Katlego Sekhu

Congratulations to renowned South African newsreader Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Matjila who will receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the North West for his remarkable contributions to the South African broadcasting space!
Matjila is honoured for promoting the Sesotho, Sepedi, and Setswana languages in broadcasting.
Matjila’s impressive career spans over 30 years. He started as a radio personality for Radio Setswana, which later became Motsweding FM after merging with Radio Mmabatho.
During this time, he also managed the archives for Radio Setswana, the Afrikaans Service, Radio Ndebele (Ikwekwezi FM), and Radio Swazi (Ligwalagwala FM).
Matjila
s exceptional broadcasting skills and language proficiency, led to his appointment as a Setswana sports commentator for SABC Topsport (SABC Sports). He was later seconded to the News department, where he worked as a Sesotho, Sepedi and Setswana prime-time news presenter from 1993 until his retirement in 2021. He also served as a bulletin editor and executive producer.
Masego advocated for more multilingual youth programmes on SABC2, noting that Setswana, Sepedi, and Sesotho-speaking youth were underrepresented. His efforts at the SABC earned him numerous awards, including Best News Writer (SABC, 2008) and Commentator of the Year: AFCON 1996.
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