Motshidisi Mohono

Motshidisi Mohono is an award winning Sport Broadcaster – currently plying her trade at SuperSport International and Vision View Sports Radio. She was recently named Journalist of the Year at the 2018 SA Sport Awards – the first woman in the history of the awards to receive the coveted nod. Her stellar work, that garnered the win, included being part of SuperSport’s production team for the England tour to South Africa; anchoring Super Rugby games in studio and travelling to New Zealand to cover the tournament’s final.

Motshidisi joined SuperSport in 2011, after coming third place in the Lady Rugga presenter search. Her first assignment was as co-anchor on “SuperSport Superfan” – a social media show during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. She then joined the SuperSport Blitz team in early 2012, working as a journalist on the 24-hour sports news channel. In 2013, Motshidisi was roped into SuperSport’s Varsity Rugby production team, and has since then, formed an integral part in the growth of the Varsity Sport brand. As part of this brand, she has covered various sporting codes, including Volleyball, 7’s Rugby, Football, Hockey and Netball.

In 2015, Motshidisi’s work ethic and passion garnered her the opportunity to cover the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards in Shanghai, China, where she covered the preaward activities and awards’ red carpet for the channel. Thereafter, covered the festivities inBerlin in 2016. Motshidisi has made her mark in the Netball arena, as well, having presented the Tri-Nations in 2013, when the SPAR Proteas defeated England to clinch the title. From 2014-2016, she covered the Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League and Varsity Netball.

In 2016, she was nominated by her peers, for a GSport4Girls Award in the category “Women in Media: TV” (her second nomination in the category) and subsequently walked away with the award.

Motshidisi has previously co-anchored the Xhosa rugby show PHAKA (Tuesdays at 7pm) on SuperSport, and has anchored major rugby tournaments, including Super Rugby (2017,2018), Currie Cup (2016, 2017, 2018), the British and Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand (2017), and the Springbok end-of-year-tour in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

2019 SAICA Women’s Conference (Speaker)

2019 MTN Springbok Campaign Launch

2019 Springbok #StrongerTogether campaign

2019 Springbok RWC Team Announcement

2019 MTN Springbok RWC Farewell Dinner

2019 GSport 4 Girls Red Carpet Host (Vision View Sports Radio)

2016 and 2018 Gauteng Sports Awards

2018 Gauteng Sports Awards Media Launch

2018 Laureus Rugby Breakfast (facilitator of panel discussion)

2018 Laureus Ladies’ Breakfast (facilitator)

MTN Bozza Competition Launch

MTN Bozza Winner’s Announcement

2017 Bidvest Wits Awards

2016 Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League

2016 and 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards Red Carpet (SuperSport)

Captains’ Breakfast and the 2013 SuperSport United Awards