Seshego born TV producer looks to touch hearts through storytelling
With over 19 years in the television industry, Moloisi Mabeba has produced reality shows like Big Brother SA, Big Brother Africa and Project Fame among others
POLOKWANE – Moloisi Mabeba is a passionista that touches hearts through storytelling. The Seshego born and raised powerhouse is a TV producer behind some of our favourite television programmes.
With over 19 years in the television industry, she has produced reality shows like Big Brother SA, Big Brother Africa, Project Fame and SABC shows All You Need Is Love, Amazing Race, So You Think You Are Funny and e-TV’s Forgive & Forget, Let’s Fix It and The Toasty Show.
Producing is not the only hat she wears, she is also an assessor, facilitator and a mother, above all.
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“I run an audiovisual production company, a media school that offers training countrywide. I also conduct workshops, produce live shows across the continent, and I am trying to learn the art of business.”
Life gets hectic at times, she says, but once this happens, she reminds herself why she started in the first place. She has always known that she wanted to spend her life doing something creative, she said. Her journey in the television industry started after she completed matric and moved to Swaziland to study at Waterford Kamhlaba World College, an opportunity that led to her decision to go to film school. She moved to Johannesburg to Television Production and Film in 1998.
One of her unforgettable moments was receiving a Safta award in 2017, a special recognition by the NFVF/SAFTA committee for the many years spent on mentorship in the province.
In her free time, she visits art galleries and museums. “I love jazz, I read a lot, I dance, I love travelling. I go on road trips and I am blessed with a caring family and loving friends. I surround myself with people that care, give, forgive; people who do not give up. I am a praying woman,” she said.
She founded the Infinity Campus, formerly known as Limpopo Television and Film School in 2015, which is 100% black female owned. She is also the founder of Nala Pictures, a company that produces audiovisual productions, events and TV productions.
“It was during my role as a commissioning editor at Mzansi Magic in 2011, that I was part of the team that launched the channel. I realised just how many storytellers we had in the province and just how much training would go a long way in assisting residents with an understanding of the industry, how to write proposals, put together budgets, write scripts for TV and Film and of course, the technical skills required to create videos and film. While it is difficult to run a TV and Film school in a province that is not yet as developed as others such as Gauteng, KZN and the Western Cape, where there are plenty production companies and TV studios. Being a black woman, competing with established institutions and with little support from government or the private sector in Limpopo, we continue to educate, change lives and hope for the best,” she said.
Their programme for 2019 will start on 6 February.
