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Lerato Zah Moloi

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Birth Name:	Lerato Nomzama Sedzai Moloi
Stage Name:	Lerato Zar Moloi
Occupation:	Entrepreneur, actress, model and television producer
Date of Birth	13 January 1985
Place of Birth	Limpopo
Nationality:	South African
Gender:	Female
Mother:	Candy Moloi; (died in 2020)
Children:	Prince Mashawana

Lerato Zar Moloi is the South African actress and producer best known for playing the role of Princess Kefilwe Kwena in Mzansi Magic drama series The Throne and Detective Madikgetha in etv soapie Rhythm City.

Who is Lerato Zah Moloi?

Lerato Zah Moloi, in full name Lerato Nomzama Sedzai Moloi, (born 13 January 1985, Limpopo), South Africa actress, producer and entrepreneur.

Lerato Moloi’s Mother

Lerato Zah Moloi is the daughter of Legendary actress Candy Moloi. Her mother who was best known for playing the role of Vho-Makhadzi died on the 28th July 2020.

Lerato Zah Moloi and mother Candy Moloi (Image Credit: Daily Sun)

Lerato Zah Moloi’s Children

Lerato Zah Moloi has a son named Prince Mashawana, popular known as Super Mash.

Lerato Zah Moloi’s Ex-Husband

Lerato Zah Moloi and her ex-husband Collen Mashwana

Lerato Zah Moloi was married to Limpopo-born businessman Collen Mashawana. The couple are blessed with a son named Prince Mashawana.

Career

Lerato Zah Moloi played a role as Refiloe on the SABC2 soapie Muvhango, and as presenter of the Sunday music show Gospel Gold, on SABC1.

In March 2008 she guest starred in an episode of the SABC1 drama series Mtunzini.com in the role of Virginia, the lovely young wife of a taxi boss, in the episode entitled “The Taxi Driver (Part 1)” – Season 2, Episode 10.

She also played the role of tabloid journalist Pushy in the second season of the SABC1 drama series Tshisa, from 2008-2009.

Lerato has also been the face of Black Like Me hair products.

She used to be known as Lerato Moloi but added “Zah” to her name to avoid confusion with another actess and model also known as Lerato Moloi. “Zah” represents the “za” in Lerato’s two middle names: Nomzama/Sedzai.

In 2014 she was credited as Lerato Haji for her role in the second season of the Mzansi Magic drama series Rockville.

In 2014 she starred as Lufuno Ndou, Dibuseng’s best friend and an ex-model who knows the glamorous, glorious life as well as the cruel, harsh realities that destroy, in the SABC2 thriller series Thola. She also appeared in the e.tv series The Close Up.

In 2018 she had a starring role as Kefilwe, the ambitious older Kwena sister, in the Mzansi Magic telenovela The Throne.

Lerato play the role of Detective Madikgetha in etv soapie Rhythm City.