Noxolo Grootboom may have retired as an anchor — but she's not done Beloved SABC isiXhosa newsreader Noxolo Grootboom has retired her lyrical language skills after 37 years with the broadcaster — at least those she used on air. As she tells Leonie Wagner, she still has a message to impart Champion of Xhosa culture Noxolo Grootboom chose to be photographed in Venda dress to thank the president. Image: Masi Losi A three-person glam squad towers over Noxolo Grootboom. One is doing final touches to her makeup, another is fixing her clothes and a third is going over her interview schedule for the day.