Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu

Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu (born 14 September 1967) is a former South African radio and TV talk show host and philanthropist. She is best known for hosting the SABC daily talk show 3Talk.

Biography Maholwana-Sangqu was born in Umtata, South Africa in 1967 and was educated at John Bisseker High School in the Eastern Cape. She studied law at the University of Transkei in Umtata.

Maholwana-Sangqu started her presenting career on Radio Transkei in 1986, broadcasting in both English and isiXhosa. The show explored topics including contemporary racism in South Africa. Maholwana-Sangqu also interviewed celebrity guests, such as Lionel Richie, Kelly Rowland, Yudhika Sujanani, Desmond Tutu and Tats Nkonzo. The show became embroiled in a national controversy over the rankings accorded to some South African political figures. For example, Hendrik Verwoerd, the "Architect of Apartheid", ranked higher on the list than Albert Luthuli, South Africa's first Nobel Peace laureate, or Chris Hani, a famous anti-apartheid activist. The show was cancelled before the top ten were announced.

In 2004 and 2005, Maholwana-Sangqu won the Crystal Award for Best Talk Show Host for 3Talk. In 2008, she was awarded the inaugural Stars of Mzansi Award for Best TV Presenter. She became known as the "Queen of Talk." after hosting the show for 12 years. Her last show aired on 20 April 2015.

Maholwana-Sangqu then became a philanthropist, motivational speaker and a director of the HIRS Women’s Development Consultancy.