Bonang Dorothy Matheba ( born 25 June 1987 ) , is a South African television presenter , radio personality , businesswoman , producer , model , actress and philanthropist . Born in Mahikeng , North West , 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 . 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 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 3 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 . As for 2018 , she was featured on the power issue of GQ SA for the September edition Bonang was born on June 25 , 1987 , in Mahikeng borough of North West , to Charlotte Mokoena , the Executive Vice-President for Human Resource and Corporate Affairs of Sasol , and Gampi Matheba , a senior lecturer at North-West University . She is of a Bantu-speaking ethic group Setswana . Matheba has an older sister , Reabetswe , who made it to the top 3 of '' Miss International South Africa 2018 '' . After her parents split , her mother then married Mokoena who they have a son together named Thabo , ( Bonang 's half-brother )
2014 MTV Europe Music Awards
2014 MTV Europe Music Awards
Bonang Matheba