Minnie Dlamini Biography

Minenhle Dlamini (born July 7, 1990), popularly known as Minnie, is a South African on-air personality, actress and model. In 2010 she was selected as the new presenter for LIVE, a South African music show that airs on SABC 1.

Early life and education

She was born to Jabulani and Queen Dlamini in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. She had her early education at Northlands Girls' High School before she proceeded to the University of Cape Town where she studied film, media, drama and economics.

Career

On-air personality

While studying at the University of Cape Town, Dlamini was a presenter for LIVE on 16 June 2010 after she made her debut screen appearance while covering the "Youth Day" and "World Cup celebrations" shows. She later co-hosted Mzansi Insider, a SABC 1's lifestyle show. In 2012, she resigned from the show in order to pursue a career in acting. In 2013, Minnie switched to sports broadcasting by co-hosting Soccerzone with Thomas Mlambo until in 2016 when the show's format was changed by SABC 1. She has sinced co-hosted several local and international award ceremonies including the 14th Metro FM Music Awards, 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, the PSL Awards and the South African Film and Television Awards.

Acting

In 2010, Dlamini debuted as a film actress in Generations, a SABC 1 TV soap in which she made a guest appearance as Miranda. She went on to play a lead role as Zintle Lebone in the soap The Wild and as Nosipho Bogatsu in Rockville.

Modelling

In September 2011, Dlamini was announced as the new face of South African departmental store LEGit, with her own fashion range, the Minnie-Series.

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	Generations	as Miranda	Guest appearance
2011	The Wild	as Zintle Lebone	Lead role
2013	Rockville	as Nosipho Bogatsu	Supporting role

Philantropy

In 2014, Dlamini founded the Minnie Dlamini Foundation, a charity organization established with the aim of helping young South African girls have access to good education. On 15 July 2015, she announced via Twitter that her foundation will be sponsoring 29 students with their university fees.