Author: Noko Mashilo

A Star Finds Her Stage

For Johanna Molotsi, affectionately known as Buddy J, acting began as a way of avoiding sport at school. It has since become a career spanning three seasons on Skeem Saam. Growing up in Mentz ka Badimong, Ga-Mamabolo, Limpopo, Molotsi never imagined acting would become her calling. Her childhood dream was to become a lawyer, but

Creative Rhythm

Lehlohonolo Lucky “Laki Botaki” Thoboki has turned art, technology and music into a way of life. The 43-year-old Tembisa resident works in graphic design by day and DJs Soul and R&B by night. “I make things look good and sound good,” he said. His design journey began while working as a packer at BlackStar supermarket.

The Mic Found Me

For many broadcasters, the journey begins with a dream of being behind the microphone. But for Maleshoane Banyana wa ga Letsoalo, the microphone found her before she ever went looking for it. At 37, the Thobela FM news anchor has built a career behind the microphone she never imagined would become her professional home. Broadcasting

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