Katlego Maboe and Lerato Kganyago Announced As Metro FM Music Awards 2023 Hosts: “I Am Honoured and Excited”

Katlego Maboe and Lerato Kganyago Announced As Metro FM Music Awards 2023 Hosts: “I Am Honoured and Excited”

  • Top South African media personalities Katlego Maboe and Lerato Kganyago have been announced as the main hosts of the upcoming Metro FM Music Awards
  • Controversial media personality Katlego Maboe said the gig is one of the biggest jobs he has bagged in his career
  • Katlego returns to the spotlight two years after the cheating and GBV allegations that almost cost him his career

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Katlego Maboe and Kerato Kganyago are set to set the highly-anticipated Metro FM Music Awards.

Katlego Maboe and Lerato Kgantago to host the Metro FM Music Awards
Katlego Maboe and Lerato Kganyago are set to host the Metro FM Music Awards. Image: @katlegomaboe and @leratokganyago
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The seasoned media personalities were recently announced as the main hosts of the event scheduled for 6 May 2023 at Mbombela Stadium.

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Speaking to TimesLIVE about the Metro FM Awards gig, Maboe said this is one of the biggest jobs he has secured in his career.

The media personality revealed that he has been working tirelessly alongside his team to ensure that he delivers an unforgettable event. He said:

"I have been doing this for quite some time and it's something I believe is part of my DNA of who I am. Every single award show you present or any show, you approach with reverence."

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The star had a second chance at life when the charges against him were dropped and Mzansi called for him to get his job back. Opening up about the matter, Kat noted:

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"I'm so grateful that I still have an opportunity to be part of what I believe is an incredible industry."

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In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that the Samas are always marred with controversy from artists calling organisers out for not being fair to South Africans complaining about poor event planning and execution.

The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) spokesperson Lesley Mofokeng spoke to Briefly News and confirmed that the plans for #Sama29 are already underway. He said that they are aware of the complaints that came up not only last year but in previous years.

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.