Mapaseka koetke biography

1. Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong a.k.a Pasi Koetle was born March 23, 1989 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.

2. She is a professional actor and businesswoman.

3.Mapaseka started getting roles in stage plays from as early as 13yrs.

.4. She graduated from City Varsity in 2011 after studying acting.

5. She popularly known as “Dintle” her character in e.tv soapie, “Scandal” which she has been playing since 2013.

6. She just got a new role as “Puleng”  in the new SABC2 comedy series “Ak’siSpaza” which premiered in April,2021.

7. Mapaseka is a “neat freak” so if you find yourself in her space, you better behave!

8. She made the “Forbes 30 Under 30” list in 2018.

9. She’s married to Nelson Nyokong they have a daughter and run a South African franchise coffee shop “Gorge”  in Sandton. 

10. Mapaseka’s sister, Rakgadi Koetle is her best friend.

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We all know 27-year-old Mapaseka Koetle as Dintle from eTV’s weekly soapie, Scandal. She shares how it all started and her advice to budding actors.

The Bloemfontein-born actor had a very simple childhood. She and her younger sibling were raised by her single mother who managed to take good care of them.

Her love for the arts began when she was in primary school and she nurtured her passion for acting in high school where she took drama as an extra mural activity.

Mapaseka’s journey to the entertainment industry wasn’t smooth as she went from audition to audition while working at a retail store. For Scandal, she initially went to audition for Gontse’s role and thought she got the part when she received a callback. “I was actually called to audition for another character, which didn’t have a name yet and I got the role of Dintle,” she says nonchalantly. One of her role models, Ntathi Moshesh, advised the wife and actor to stay relevant by allowing people to know her for her talent and not other things. “She’s an amazing w