Wed May 23 17:25:01 SAST 2012
Wed May 23 17:25:01 SAST 2012

She loves challenges

Feb 3, 2012 | Edward Tsumele | 28 comments

VIVACIOUS TV presenter Masechaba Lekalake is the face of a new reality show, The Big Break Legacy, on SABC2 on Thursday evenings.

GREAT PERSONALITY: Masechaba Lekalake, confronts a new challenge PHOTO: VELI NHLAPO

"This is a great challenge. My responsibility is to form the link among The Big Break Legacy's board - comprising businesswoman Wendy Luhabe, the show's innovator Ezra Ndwande, Business Report editor Elias Mnyandu, the contestants and the viewers.

"I am expected to use my personality in an informal way, breaking down the complexities surrounding entrepreneurship so that the ordinary man or woman in the street can understand it and enjoy it while learning how to start and run a business.

"I have also worked as a presenter on SABC Africa and was head-hunted to host a show dealing with entertainment news on the African continent. When e.tv's e.News was launched I was appointed senior current affairs news anchor until last year.

"Then I was head-hunted to present SABC1s youth development-oriented reality show, One Day Leader," she said.

The 28-year-old single mother of a three-year-old boy was born in Zambia, where her South African parents lived in exile. She was educated in Zambia, the US and South Africa.

Her father, Ben 'TNT" Lekalake, is a former boxing champion from Soweto and her mother is Promise Sibongile Khumalo.

After studying journalism video broadcasting production at Boston Media House, she joined Urban Brew, a production house, as scriptwriter, assistant director and producer.

One lucky contestant in TheBig Break Legacy's is due to walk away with R5-million.

It could be Bulelwa Nomlala, Graham Rowe, Paul Kim, Charles Hsuan, Sebenzile Khumalo, Mfundo Thango, Abongile Maqwazima, Bernadette Simon, Bongani Nkuna, Lebogang Khitsane, Meisie Nkosi or Sean Hide.

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Wed May 23 17:25:01 SAST 2012 ::
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Feb 3, 2012

tpaz

go girl
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Feb 3, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Ok so you have a child ok i see
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Feb 3, 2012

edna

She is the unshakable soul and i love her presenting skills.


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Feb 3, 2012

DjEp

You were head hunted everywhere, thats suspicious..
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Feb 3, 2012

PhiriMapetla1

Sowetan must also write about me, i'm wanted every where.
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Feb 3, 2012

SKIZOBANTWANA

@PhiriMapetla1

Wanted for what..?
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@Masechaba
You go girl_you doin very well
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@Lebo Khitsane(One of the contestants)
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All the best my autie, i.m behind you boss'' you're representin iKasi(KATHORUS)
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Feb 3, 2012

JUBJUB

I love this gal..
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Feb 3, 2012

KUKU

GUD WORK.
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Feb 3, 2012

MORNACHIES

OK.
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Feb 3, 2012

Mwelase

"The 28yrs old Single mother of a 3yrs old Boy" Where is the Father of the Child Ntombazana? you mean thee have self impregnated your self. Kanjani or maybe like Jesus. ukhulelwe umoya oyingcwele?
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