Vuyo mbuli biography definition

VUYO Mbuli, who has died at the age of 46, became one of South Africa's most recognisable faces and voices as presenter of the morning show on SABC2 and as a talkshow host on SAfm radio.

In charge of the morning show with co-presenter Leanne Manas, Mbuli was a consummate professional.

His private life was sometimes tempestuous but, no matter what was happening behind the scenes, he remained the same polished, seemingly relaxed, amiable, immaculately dressed pro in front of the cameras.

He would come waltzing in minutes before the show's 6am start, displaying no sign of nerves and never flustered.

Sometimes, while waiting to interview a guest, he would play Solitaire on his laptop. But this apparent insouciance hid the fact that he had been up since am going through the New York Times and other overseas publications as well as the local papers online.

His interviewing style was accommodating rather than combative o