Kgabang Sekhabi (born 2000), popularly known as Shalate Sekhabi, is a South African actress and singer. She is best known for the roles in the television soap opera as, ''The River'', and ''House of Zwide''.

Personal life

Sekhabi was born in 2000 in Mafikeng in the North West Province of South Africa. Her father

Aubrey Sekhabi Aubrey W. Sekhabi is a South African playwright, director, and artistic director of the South African State Theatre. He has made significant contributions to the theater industry and has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades. Ear ...

is a playwright and director. In 2018, she matriculated from

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. Then in 2019, she entered to the University of the Witwatersrand, and later graduated with a Bachelor's degree in film and television.

Career

At the age of 8 years, she joined the school choir and drama club. Then, Sekhabi joined Steele Models when she was eleven years old. At the age of 14, she made film debut with two short films: ''A Cup of Sugar'' directed by Xolile Tshabalala and ''Making a Killing'' directed by Justine Head. In January 2020, she made her television debut with the 1Magic soap opera ''The River'', where she made the recurring role of "Millicent" in the season three of the soapie. After the success of the soapie, she was invited to play the lead role "Shoki" in the e.tv soap opera ''House of Zwide'' in the same year. Later in January 2021, the series replaced the long-running soap opera ''Rhythm City''.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sekhabi, Shalate Living people South African film actresses South African Tswana people South African television actresses 2000 births