Bonang Matheba

Not to be confused with Bonang.

Bonang Matheba
Born (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 37)
Mahikeng,North West, South Africa
Other names
  • Queen B
  • Your Girl B
Alma materUniversity of Johannesburg
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • radio personality
  • actress
  • model
  • businesswoman
Years active2002–present
PartnerAKA (2015–2017)[1]
Websitebonangmatheba.com

Bonang Dorothy Matheba (born 25 June 1987),[2] is a South African television presenter, radio personality, actress and social media personality. She is known for her flamboyant presenting skills and her signature voice. She presented the SABC 1 music show LIVE (now Live Amp) which built her spotlight in the industry.[3]

In 2011, she became the first South African celebrity to launch an online reality show called B*Dazzled.[4] In 2013, she was the first international ambassador for the cosmetic brand Revlon, outside the US.[5]

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.[6] In 2015, she became the first African to be given an E! News Special Africa on E!.[7] Matheba has over 5 million followers on Instagram and Twitter.

In 2016, she appeared on the cover of Forbes Woman Africa, alongside three other women who were all given a headline for being the Faces of Entrepreneurship.[8] She released her book From A to B and premiered her own reality show Being Bonang, both in 2017.[9][10] In 2018, she was featured on the power issue of GQ SA, for the September edition.[11]

  1. ^ "AKA and Bonang – why it's never a good look to trash your exes and the lesson we can learn from it". News24. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Jucy Africa – Bonang's 25th Birthday Party". Jucy Africa. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Bonang Matheba". TVSA.
  4. ^ "B*Dazzled By Bonang Matheba". daughtersofafrica. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "BONANG MATHEBA IS NOW A GLOBAL BRAND REVLON AMBASSADOR". ELLE. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Bonang reps Mzansi at the MTV EMAs". News24. 10 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Bonang Matheba E! News Special". YoMZansi.
  8. ^ "Forbes cover captures Bonang's Essence". IOL Entertainment.
  9. ^ "From A to B by Bonang Matheba". goodreads.
  10. ^ "1Magic – Being Bonang". OneMagic DStv.
  11. ^ "Exclusive: Bonang Matheba on womanhood in 2018". GQ.