Redi Tlhabi (; born 1978) is a South African journalist, producer, author and a former radio presenter. She presented ''The Redi Tlhabi Show'' on

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for over a decade. Her broadcasting career spans years spent at Kaya FM, being a newscaster for the

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and later, eMedia Holdings owned eNews Channel Africa,

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. Tlhabi has an Honours degree in Political Economy and English Literature. She has been a television and radio journalist for the

and

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. After 12 years of working for 702, a radio station in South Africa, Tlhabi announced her departure at the station. She was set to leave for the US for a fellowship. She has since postponed her move to America.

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 2 daughters, Khumo and Neo, and the stepmother of comedian Lesego Tlhabi.

Books

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Awards

*2013 Alan Paton Award for ''Endings and Beginnings''.

References

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