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Number 69 on the 2024 list
Zola Nene is a TV chef from South Africa, named to the AFN 100 in 2024 for judging the new season of MasterChef South Africa on SABC3.
In February 2024 Zola Nene was announced as the first judge for the new season of MasterChef South Africa on SABC3, in which 20 home cooks competed for a R1 million prize. She judged season 5 alongside Justine Drake and the newly appointed Katlego Mlambo. A TV chef, food stylist and author of the best-selling cookbooks Simply Delicious, Simply Zola and Simply Seven Colours, she also hosted Celeb Feasts with Zola.