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Basetsana Julia “Bassie” Kumalo (born 29 March 1974), known professionally as Basetsana Kumalo, is a South African television presenter, humanitarian and beauty pageant winner.
At the age of 16, she won the Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa pageants, which launched her career.
She was also crowned Miss South Africa in 1994 and finished as first runner-up at Miss World the following year.
South African Businesswoman
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| Real name: | Basetsana Julia “Bassie” Kumalo |
| Stage Name: | Basetsana Kumalo |
| Born: | March 29, 1974 (age 50) |
| Place of birth: | Soweto, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South Africa |
| Height: | 1.57 minutes |
| Parents: | Beatrice Makgalemele, Philip Makgalemele |
| Siblings: | Johanna Mukoki |
| Husband • Spouse: | Romeo Kumalo (married 2000) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Dingaan Thobela (former) |
| Children: | uShaka Kgositsile Emmanuel Kumalo, Bontle ba Morena Jasmine Kumalo, Nkosinathi Gabriel Kumalo |
| Job: | Businesswoman • Television Personality |
| Net asset value: | 5 million US dollars |
Early life and education
Basetsana Kumalo was born in the South African township of Soweto. Her father, Philip Makgalemele, was a bus driver who died in 2003, and her mother, Beatrice Makgalemele, was a school teacher who died in 2006.
Her old school was Thabisang Primary School. When schools in Soweto became unsafe in 1986, Basetsana Kumalo was transferred to Trinity Secondary School in Lenasia.
Basetsana Kumalo’s two sisters and brother spent their early years making sandwiches and selling them at soccer games on weekends to help the family make ends meet. One of her sisters was named Johanna Mukoki.
Personal life
Before and during her reign as Miss South Africa, Basetsana Kumalo dated boxer Dingaan Thobela. She met her husband Romeo Kumalo, a Vodacom executive and former television presenter, when she was elected Miss Soweto.
They started dating in 1997 and got married in 2000. Nkosinathi Gabriel Kumalo, Basetsana Kumalo’s first child, was born in 2005. Her second son, uShaka Kgositsile Emmanuel Kumalo, was born in 2012. She also has a third child (daughter) named Bontle ba Morena Jasmine Kumalo.
Career
Basetsana Kumalo is a South African television personality, award-winning beauty, businesswoman and philanthropist.
She won the 1990/1991 Miss South Africa pageant and represented her country at the Miss Universe pageant later that year at the age of 16.
The South African Business Women’s Association is headed by Basetsana Kumalo, who is also its President. Through a transaction with her investment company Pro Direct 189, she became a new shareholder in Tawana in 2008.
Unipalm Investment Holdings, Vhangana Energy Resources, Tactic Group Limited, SME Financial Holdings Limited, Morongwa Investment Holdings, Seven Falls, Q2 Petroleum and PHAB Holdings are some of the companies where Basetsana Kumalo sits on the board of directors.
Net asset value
According to sources, Basetsana Kumalo’s current net worth is estimated to be $5 million.
Social Media
- Instagram handle: @Basetsanakumalo
- Twitter: @BasetsanaKumalo
- Facebook: Basetsana Kumalo
