Anele Mdoda (born May 19, 1984) is a South African television presenter, radio personality, producer, businesswoman and author. Born and raised in

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, Mdoda obtained a degree in Politics and International Relations at the

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, her career began at the age of 20 in 2004 as a radio DJ.

Career

Anele Mdoda was born May 19, 1984, in

. Her sister Thembisa Mdoda is also a television personality. After her matric she enrolled at

Degree in Politics and International Relations. She worked at Highveld FM after her graduation in 2007. Following year, after she left Highveld FM and she worked for

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. That same year she contested on fifth season of ''

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'' reality competition. From 2009 to 2010, Mdoda co-hosted '' SA's Got Talent'' which was aired on SABC 2 along with

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. Mdoda was announced

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judge in 2012, that same year she became a judge of reality competition ''

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''. In 2013, she hosted docu-reality series ''Dream School SA'' aired on M-Net. ''Tongue in Cheek'' talk show was co-hosted by Anele in 2014, two years later she hosted daytime talk show ''Real Talk with Anele''. In May 2016, she co-hosted ''Our Perfect Wedding'' with her sister Thembisa. In November 2018, Mdoda joined

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as ''Breakfast Club'' show host. That same month she hosted third season of ''The Voice South Africa'', which airs on M-NET In 2020, Mdoda was a judge on 2020 Miss South Africa pageant. In February 2021, she landed on role of hosting Pan-African television show ''The Buzz''. In September 2021, she was announced as Miss South Africa host along with Nico Panagio. Mdoda hosted Miss South Africa Beauty Pageant 2022 which was held at SunBet Arena on August 13, 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, Mdoda co-produced ''Ludik'' Netflix Afrikaans series. In 2023 , Mdoda bought the first African version of the famous celebrity singing game show

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which will be broadcast on

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and will be hosted by Mpho Pops .

Achievements

Throughout her career Mdoda has scored several locally and international accolades. In 2012, she was name Rising Star of the Year by Media Magazine. At 27th Annual Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards, she won Top South African Radio DJ. Anele won Best talk Show at the 2017

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. She also won Best Breakfast Show Host at the South African Radio Awards 2021.

Best of Joburg Awards

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South African Film and Television Awards

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South African Radio Awards

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