Mapaseka koetle restaurants
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Mapaseka Koetle
South African actress and businesswoman
Mapaseka Koetle | |
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| Born | (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa |
| Other names | Pasi |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Known for | Scandal! |
| Spouse | Nelson Nyokong |
| Children | 1 |
Mapaseka Koetle (born 23 March 1989) is a South African actress, business woman and blogger. She is known for her role as Dintle Nyathi in South African soap drama television series Scandal![1][2][3] She appeared on the 2018 Forbes Africa"30 Under 30" list.[4][5][6][7]
Early years and education
[edit]Koetle was born and raised in Bloemfontein, Free State. She began her tertiary education at AFDA, and completed her studies at CityVarsity.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Genre |
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| 2014-present | Scandal! | Dintle Nyathi | TV series |
| 2020 | Gereza | TV Reporter | TV series |
| 2016 | Lenyalo Hase Papadi | Tebogo | TV series |
| 2024 | How To Ruin Love:The Proposal | (undisclosed) | Series |
| TBA.. | 0.16FM | (undisclosed) | Filming |
| 2024 | Losing Lerato 2 | Lolitha | Film |
Personal l
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Scandal! star Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong turns her attention to restaurant business
Speaking to TshisaLIVE on the first day of business‚ Mapaseka said that she was excited about the venture.
The couple is one of few people to buy and open a Gorge franchise in the country.
"More than anything we have been wanting to start a restaurant. We both love cooking and food‚ so we invested in this business to make it happen. We are starting small and seeing where it goes. It has been a stressful time renovating the shop into a restaurant and still doing presenting gigs‚ but it is all worth it when we see it."
She said that the business also showed that she was more than just her character on Scandal!.
"The only reason so many people know me is because I am on TV‚ but I am so much more than just Dintle. I am a normal person who loves many things. I am a daughter. I am a wife. I am a mother. I may be on TV but I am just an average girl."
In addition to the restaurant‚ Mapaseka wants to "exercise" her acting muscles by auditioning for movie and theatre roles in 2018.
"I have been going for auditions and will go for more this year. I really want to be in a film and so I will be working hard to make that happen. People think that because I am on TV‚ I can walk into a movie role but I
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Scandal! getting Pasi turns her care for to say publicly restaurant business
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