Basetsana Kumalo
Tribute
Between chairing South Africa's Laburnam Courts Apartments and running multiple companies, Basetsana Kumalo produces lifestyle television that celebrates beauty while raising three children who understand that true beauty flows from purpose, character, and service. Beyond her media empire, we celebrate the productions scheduled around family milestones, the brand partnerships balanced with parenting partnerships, and how her family's thriving has become her most important production.
Profile
Basetsana Kumalo is a television personality, businesswoman, philanthropist, and former beauty queen. She is the founder and CEO of Tswelopele Productions, which produces the SABC3 lifestyle television program ‘Top Billing’. Basetsana is also the chairwoman of the Business Women’s Association of South Africa, Kuhluka Movement and Co-chair of the Council of Social Justice Champions. She serves on the boards of several companies, including Unipalm Investment Holdings and Vhangana Energy Resources. In 2000, Kumalo launched her own clothing range under the label, Stature Ladies Wear by Bassie. She is also the spokesperson for the Pampers & UNICEF Tetanus campaign and part of the UNICEF Influential Women Circle, a group of the country’s most influential business women committed to raising funds to protect vulnerable children. In addition to her professional achievements, she is also a published author, having released her memoir Bassie: My Journey of Hope, in which she shares her experiences in business, philanthropy, and personal growth and is an award-winning philanthropist recognized for her contributions to organizations such as Operation Hunger and The Cancer Association of South Africa. Basetsana is married to businessman Romeo Kumalo, and together they have three children.