Redi Tlhabi

Redi Tlhabi (; born 1978) is a South African journalist, producer, author and a former radio presenter. She presented The Redi Tlhabi Show on Radio 702 for over a decade. Her broadcasting career spans years spent at Kaya FM, being a newscaster for the SABC and later, eMedia Holdings owned eNews Channel Africa, eNCA. Tlhabi has an Honours degree in Political Economy and English Literature. She has been a television and radio journalist for the SABC and eTV.

Controversy

In 2013, Tlhabi won the Alan Paton Award for her book, Endings and Beginnings. The book describes Tlhabi's relationship with a notorious gangster as she was growing up, after the death of her father. Tlhabi claims that she changed the names of the characters, but the mother of a gangster of the same name claims that the names are accurate but is disputing some of the facts in the book.

Personal life

Tlhabi married Brian Tlhabi, a medical practitioner, in 2010. She is the mother to two daughters, Khumo and Neo, and the stepmother of comedian Lesego Tlhabi.

Books

Awards 2013 Alan Paton Award for Endings and Beginnings.