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Early life
Bob Mabena is a South African radio DJ, journalist, entrepreneur and radio and television personality best known as a presenter of Studio Mix on SABC. Bob was the third child of Mokgadi, who came from Northern Transvaal, in an area which is part of the present day Limpopo and settled in Marabastaad. His parents were forcefully moved to Atteridgeville and that is where Bob was raised in Atteridgeville, Pretoria and 13 of them lived in a 4 roomed house. Bob lost his mother at the age of 11 and was raised by his grandmother who died in June 2020 after contacting Covid-19.

Career
Bob didnt finish school. He befriended Aldrin Mokgotsi who made a pact with him, he show him how to mix and he will take him to Radio Bop in Mafikeng, in the Republic of Boputhatswana and will work out a way to get him into the Radio Bop [radio Boputhatswana]. In 1989 Bob was squatting at Aldrin Mokgotsi family home and everyday he went to Radio Bop studios, trying to get in with no luck until that day in 1989, the DJ didn't pitch up because he had an argument with the station manager and the station manager came out and found Bob sitting outside and he called him in and gave him, the chance to dj and he blew him out by his knowledge of jazz, he never expected that from him considering his age and the rest was history. Koos Hadebe of Radio Metro, Metro FM snatched him from Radio Bop to host a break fast show and Bob became a Radio sensation. In 1994, Bob, and Lindelani Mkhize, a music executive picked up Doctor Khumalo who was a soccer sensation of the moment, from his place in Bellevue, Johannesburg and they ended up in the studio where Doctor found himself in a awkward situation made to say something on a beat that MDU have made with Wendy Mseleku on the booth together with Bob. Together, they recorded a smash hit song called "Get Funky", which was a cover of C&C Music Factory'"Do you wanna get funky". The song was produced by MDU. Bob's rap lyrics of the song bited Snoop Dogg Doggy's "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)"  and Cool & Gang ""Get Down on it"

Bob Mabena left Metro FM and worked in other stations like Highveld Stereo 94.7 and Kaya 95.9, and Igagasi FM in Durban and he became managers of those stations and at his time of death he was working at Power 98.7 FM

Personally Life
Bob married his second wife Eucharist Hadebe in 2015 and she was his employee at Power FM 98.7. Bob' s boss on Power FM (also known as Power 98.7 FM) is a South African commercial radio station based in Gauteng. Given Mkhari on Bob's ' memorial service on Thursday 23 August 2020, said, Bob ate his stock. He was previously married to Zandile Nzalo who is a TV presenter and businesswoman, She is the founder of Zanenza Communications, a public relations agency. They divorced in 2009.