- Mampho was born and raised in Soweto, the heartbeat of South African democratic movement, a few blocks away from the homes of 2 Nobel Prize-winners: Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
- she is a graduate in political studies
- She began her television career in 1998, presenting the show Reality Check. Her first acting role in television was a guest starring role as Mbali in the SABC1 soapie Generations, in 2002.
- After attaining a prominent status as a rising TV star, she secured lead roles in European and South African produced feature films
- She has been happily married for over 8 years.
- She was selectedas one of only two students to represent South Africa’s college fraternity in an exchange program with a Japanese University.
- She returned to SA, but still continued as a correspondence journalist for Japanese newspaper, Mainichi, and was chairperson of the Japanese Alumni Association for a term
- Mampo anchored the evening news for Afrisat media, broadcasting into Africa daily.
- She co-owns an events company called Evening Flame Communications
- Mampo enjoyed a fruitful period of 3 years in Hollywood, casting in several tv dramas and film.
10 things you dont know about Iris Zungu
