Katlego Maboe
{{short description|South African television presenter and singer-songwriter}}
{{Use South African English|date=September 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Katlego Maboe
| birth_name = Katlego Moswane Maboe
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1986|10|29}}
| birth_place = Ikageng, South Africa
| other_names = Kat
| nationality = South African
| education = {{plainlist|
- Potchefstroom Central School
- Potchefstroom Boys High School
}}
| alma_mater = North-West University
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- TV presenter
- singer-songwriter
- accountant
}}
| children = 1
| notable_works =
{{Plainlist|
- Expresso
- OUTsurance
}}
}}
Katlego Moswane Maboe{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressoshow.com/articles/Happy-Middle-Name-Pride-Day?articleID=7416|title=Happy Middle Name Pride Day|date=11 March 2015|website=Expresso Show|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905165718/http://www.expressoshow.com/articles/Happy-Middle-Name-Pride-Day%3FarticleID%3D7416|url-status=dead}} (born 29 October 1986){{Cite web|url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=12026|title=Katlego Maboe Biography|website=TVSA}} is a South African TV presenter, singer-songwriter and accountant. He was consecutively awarded Best TV Presenter at the South African Film and Television Awards in 2015 and 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2015-03-23-safta-2015-winners-list/|title=Safta 2015 winners: list|date=23 March 2015|website=TimesLIVE|access-date=5 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/TV/News/all-the-winners-at-the-2016-saftas-20160320|title=All the winners at the 2016 Saftas|date=20 March 2016|website=Channel 24|access-date=5 September 2019}} He is also known for hosting the morning talk show Expresso on SABC 3 since its inception in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/TV/News/ewan-strydom-in-tears-as-he-says-goodbye-to-expresso-20190430|title=Ewan Strydom in tears as he says goodbye to 'Expresso'|last=Ferreira|first=Thinus|date=30 April 2019|website=Channel 24|access-date=7 September 2019}}
Early life
Maboe was born in Itsoseng, a township near Lichtenburg, and raised in the township of Ikageng, near Potchefstroom.{{Cite web|url=https://www.topbilling.com/Print-Friendly.php?url=/articles/Humble-beginnings-to-super-star-with-TV-presenter-Katlego-Maboe.html?articleID=3072|title=Humble beginnings to super star with TV presenter Katlego Maboe|website=Top Billing}} He became a member of the North West Children's Choir in 1998 while attending Potchefstroom Central School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.famousfaces.co.za/artists/katlego-maboe/|title=Katlego Maboe|website=Famous Faces|access-date=11 August 2019}} Maboe matriculated from Potchefstroom High School for Boys in 2004,{{Cite web|url=https://www.conferencespeakers.co.za/katlego-maboe-celebrity-mc/|title=Katlego Maboe – Celebrity MC|date=17 April 2018|website=Conference Speakers|access-date=5 September 2019}} and completed a Bachelor's degree in Chartered Accounting at North-West University in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nwu.ac.za/alumni/katlego-maboe|title=Katlego Maboe {{!}} Alumni|publisher=North-West University|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-date=24 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424184955/http://www.nwu.ac.za/alumni/katlego-maboe|url-status=dead}}
Career
While studying at North-West University, a cappella group known as Flip a Coin asked Maboe to join them after they were brought to the attention of his singing voice. They managed to release three albums together, with Maboe on beatboxing and vocals. He made his television debut in 2009 on the Afrikaans lifestyle magazine series DEKAT. He then began co-hosting the magazine series 50/50 on SABC 2 before hosting Expresso on SABC 3 when the show launched in October 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.djsproduction.co.za/katlego-maboe/|title=Katlego Maboe|website=DJs Production|access-date=6 September 2019}} Maboe has hosted the second season of Strictly Come Dancing South Africa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.designindaba.com/profiles/katlego-maboe|title=Katlego Maboe|website=Design Indaba}} He has also hosted the South African Film and Television Awards in 2016 with Minnie Dlamini, and in 2017 with Thando Thabethe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/TV/News/all-the-winners-at-the-2017-saftas-20170317|title=All the winners at the 2017 Saftas|date=18 March 2017|website=Channel 24|access-date=7 September 2019}} Maboe hosted the eighth and ninth season of the reality television series Tropika Island of Treasure, which he also wrote and performed the theme song for.{{Cite web|url=https://citybuzz.co.za/101310/katlego-maboe-host-tropika-island-treasure-curacao/|title=Katlego Maboe to host Tropika Island of Treasure Curaçao|date=28 July 2019|website=City Buzz|access-date=7 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/TV/News/katlego-maboe-releases-official-tiot8-theme-song-20171110|title=Katlego Maboe releases official TIOT8 theme song|date=10 November 2017|website=Channel 24|access-date=7 September 2019}}
Activism
In 2014, Maboe was appointed as a HOPE Cape Town Goodwill Ambassador.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneyoungworld.com/news-item/meet-ambassador-awarded-best-tv-presenter-south-africa|title=Meet the Ambassador awarded best TV Presenter in South Africa|date=2016-03-21|website=One Young World|language=en|access-date=2019-09-24}} His philanthropic work involves projects that focus on providing health and education in Cape Town. He rode the Cape Town Cycle Tour with doctor Michael Mol in 2011 and 2013, in order to raise funds for charity.{{Cite web|url=http://www.entertainment-online.co.za/katlegomaboe.htm|title=KATLEGO MABOE|website=Entertainment Online}}
Personal life
Maboe is trilingual and speaks fluent Afrikaans, English and Setswana.{{Cite web|url=http://www.702.co.za/articles/303526/expresso-s-katlego-maboe-answers-personal-questions-about-his-own-money|title=Expresso's Katlego Maboe answers personal questions about his own money|website=702|access-date=11 August 2019}} From 2018 until 2020, he lived in Johannesburg with his girlfriend, Monique Muller, and son Phoenix Katlego Maboe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/local/katlego-maboe-and-his-girlfriend-welcome-baby-boy-15728894|title=Katlego Maboe and his girlfriend welcome baby boy|date=28 June 2018|website=iOL|access-date=7 September 2019}} In October 2020, it was revealed that Maboe had cheated on Muller and infected her with an STD that created issues with her fertility. He was pulled from most of his television jobs, as a result of this scandal. {{Cite web|title=A complete breakdown of the Katlego Maboe cheating scandal|url=https://www.news24.com/channel/the-juice/news/a-complete-breakdown-of-the-katlego-maboe-cheating-scandal-20201023|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Channel|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Katlego Maboe no longer on Expresso, Outsurance ads pulled|url=https://www.capetownetc.com/news/katlego-maboe-no-longer-on-expresso-outsurance-ads-pulled/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.capetownetc.com}}{{Cite web|title=Katlego Maboe no longer on 'Expresso' for the time being, says Cardova Productions|url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/local/katlego-maboe-no-longer-on-expresso-for-the-time-being-says-cardova-productions-1f6cd9df-d345-4f6a-8a95-9312acea43d6|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en}} In September 2021, Katlego sued his estranged girlfriend alongside SAFTAs for defamation of character and ruining his career, and was re-instated as presenter on Espresso, following a public outcry on social media. {{Cite web|last=Ngwenya|first=Nkhensani|date=2021-09-04|title=Katlego Maboe Sues Ex For R1 Million For Ruining His Career And Life|url=https://surgezirc.co.za/2021-09-04-gossip-katlego-maboe-sue-ex-girlfriend-for-r1-million-for-ruining-his-career-and-life/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Surge Zirc SA|language=en-GB}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Awards !Category !Results !{{abbrv|Ref.|References}} |
| 2021
|Best Television Presenter |{{Cancelled}} |{{Cite web|date=2021-04-29|title=Katlego Maboe nominated for Best Presenter at 2021 SAFTAs|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/katlego-maboe-2021-saftas/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=The South African|language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web|last=Eloff|first=Herman|title=Saftas remove Katlego Maboe from Best TV Presenter category|url=https://www.news24.com/channel/tv/news/saftas-remove-katlego-maboe-from-best-tv-presenter-category-20210514|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Channel}} |
|---|
=National Film and Television Awards=
{{Awards table}}
! {{abbrv|Ref.|References}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|Himself
|Best TV presenter 2024
|{{pending}}
|-
|Celebrity Personality of the Year 2024
|{{pending}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.katlegomaboe.com Official website]
- [https://twitter.com/KatlegoMaboe Katlego Maboe's Twitter]
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Category:South African television presenters
Category:North-West University alumni
Category:People from Potchefstroom
Category:South African media personalities
Category:South African television personalities
Category:People from North West (South African province)
Category:21st-century South African male singers
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