Relive Lerato Kganyago’s emotional #SAFTAs12 acceptance speech

Lerato pulled us all in and made us go through the win with her

By ZAlebs | 22.06.2020 | Lerato Kganyago | Top of The Last Updated On 04.06.2026

Relive Lerato Kganyago’s emotional #SAFTAs12 acceptance speech

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After 15 long years of working her butt off in the entertainment industry, Lerato Kganyago finally achieved a milestone that was long overdue when she bagged her first SAFTA this past weekend as Mzansi’s Best TV Presenter.

In a past interview with ZAlebs, she revealed how she felt overlooked over the years as her name just kept getting left out of the SAFTAs nomination list year after year. But that all changed this past Saturday as the media personality took to stage at Sun City to accept her award. Her acceptance speech was so moving that it is all anyone can talk about two days after the fact. Relive the moment below: 

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Did anyone else catch that shoutout to a mystery ‘baby’ at the end? Kganyago has become notoriously private over the years so we’re wondering if she will ever reveal the mystery man… 

Main image credit: instagram.com/leratokganyago/

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Published on 22.06.2020
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