbewu: The Seed|Imbewu]], from 2018 until the series' end in 2023.

In July 2024, she bagged a role of Dr. Ximba on an upcoming new season of telenova ''Muvhango''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/muvhango-lives-on-sabc-confirms-new-season-with-leleti-khumalo-joining-the-cast-b5a84717-986b-4ca0-a162-f2ffee6b189d|first= Alyssia |last=Birjalal|date=2024-07-26|title=‘Muvhango Lives On’, SABC confirms new season with Leleti Khumalo joining the cast|work=Independent Online|access-date=2024-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/fancier-younger-and-bold-muvhango-unveils-new-look-faces-and-storyline-20240726 |title=Fancier, younger and bold: Muvhango unveils new look, faces and storyline|first=Constance |last=Gaanakgomo|location=News24|access-date=2024-07-26|publisher=News24 |date=2024-08-01|url-access=subscription}}</ref>