Bonang Matheba Reveals What She Wanted To Be When She Grows Up

In Nedbank’s #Talk4Sccess, Matheba shared her life story during a live interview with radio host Josy Nghipandua. She related to the audience how tough it was when she was growing up in Mahikeng in North-West Province. Matheba attributed her success to her mother, who divorced her father when she was five years old. She grew up watching her mother toil her way to the top, which gave her courage to excel in life.

She said that growing up with a single mom was not easy as she sometimes could not put food on the table but such difficulties vanished when she was showered with love from her friends and family.

She said it was at the age of nine that she decided what she wanted to become in life and being a fabulous presenter did not even cross her mind. She initially wanted to become a pre-primary school teacher, claiming that she would be a fabulous teacher just as she is a fabulous presenter.

Matheba said when she wanted to study at a tertiary institution in South Africa, she was unlucky as she could not be accommodated and that is when she landed in the entertainment industry while on a presenting course.