“You’ve Been Through A Lot Boy Rest Now,” Phenius Bullets Bids Farewell to Nyiko
“You’ve Been Through A Lot Boy Rest Now,” Phenius Bullets Bids Farewell to Nyiko. Towards the end of 2025, Phenius Bullets, returned to Isitha: The Enemy to reprise his role as Nyiko. The Siswati-speaking character is a tribute to Mpumalangans as he was taught the language when he moved to the province, as a youngster. Now it seems like Nyiko is gone forever, after the character got killed by Rebecca.
No matter how he tried, Nyiko couldn’t escape the harsh realities of the township live. He always found himself being drawn back into crime by circumstances around him. Nyiko’s death came after he got caught in the deadly web surrounding the zama zama operation. With the pressure mounting and names threatening to come to light, Nyiko became a liability to those determined to keep the operation hidden.
The man behind the role, Phenius, popularly known as MaFashion has paid tribute to him. The talented actor and musician acknowledged that Nyiko has been through the most,and that it was time for him to rest. He on the other hand is waiting on the next acting gig.
“You’ve been through a lot boy rest now until the next callsheet🎬❤️,” MaFashion said.
MaFashion started acting when he was in Grade Five. He participated in most extracurricular activities but fell deeply in love with acting. He then made his first-ever appearance in Margarine. The film won the best international film award in 2022 at the IDLYWILD International Film Festival in California. At the awards he was nominated as the best child actor, best actor and best feature film.
MaFashion also played a role in Diepcity Season 2 as Osama. In the telenovela, he was a criminal, who did everything for his survival. His remarkable performance earned him a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Royalty Soapie Awards in 2023.
Most recently he played Senzo, in the new SABC1 drama, Higher Grade. Senzo is a high school student, who, is always up to mischievous activities. MaFashion has also featured on various productions such as Nkalakatha: The Life of Mandoza, and feature films Mjolo the Pandemic and Kleva-ish.
