Katlego Moswane Maboe (born 29 October 1986) is a South African TV presenter, singer-songwriter and accountant. He was consecutively awarded Best TV Presenter at the

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in 2015 and 2016. He is also known for hosting the morning talk show ''Expresso'' on

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since its inception in 2010.

Early life

Maboe was born in Itsoseng, a township near Lichtenburg, and raised in the

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of Ikageng, near

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. He became a member of the North West Children's Choir in 1998 while attending Potchefstroom Central School. Maboe

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from

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in 2004, and completed a

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in Chartered Accounting at

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in 2017.

Career

While studying at

, 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

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lifestyle magazine series ''DEKAT''. He then began co-hosting the magazine series ''50/50'' on

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before hosting ''Expresso'' on

when the show launched in October 2010. Maboe has hosted the second season of

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. He has also hosted the

in 2016 with

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, and in 2017 with

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. Maboe hosted the eighth and ninth season of the reality television series

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, which he also wrote and performed the theme song for.

Activism

In 2014, Maboe was appointed as a HOPE Cape Town Goodwill Ambassador. His philanthropic work involves projects that focus on providing health and education in

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. He rode the

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with doctor

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in 2011 and 2013, in order to raise funds for charity.

Personal life

Maboe is

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and speaks fluent

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and

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. From 2018 until 2020, he lived in Johannesburg with his girlfriend, Monique Muller, and son Phoenix Katlego Maboe. 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. 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.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website

Katlego Maboe's Twitter
South African television presenters Living people 1986 births North-West University alumni People from Potchefstroom South African media personalities South African television personalities People from North West (South African province) 21st-century South African male singers {{SouthAfrica-bio-stub