Katlego Sekhu image: Instagram/@ntombee_1/ South African media personality Ntombi Ngcobo Mzolo has remembered her late daughter on what would have been her birthday. “Happy heavenly birthday, my sweet Angel,” she wrote in an emotional post. “Not even death could separate us. You will live in my mind, my heart, and my soul until we meet again in heaven.” Her daughter, Linile passed away in a car accident on 17 September […]
Veteran actor Glen Gabela has expressed gratitude for the public support after he fell on hard times. Zuko Komisa Image | @thulile_g/TikTok Veteran actor Glen Gabela, has publicly thanked fans and colleagues for their support following a video that revealed his destitute living conditions. Gabela, who also starred in acclaimed shows like Yizo Yizo and Uzalo, went viral last week after a video showing him in tears at his home […]
Traditional healer Gogo Maweni and her husband Sabelo Mgube name their twin boys Simakade and Somandla. Bulelwa Hoala Image: @dr_maweni on Instagram Celebrated South African traditional healer Gogo Maweni, real name Makgotso Lee-Anne Mofokeng, has revealed the names of her twin boys. This is after the reality TV star and her husband, Sabelo Mgube, welcomed their bundles of joy on the 19th of July 2025. In celebration of her twins’ […]
Shauwn "MaMkhize" Mkhize has launched a new luxury weekend getaway to Eswatini. Zuko Komisa Image | @kwa_mammkhize/Instagram Flamboyant businesswoman and reality television star Shauwn "MaMkhize" Mkhize has unveiled her latest venture, a luxury weekend getaway to Eswatini, despite her ongoing financial challenges. Announced on 18 August 2025, the "Mam’Mkhize Weekend Experience" will take guests to Mbabane from 29 to 31 August. Packages for the exclusive trip start at R6,500 and […]
Nozipho Ntshangase shares her son, Luthando, has secured a place at an international university. Zuko Komisa Image: @simplynozipho on Instagram The Mommy Club reality TV personality Nozipho Ntshangase is overjoyed after announcing her son, Luthando, has secured a place at an international university. The proud mother shared the exciting news on Instagram, revealing the journey to find the right institution with the help of an educational consultancy. In a heartfelt […]
Katlego Sekhu Asavela gets candid on her divcorce Image: Instagram/@asavela_m Uzalo actress Asavela Mqokiyana has spoken for the first time about her divorce and the challenges of co-parenting. Asavela confirmed to actress and media personality Pasi Koetle that she is divorced and is now raising her child alongside her ex-husband. “The plan was to have a two-parent household. I didn’t have that and I wanted to heal my inner child,” […]
Nozi reflects on her HIV diagnosis with grace and hope Mapaballo Borotho Image @noziqamngana | Instagram South African media personality, TV host, podcaster, and author Nozi Qamngana Mayaba has shared a deeply moving letter to her 22-year-old self, a message filled with vulnerability, grace, and encouragement. The heartfelt post, published on Instagram, is a reminder to many that we should offer ourselves compassion for simply surviving with what we had […]
Kingston was convicted in $1M luxury goods scam alongside his mother Mapaballo Borotho Image @Youtube video screenshot American musician Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme. The Beautiful Girls hitmaker used his celebrity status to trick sellers into handing over luxury goods that he never paid for. His sentencing was handed down in a South Florida courtroom […]
“John Cena” hitmaker Sho Madjozi surprises fans with baby news after hiatus. Zuko Komisa Image | @shomadjozi/Instagram South African music sensation Sho Madjozi has delighted fans by announcing the birth of her first child. The news came as a surprise to many, as the "Dumi HiPhone" hitmaker had kept her pregnancy and private life under wraps during a months-long hiatus from the public eye. Sho Madjozi, whose real name is […]
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