SPECIAL GUEST: KABELO MABALANE
ABOUT KABELO:
Kabelo Mabalane (born 15 December 1976) known by his stage name
as Kabelo or Bouga Luv is a South
African kwaito musician, songwriter and actor. He was a member of the kwaito
trio TKZee .
Kabelo co-owns Faith Records, a South African independent music company.

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He has also been a judge on SA's Got Talent for the past two seasons.
Kabelo won a South African Music Award in 2003 for the Album Rebel with a
Cause. Kabelo Mabalane won the 2004 Kora Award for Best Southern Africa
Male Artist.
In 2005, Kabelo signed a deal with Reebok to produce a sneaker called Bouga
Luv.
Mabalane has also run the Comrades Marathon on three occasions from 2006 to
2008. In 2008 he finished just under the 10-hour mark. He also featured on the
August 2008 cover of Runner's World magazine.
Along with his TKZEE bandmates (Tokollo Tshabalala and Zwai Bala) Kabelo
performed at 2010 Fifa World Cup Opening Ceremony.
In April 2010 Kabelo was named as the presenter of a new multi-sport and
lifestyle talk-show on South Africa's SABC2 channel that airs on Fridays at
21:30.
At the 30th SAB Sports Journalist of the Year Awards, on 6 September 2010,
Kabelo was rewarded with two awards, in Best Newcomer Overall and Best
Newcomer Television Presenter.
Kabelo married South African actress, Gail Nkoane, in a private ceremony on 9
February 2013 and they have two kids together.