Marang Selolwane
Marang Molosiwa Selolwane | |
|---|---|
 Molosiwa in 2020 | |
| Born | Marang Rami Molosiwa 1991 (age 32–33) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Host of children's television programme |
| Spouse | Dipsy Selolwane |
| Children | 2 |
Marang Rami Molosiwa (became Marang Selolwane; born 1991) is a Botswanan actress and television host.
She hosted the television programme Mantlwaneng. She appeared in the television drama series MTV Shuga in 2020 as the only actor from Botswana.[1]
Life
[edit]Molosiwa comes from the Serowe Palapye area, but she was raised in Gaborone.[citation needed] She was acting by 2002, but she went on to train much later when she graduated in drama at the University of Pretoria in 2013,[2] although another source says the University of the Witwatersrand.[3]
She had come to be noticed as the host of the children's television programme Mantlwaneng.[4] Mantlwaneng was a leading programme on a fledgling Botswana TV and Molosiwa was one of its child stars. Molosiwa, Rea Kopi, Phenyo Mogampane and StaXx have gone onto careers based on this early experience.[3]
She has appeared on the stage. In August and September 2015, she led the cast at the Artscape Theatre Centre.[5]
In 2020, she was chosen to join the multinational television series MTV Shuga.[6] It was an edu-tainment series that had been targeted at HIV awareness.[7] She played Bokang, a classmate of the character Dineo, who according to the story goes to South Africa for her education and then returns to Botswana. She is able to join the story as they chat on-line during the coronavirus lockdown.[6]
MTV Shuga had transformed into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together, highlighting the problems of Coronavirus, on 20 April 2020. The show was written by Tunde Aladese and Nkiru Njoku[8] and it was broadcast for 70 nights – its backers include the United Nations.[9] The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story was explained with on-line conversations between the characters. All of the filming, makeup, lighting, and other preparations, were done by the actors[10] who include Lerato Walaza, Mohau Cele and Jemima Osunde[11] She was the only actor from Botswana.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Molosiwa announced that she and the retired footballer Dipsy Selolwane were having a child in May 2020. This was Selolwane's second child. They had been partners for four years. The pair got married in 2021.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Marang Molosiwa – Biography, Age, Career & Net Worth - ZGR.net". Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Daily News: Face to Face with Marang Molosiwa". www.dailynews.gov.bw. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b Co, Maverick Maven (12 April 2018). "Former Mantlwaneng child stars who rule local TV". BotswanaUnplugged. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Marang Molosiwa Is Pregnant". TSWAlebs. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Heritage month celebrations". News24. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Admin. "Marang Molosiwa bags a role in MTV Shuga". Botswana Gazette. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "SHUGA DEBATE – Lerato and Jezriel talk HIV Testing in a relationship". MTV Shuga. April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "MTV Shuga: Alone Together | Episode 52". YouTube. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Akabogu, Njideka (16 April 2020). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "MOHALE JOINS MTV SHUGA DIGITAL SERIES". DailySun. Retrieved 22 August 2020.