{{Short description| South African actress and businesswoman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Mapaseka Koetle | other_names = Pasi Koetle Mapaseka Nyokong(former formal name) | image = | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Koetle in 2022 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|03|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Bloemfontein, Free State (province), Orange Free State, South Africa | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Actress |business woman | blogger}} | years_active = 2011–present | known_for = ''Scandal!'' | spouse = {{marriage|Nelson Nyokong|2021|2023|end=divorced}} | children = 1 | relatives = }} '''Mapaseka Koetle''' (born 23 March 1989) is a South African actress, businesswoman and blogger. She is known for her role as Dintle Nyathi in South African soap drama television series ''Scandal!.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/style-beauty/fashion/mapaseka-koetle-serving-looks-in-hot-dresses-45391111|title=Mapaseka Koetle serving looks in hot dresses|access-date=2021-02-12|website=IOL}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://zalebs.com/whats-hot/mapaseka-koetle-nyokong-keeping-her-family-out-limelight-weekend-content|title=Mapaseka Koetle - Nyokong on keeping her family out of the limelight|website=ZAlebs|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2018-01-09-scandal-star-mapaseka-koetle-nyokong-turns-her-attention-to-restaurant-business/|title=Scandal! star Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong turns her attention to restaurant business|website=SowetanLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> She appeared on the 2018 ''Forbes Africa'' "30 Under 30" list.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://briefly.co.za/38657-mapaseka-koetle-biography-age-daughter-husband-parents-stunning-pictures-business-scandal-instagram.html|title=Interesting facts about Mapaseka Koetle that will shock you|last=Favour|first=Adeaga|date=2019-10-09|website=Briefly|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/entrepreneurs/youthday-from-actress-to-business-owner-this-is-mapaseka-koetle-nyokong-15492162|title=#YouthDay: From actress to business owner this is Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong {{!}} IOL Business Report|website=IOL|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2018/06/12/14-south-africans-make-it-into-2018-forbes-africa-under-30-list|title=14 South Africans make it into 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 list|website=ewn.co.za|language=en|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2018-06-28-i-still-lay-bye-heres-how-scandals-pasi-looks-after-her-coins/|title='I still lay-bye': Here's how Scandal!'s Pasi looks after her coins|website=TimesLIVE|language=en-ZA|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref>
== Early years and education == Koetle was born and raised in Bloemfontein, Free State. She began her tertiary education at AFDA, and completed her studies at CityVarsity.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Film !Role !Genre |- |2014-present |Scandal! |Dintle Nyathi |TV soapie |- |2020 |Gereza |TV Reporter | rowspan="4" |TV series |- |2016 |''Lenyalo Hase Papadi'' |Tebogo |- |2024 |''How To Ruin Love:The Proposal''<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Ruin Love |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/how-to-ruin-love/cast/1060427645/ |access-date=2025-11-27 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> |Katlego |- |2024 |0.16FM |Thuli Mothusi |- |2024 |''Losing Lerato 2'' |Lolitha |Film |} 2025 How to Ruin Love: The Lobola
== Personal life== She is married to Nelson Nyokong. Together they have one child, Nema. It was noted by reporters that Mapaseka has divorced her husband Nelson Nyokong.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong on business, marriage and sisterhood |url=https://www.w24.co.za/Lifestyle/mapaseka-koetle-nyokong-on-business-marriage-and-sisterhood-20190705 |access-date=2019-12-19 |website=W24}}</ref>
Together with her husband, she opened and runs a franchise restaurant called Gorge Grab n Go Café, situated outside the Sandton Gautrain station in Johannesburg.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
She donates sanitary pads to needy girls. She blogs about her experiences as a mother and hosts events which focus on anything concerning motherhood.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathebula |first=Kwanele |date=2018-10-22 |title="It's a journey I believe in," ♀ – Mapaseka Koetle Nyokong |url=http://www.bona.co.za/journey-i-believe-%e2%99%80-mapaseka-koetle-nyokong-2/ |access-date=2019-12-19 |website=Bona Magazine |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808145902/https://www.bona.co.za/journey-i-believe-%E2%99%80-mapaseka-koetle-nyokong-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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