Your Partner in Professional Engagement

Beyond the Headlines

Your Partner in Professional Engagement.

Masa Kekana is a distinguished South African broadcast journalist, investigative reporter, and prime-time news anchor. Born in October, 1986, she has built a prominent career across top-tier South African radio and television networks. She is best known for her razor-sharp field reporting, long-form investigative work, and political insights. Masa Kekana is currently the only South African journalist on two separate television channels on DSTV at prime time, positioning her as a highly sought after and trusted journalist on the continent.

Her understanding of current affairs, academic background, in the field investigative reporting and hard hitting interviews holding authority to account has gained her a solid reputation.

Core Expertise

Driving the Narrative

Master of Ceremonies

Masa commands the stage with poise and authority, ensuring event flows are seamless. She brings a professional, engaging presence to corporate functions, galas, and high-stakes summits, keeping audiences connected from start to finish.

Program Facilitation

Masa acts as a neutral, skilled facilitator for panel discussions, workshops, and boardroom debates. She translates complex industry topics into accessible dialogue, ensuring all voices are heard and key strategic outcomes are achieved.

Media Training

Leveraging her broadcast expertise, Masa trains corporate executives and spokespeople on how to handle the media. She focuses on message clarity, on-camera confidence, and navigating difficult interviews with transparency and grace.

Investigative Journalism

Drawing on years of experience at Carte Blanche and Newzroom Afrika, Masa provides expert insight into complex national stories. She offers research-backed analysis and storytelling that brings clarity to difficult, high-stakes narratives.

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Meet Masa

Insightful Reporting. Expert Moderation.

Masa Kekana’s career is anchored by her versatility and ability to tackle both high-stakes investigative journalism and dynamic live broadcasting.

Joining Newzroom Afrika in late 2023, she currently hosts the flagship Friday and Saturday evening show News@Prime, where she is celebrated for her edgy, alternative take on current affairs, sports, and entertainment. She also frequently anchors the network’s specialized political coverage. Her reputation for in-depth, rigorous reporting was further cemented during her tenure as an investigative journalist and anchor for M-Net’s award-winning show, Carte Blanche, which she joined in 2019.

Broadcast Pedigree

Masa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from the University of the Western Cape. This academic background serves as the cornerstone of her journalistic approach.She has frequently noted that these studies provide the vital analytical framework necessary to contextualize complex political events, legal investigations, and the broader social issues she tackles in her work.

Academic Foundation

Her media footprint was established at Eyewitness News (EWN), where her voice became widely recognized while anchoring the weekend breakfast news on 947 and reporting across Talk Radio 702, Kfm, and CapeTalk. Her coverage of major South African socio-political developments, including the historic Rhodes Must Fall student protests, earned her multiple guest features on BBC News in London. Notably, she fronted massive live coverage for the 2024 South African General Elections and the formation of the subsequent Government of National Unity (GNU), building on her earlier work covering the 2016 local government elections.

Beyond The Desk

Beyond broadcast media, Masa is a highly sought-after professional public speaker, master of ceremonies (MC), corporate program director, and media trainer.