10 Interesting Facts About House of Zwide’s Thato Dithebe (Neo)
10 Interesting Facts About House of Zwide’s Thato Dithebe (Neo). His is a name that will still be known for years to come in the industry. This is simply because Thato Dithebe has some star power and he has been consistent for years. Learn more about him from the 10 facts below.
1. 21 year old Thato Dithebe hails from the West Rand of Johannesburg, in Kugersdorp, Mogale City.
2. He holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Witswatersrand, where he graduated in 2021.
3. Also known as ‘President Thato‘ to his peers, Thato has been hustling his way into the game since the age of 8 years old.
4. He made his mark on TV when he won the Maggie 2-Minute Noodles YoTV Presenter Search in 2012, and the rest as they say is history.
5. Thato started off as a presenter on YotvLive, a longstanding youth program which airs on SABC 1.
6. Ever since then the rising star has been getting a lot of screen time. He is the host of Gen Z, a music show on Channel O, alongside media personality and actress Candice Modiselle.
7. As an actor, Thato made his debut playing Neo in House of Zwide. Neo is Alex Khazi’s right-hand man and design assistant with who he shares all his secrets and plans to destroy Funani Zwide.
8. He is also a dancer of note who has represented South Africa on the biggest international stages on multiple occasions, as a part of the South African Dance Team.
9. In 2015 Thato was crowned world champion at the IDO World Hip Hop, Breakdance, and Electric Boogie Championships in Rimini, Italy. Locally he won South Africa’s Got Talent in 2016 with his dance crew Kryptonite Dance Academy.
10. Not only is he a talented TV host, dancer and actor, President Thato boasts such skills as MCing.