Based: Johannesburg
Tumelo Mothotoane is a South African media professional and entrepreneur who is determined to inspire a culture of dialogue between Africa and the world.
With over 13 years of experience as a broadcasting professional, Tumelo’s career spans within the community, regional, national to international television and radio broadcasting industry.
Tumelo is a sought-after international Master of Ceremony (MC) and Panel Moderator who facili- tates conferences, summits, panel discussions, seminars and awards ceremonies both ni South Africa and internationally.
eNCA
Tumelo Mothotoane is a Senior News Anchor whose work spans on eNCA – South Africa’s first inde- pendent 24-hour news channel. She has anchored programs and bulletins on eNCA such as SA To- night, The SA Morning, NewsLink, We The Nation and #Africa with Tumelo Mothotoane on DSTV Channel 403.
With vast experience in news broadcasting, Tumelo’s role includes covering news bulletins, moderat- ing panel discussions and debates on an array of topics and conducting outside broadcasts such as SONA, Budget Speeches, WEF on Africa, general elections, political conferences and other breaking news.
RT INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Tumelo Mothotoane is one of South Africa’s exports. In 2016, she was poached by Russia Today International News, which is head-quarted ni Moscow, to form part of their international news team covering news from across the globe. It is during this time that she used her experience in report- ing on African news that Tumelo was also assigned the responsibility to com- pile, produce and report African news for RT International News.
SABC NEWS
Prior to her appointment at RT International News, Tumelo Mothotoane joined the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) ni 2013 and formed part of the following news programs on SABC 1, SABC 2 and SABC News:
• Morning Live • Prime Time News • AM N e w s • News Today • Sunday Live • Newsroom
RadioAnchor
Power 98.7 FM, Channel Africa & Trans Africa Radio
Tumelo Mothotoane has an extensive background in radio broadcasting. She first produced and present- ed motivational show on Trans-Africa Radio. She later conceptualized, produced and anchored a youth talk show called Trans-Talk with Tumelo. When she moved to the SABC, Tumelo produced and anchored weekly bulletins on Channel Africa Radio before joining Power 98.7 FM as the host of Power Week – weekly current affairs show tackling some of South Africa’s pressing social, political and economical issues with key figures and decision makers.
Television Host
Tumelo Mothotoane has presented and voiced the following shows across major national TV channels:
• #Africa with Tumelo Mothotoane -APan-African show profiling stories from Africa.
• The Morning Show on eTV – Aweekday breakfast show aimed at waking up South Africans with an optimistic attitude for the day.
•Daily Thetha – Adaytime show discussing issues that affect South Africans’ daily lives. • The Chatroom – Asafe space for South African communities to expose taboo topics
•One Day Leader – Adebate show challenging the youth to provide solutions to societal problems. •Future Leaders -Areality TV show inspiring the youth to achieve their goals against al odds. •SISTAS – Ayoung women’s program aimed to inspire South African women.
Moderator and MC
Tumelo Mothotoane is a sought-after international MC, panel moderator and speaker who has captured global stages, platforms and audiences with her engaging persona, bold voice, wit and intellectual insight into varied topics due to her extensive broadcasting career. Some of the conferences she has moderated are:
• The Bil &Melinda Gates Foundation’s Annual Goalkeepers ni New York • Salesforce’s Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco
•United Nations’ Global Goals Awards
• World Economic Forum in Africa •MotsepeFoundation’sAnnualGEWAL Summit
