Biography
Samkele Thabani Maseko (born 30 September 1978), popularly known as the Lion of the Media, is a talented journalist based in South Africa.
He caused controversy for the way he handled his journalism.
His areas of expertise are mainly in politics, socio-political issues and topics that benefit humanity.
He has been working in the journalism industry for over six years and has made significant contributions to journalism in this country.
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Full name: | Samkele Thabani Maseko |
Stage name: | Samkele Maseko |
Born: | September 30, 1978 (age 45) |
Place of birth: | South Africa |
The children: | 2 |
Nationality: | South Africa |
Parents: | Do not have |
Height: | Do not have |
Siblings: | Do not have |
Girlfriend • Wife: | Hide |
Job: | Journalist • News reporter |
Net worth: | $250,000-$500,000 |
Early life
Samkele Maseko’s lifestyle is quite private, which can be likened to the technicality of investigative journalism that he has chosen as a career.
Much about him is private and largely controversial.
He was born into a black family in South Africa, probably during the apartheid period, and he probably started school quite late.
But his writing talent dates back to his high school days when he wrote papers for his classes, and it is remarkable that it was this writing and reporting talent that he honed to establish himself in the media world.
Communications expert Samkele Maseko was born on September 30 and he usually celebrates his birthday on this date.
However, Samkele Maseko has completely hidden his real year of birth, revealing his physique.
Many people assume he would be in his late 40s considering the time he started his journalism career.
Many also believe that he is between 25-35 years old, although there is no actual data on that, but search results show that he could have been born in 1988.
The “Media Lord”, as he is widely known in some quarters, has established himself as an indispensable media expert in South Africa and beyond.
Education
Samkele Maseko comes from a family with a tradition of good education, which is reflected in the field he studied journalism.
In her journey to establish herself in the media world, Samkele Maseko studied Broadcast Journalism from 2012 to 2014.
He obtained his diploma before enrolling for a Bachelor of Technology – BTech Broadcast Journalism at the prestigious Durban University of Technology.
And he furthered his education with several online classes from various institutions across the globe.
Career
Media lion, Samkele Maseko is a veteran journalist in South Africa. He reports on issues mainly related to politics and social life.
He worked for eNCA for several years, where he covered television news broadcasts for the news station. He was then their political correspondent. He resigned from the media company in December 2019.
Early last year, the brilliant journalist joined the SABC and the station announced this on 02 January 2020, and they welcomed him to the station in an unexpected way as the Lion of the media.
Samkele Maseko is still working with the channel and it was reported that he was slapped by some pro-Jacob Zuma protesters in the country when he wanted to interview them in late July 2021.
Social media
Veteran journalist Samkele Maseko has a huge social media following with thousands of fans on Twitter.
He is active on Twitter and passive on Instagram. As of now, he has more than 151k followers on Twitter with the username @samkelemaseko and passive on Instagram with less than 2k followers with the username @samkele_maseko.
Personal life
Samkele Maseko is married with two children, a boy and a girl, and he often finds joy in going on adventures with his family.
He lives in South Africa and is a big man with a great physique. He used to hide the identity of his wife until recently when he revealed her identity.
Net worth
As a professional journalist, Samkele Maseko’s salary is unknown, but it is believed that he is valued at between $8,000 – $10,000.
His net worth is estimated at $250,000 – $500,000.