Following the announcement of people for KOKO’s 2017 Woman of the Year and the huge interest for the achievement of the shortlisted stars, we chronicle their individual works and how they have been able to use their talent to bring hope and touch people’s lives in their respective countries and across the continent.
Though our shortlist features 10 incredible women who strove for excellence in their respective fields in the year 2017. They are only a small group of women that have made a whole lot of positive change on the continent, and every effort channeled into our distinguished list gets us one step closer to unveiling of the ‘Woman of the Year’. Our ‘Woman of the Year’ represents not only their trailblazing efforts but more importantly, embodies the hopes and achievements of millions of extraordinary women who make a difference every day across our nations and continent.One of such individual on our Woman of the Year 2017 shortlist is South Africa’s media personality Bonang Matheba.
Born in June 25, 1987, radio host and entrepreneur Bonang has had a brilliant year. She released her top-selling book “From A to B” and on July 14 her new reality show “Being Bonang”, which gives a glimpse of her day-to-day life in South Africa. Also aside from maintaining her style queen status on the red carpet, Bonang was named one of the 10 Most Influential Icons In Contemporary African Pop Culture in 2017.
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