BY FIONA MOTSA
MBABANE – South African personality Bonang Matheba was spotted in the country.
The media personality was seen at Royal Villas in Ezulwini this past Saturday.
Eswatini award-winning poet Christian Maz, real name Siphiwosihle Christian Maziya, was spotted with the South African media personality on camera.
During an interview with the poet, he revealed that Matheba was in Eswatini for a family gathering.
“Bonang Matheba made a quite graceful entrance into the country on Saturday. She is my aunt’s friend, who was hosting a birthday celebration over the weekend in Ezulwini,” said Maziya.
Maziya further mentioned he was excited to meet Matheba once again, as the last time he met her was when he was in South Africa.
“This was the second time I met meeting Matheba and I was very excited to meet her again. Matheba is really a friendly, graceful, selfless, humble, and a very sociable person,” said Maziya.
Maziya further expressed gratitude to the media personality who took time out of her busy schedule to make his aunt’s birthday a memorable day for everyone who was present.
Matheba has quite a remarkable history with Eswatini as the media personality used to have a liSwati personal assistant (PA), Sakhile ‘Oros’ Msibi.
Bonang Dorothy Matheba, born 25 June 1987, is a South African award-winning television presenter, radio personality, actress and social media personality. Born in Mahikeng, North West, she is known for her flamboyant presenting skills and her signature voice.
Matheba presented the SABC 1 music show LIVE (now Live Amp) which built her spotlight in the industry. She is also known for being the first Black South African to be featured on numerous magazines.
In 2011, she became the first South African celebrity to launch an online reality show called B*Dazzled. In 2013, she was the first international ambassador for the cosmetic brand Revlon, outside the US.
In 2014, she hosted the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards pre-show, which made her become the first South African to host the pre-ceremony. In 2015, she became the first African to be given an E! News Special Africa on E!
In 2016, she graced the cover of Forbes Woman Africa, alongside three other women who were all given a headline for being the Faces of Entrepreneurship. She released her book From A to B and premiered her own reality show Being Bonang, both in 2017. In 2018, she was featured on the power issue of GQ SA, for the September edition.
