SAFTAs dump Katlego Maboe

This comes after he was snubbed by the South African Film and TV Awards.
The Saftas have withdrawn Katlego from the nomination list under the Best TV Presenter Public Vote category.

It’s still unclear if this decision was based on the video clip in which Katlego confessed to cheating on his wife went viral last year.


The awards issued a statement on Friday 14 May, confirming Katlego has been removed from the list of nominees.

Part of the statement read: “After careful deliberation, the nomination of Mr Katlego Maboe in the Best TV Presenter Public Vote category, announced on Thursday 29 April 2021, the Saftas jury has decided to rescind his nomination.”

The statement continued: “The decision is effective immediately and voting code 5 has been removed from the voting USSD line.”