Nomakula Kuli Roberts (16 December 1972 – 9 February 2022) was a South African fashion and beauty tabloid journalist, television presenter, author and actress. She was popularly known for co-hosting the
SABC2
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reality television show ''What Not To Wear'' and as a presenter and commentator on SABC3's daily talk show ''Trending SA''.
Career
Kuli began her journalism career with Pace magazine. She was the editor of ''Drum Magazine'', ''Fashion'', and ''Beauty''. Kuli was also a columnist of ''Sunday World''.
From 2004 to 2005, she was a TV Host at SABC2 reality television show ''What Not To Wear''. From 2008 to 2009, Kuli co-hosted the
SABC1
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It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television ...
gossip show called ''The Real Goboza'' for the second and third seasons. From 2010 to 2013 she hosted the celebrity gossip magazine show ''Headline''.
In 2011, she drew criticism after writing a piece in her column about the "pros and cons" of dating mixed-race women. The media company which owned the tabloid that the column was in said that the piece was "derogatory" and "enforced racial stereotypes".
From 2012 to 2013, Kuli played a fictional version of herself in the
Mzansi Magic
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History
The channel launched in mid-July 2010 on channel 107 as M- ...
TV series ''iNkaba''. From 2020 to 2021, she played Mildred Sefatsa on Seasons 4 and 5 of the soapie ''
The Queen
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''. She also played Tina in the
Netflix
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movie ''
Angeliena'' (2021).
In 2019, her novel ''Siren'' was published.
Personal life and death
From 1990, she was married to Berwyn 'Bez' Roberts, but they later divorced. Together they had two children. Her sister,
Hlubi Mboya
Hlubi Arnold (née Mboya born 2 March 1978), is a South African actress.
On television, she has portrayed Nandipha Sithole in the soap opera ''Isidingo''. She also appeared in the 2016 film '' Dora's Peace'', for which she won the SAFTA Awar ...
, is known for her role as HIV-positive Nandipha on the SABC3 soap opera, ''Isidingo''.
Roberts died on 9 February 2022, at the age of 49.
References
External links
Kuli Roberts talks longevity
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1972 births
2022 deaths
21st-century South African actresses
South African film actresses
South African television presenters