5 Interesting Facts About Puleng From Rhythm City

By Zee Dladla | 01.01.2019 | Top of The Last Updated On 01.01.2019

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Better known by the masses as Puleng from Rythm City, Tebogo Khalo is one of the most famous faces in South African television. She’s won the hearts of South Africans playing the sweet, caring and goal-driven Puleng Mofokeng on the ETV soapie. Her hot and cold relationship with Suffocate is one of the longest-running on our TV screens and off course we love her banter with her onscreen mother, Cuba.<figure class="attachment attachment–content" data-trix-attachment="{"content":"

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Her hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed, in 2011 she won a golden horn for best-actress at the South African Television Awards.

1. Age

The actress is 35-years-old. She was born in 1985.

2. She’s From Alex

Although Rhythm City is set in Soweto, Diepkloof, Tebogo is originally from Alex, North of Johannesburg. She was born and grew up there.

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3. Tebogo Is Married

Khalo got married traditionally to her husband in 2011. The two had been dating since 2006.

4. She Doesn’t Want To Have Kids

Although the actress comes from a big family, she’s revealed in an interview with Move Magazine two years ago that she doesn’t want to have kids of her own.

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5. She’s One Of The Longest Serving Rhythm City Stars

Khalo is one of the longest-serving stars on Rhythm City together with Fats (Mpho Molepo), Mduduzi Mabaso’s Suffocate and Bra Kop Khuse (Sehlabi Taunyane). She’s been on the drama since it’s inception in 2007.

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Picture Credit: Instagram/ Tebogo Khalo Instagram

Written by Staff Writer

Zibuyile began her media journey as a sales intern at Mediamark (Kagiso Media) before moving into digital content creation for ZAlebs.com. Over four years, she helped evolve the platform from a simple blog into one of South Africa's leading independent entertainment news sites.

Following ZAlebs' transition to Celebrity Worx in 2016, Zibuyile was promoted to Executive Editor, recognized for her sharp audience insight and ability to match editorial with branded content. Highlights of her time include a Bookmark Award nomination, judging TLC's Next Great Presenter, reporting from the MTV EMAs, and building partnerships with radio stations like YFM, Cliff Central, and Good Hope FM.

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Published on 01.01.2019
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