Twasa
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Seipati “Twasa” Seoke | |
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| Born | 12 September 1979 QwaQwa, Free State, South Africa |
| Other names | Twasa |
| Occupations | Radio presenter, television presenter, singer, DJ, motivational speaker, author |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | Host of Lesedi FM breakfast radio; presenter of Jam Alley |
| Awards | Queen of Breakfast Radio (Liberty Radio Awards, 2019)[1] |
Seipati Seoke (born 12 September 1979), popularly known as Twasa, is a South African media personality, broadcaster and musician. She co-hosts the flagship Thakgoha Breakfast Show on Sesotho radio station Lesedi FM,[2] and is best known for presenting the SABC1 youth music show Jam Alley (2003–2011).[3] As a recording artist, she has released kwaito and gospel albums.[4][5]
Twasa is also active as a motivational speaker, youth mentor and author. She founded the “Twasa Foundation” and written a prayer book titled Let Us Pray.[6]
Twasa was born and raised in QwaQwa in the Free State province. Her mother died when she was young and she grew up with her father and brother.[4] She first became interested in broadcasting at school. After a childhood affected by personal hardship, Twasa auditioned for a DJ position at the community station QwaQwa Radio and won a contract with Lesedi FM within weeks.[4] She began working on Lesedi FM in 2000.[7]
Twasa left school before completing a matric qualification, but later returned to higher education as an adult. She earned a diploma in marketing management from the IMM Graduate School of Marketing, and a postgraduate diploma in business management (General Management) from ABE Business School (UK).[5] She also completed further studies through the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Pretoria, including a postgraduate diploma in general management and, in 2023, an MBA.[8][9] In her graduation speech Twasa dedicated her MBA to her late father, who had wanted to study business management but was unable to complete his own programme.[8]