Month: June 2024

There is never a shortage of claims about the love life and relationships of local actress and media personality Minnie Dlamini, and she has had to respond to them now and then.

But that has not changed much the reality that she faces about her life and relationships. people still talk. The latest claim about her apparently got to her nerves and she responded accordingly, indicating legal action might be taken in the case.

 

 

 
How did it all happen?

In a recent post on his official X account, the controversial blogger reported about the death of a former DStv Executive, Nkateko Mabaso, noting that Minnie Dlamini cheated on her ex-husband Quinton Jones with him.

Minnie Dlamini denies the claims he cheated on her ex-husband with Mabaso, however. The claim actually upset her and she made it clear that such never happened. She described Musa as being disrespectful to Mabaso’s memory while also noting that Musa had previously claimed that she cheated with businessman Edwin Sodi.

JIMMY NEVIS UNMASKED ON ‘THE MASKED SINGER SOUTH AFRICA’
Singer Jimmy Nevis was unmasked as Boo mbox on The Masked Singer South Africa semi-final this past weekend. The show has been running for the last twelve weeks with many electrifying performances. This week, only J’Something was able to hit the nail on the head with the singer.

 
Somizi Mhlongo, Sithelo Shozi and Skhumba Hlophe all had their wires crossed, identifying the high-voltage masked performer as Idols Season nine runner-up Brenden Praise.

Although Boombox bamboozled the entire “forensic team” during his show debut, J’Something knew it was Jimmy the second time Boombox set the stage alight. From then onwards, J’Something built his Boombox/Jimmy Nevis case round after round until the live-wire masked singer’s journey identity was finally unplugged in the semi-final.

Boombox blasted onto The Masked Singer South Africa with a baffling clue package and powerful, perfectly balanced rendition of John Legend’s Tonight.

Boombox introduced himself in a video shot in a grunge-style environment with colourful graffiti and the show’s wacky “men and ladies” spray-painting some slogans. That’s when Boombox revealed he had skyscraper dreams before lifting people off their seats, amplifying this clue by enrolling a massive construction building plan. The detectives also heard that despite mostly keeping to himself, Bo ombox showed off when it was time to show up.

And he did! J’Something instantly knew from how he belted out the song that Boombox was a muso. However, the construction clue and graffiti put J’Something on the wrong track. The Micasa singer then locked in comedian Donovan Goliath, who climbed the corporate ladder as an advertising art director before getting people off their seats with his jokes.

Sithelo, Skhumba and Somizi realised their first impressions of Boombox were off the mark. Despite his swag and the sound mixer on his shoulders, they concluded that Boombox was not a DJ but an introvert with an amazing voice who loved music. Sithelo chose actor Loyiso McDonald.

Somizi picked investigative journalist McFarlane Moleli, and Skhumba put forward Brenden Praise, the name Somizi and Sithelo would later latch onto.

THE FINALE OF THE COMPETITION
J’Something caught Boombox’s frequency the second time he hit the stage. While performing Hold On by Drake, J’Something shouted confidently, “I know this guy!” Being a musician himself, he recognised Boombox’s distinct tone, and from this moment onwards, all of Bo ombox’s clues ticked J’Something’s Jimmy Nevis boxes.

However, Skhumba and Sithelo’s analysis of the same clues pointed to Brenden Praise, and they sang from this same hymn sheet from this round until the end.

“I’m such a fan of this guy because of his tone, and his ability to write incredible music that even shines through a mask,” said J’Something.

The singer described his experience on The Masked Singer South Africa as nothing but fun.

“I mean, who doesn’t want to dress up in strange costumes and dance like you’re dancing in your room and nobody can see you?” he said.

There are still four remaining cloak-and-dagger singers who will battle it out to win the Golden Mask trophy: Blue Crane, Owl, Giraffe and Gold. Of course this means all the masks will be revealed on The Masked Singer South Africa finale.

The finale will be screened on S3 (formerly SABC3) on Saturday, 29 June at 18:30. There will be a rebroadcast on SABC 1 on Thursdays at 21:00 and S3 on Fridays at 18:00.

Ann Malinga, the widow of musician and producer Robbie Malinga has threatened to take legal action against the now-defunct TS Record and Universal Music. Ann now demands all the recording agreements and statements between her late husband, Universal Music, and TS Records. She says she needs all the documents to round up Robbie’s estate.That she wants the recording agreements spanning from 2013 to 2020. The frustrated Ann says she has been pursuing documents from the two companies since her husband’s passing six years ago. “I have been requesting for these documents since January 2018, just a few days after Robbie’s burial,” Ann says. She now suspects that there is something dodgy that has happened and that, that is probably the reason why she is being sent from pillar to post. “There is more to this than meets the eye.

 

 

 

 
The mother of two says this process is delaying rounding up her late husband’s estate and holding her back from moving on with her life. Her lawyer, Bongani Mdakane from Mdakane Attorneys Inc. wrote to Manusha Sarawan of Universal Music on May 17, to get answers on the recording agreements after she alleges TS Records “blue ticked” her. The letter states: “Our client’s instructions are that, during Mr Malinga’s lifetime, he entered into a recording agreement with you (“The Recording Agreement”).Furthermore, Mr Malinga participated extensively as a producer, performer and/or composer in recordings owned and/or controlled by TS Records (“TS Recordings”). The letter continues: “Kindly furnish us with a copy of the Recording Agreement with all its iterations (if any) as our client is not in possession of same. “Additionally, we requested all agreements for all TS-owned Recordings that our client participated in as a producer, performer and/or composer.

Mbalenhle Mavimbela is a South African actress. She is one of the celebrated actresses who has gained a lot of popularity in the industry over the past few years.
Playing the starring role of Tandzile in the telenovela brought her fame. She has also appeared in other television shows like Showmax’s The Wife, where she played Hlomu.
Growing up, the budding actor saw acting as a play without knowing she could make a career of it.
Early Life

 

Mbalenhle Mavimbela was born on January 14, 1997, in the small town of Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. She has been a bubbly person since childhood and wanted to explore.
As an inquisitive child, the darling actress loved to be adventurous and was always outside playing with the boys, while many would say she was rough.
Her late grandmother, Thembi Mavimbela, and her mother, Tholakele, disciplined her. They changed her from being headstrong to a strong-willed woman.
Education
Mbalenhle Mavimbela attended Pinetown Girls’ High School. At school, she developed a deep interest and passion for acting.
Career
Mbalenhle attended auditions without training and says she learned to act from the streets. Later, she started appearing in theatre plays and grew to land lead roles on screen.
Though she has appeared in many television roles, many viewers love her character as vulnerable Hlomu.
She featured as a Celebrity Guest in season two of the SABC2 Comedy, Game/Quiz Show #Karektas.
In Season one of the E. tv telenovela Durban Gen, the actress appeared as Thandi. She played Negotiator in season seven of the Mzansi Magic soap opera Isibaya.
Mbalenhle played Tandzile in season one of E. tv Supernatural, Telenovela Isipho. Zamazulu was the role she played in season one of SABC1 Drama Judas Kiss.
In season ten of the SABC1 Drama, Soap Opera Skeem Saam, Mbalenhle played the role of Nothile

June is Youth Month in South Africa and 21-year-old Josh Thirion, who plays the role of Luke on Summertide, is one of South Africa’s up-and-coming stars. So, here’s five things to know about him.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JOSH THIRION
HE IS A PUBLISHED COOKBOOK AUTHOR
Josh Thirion is a multi-talented 21-year-old actor and published author from Cape Town, South Africa. Despite his young age, Josh is so accomplished. He demonstrated a passion for cooking and writing and went on to publish two children’s cookbooks, titled Cook with Josh and Bake with Josh.

 

JOSH STUDIED PERFORMING ARTS
As he grew older, Josh’s interests shifted from cooking to acting, and he pursued his newfound passion by studying performing arts for three years. Josh joined the entertainment industry in 2023 and has since been part of a few productions, including M-Net’s Summertide.

HE PLAYS THE ROLE OF LUKE ON ‘SUMMERTIDE’
Josh expressed that he felt grateful to be apart of the Summertide cast. He went on to say that he enjoyed the chance to feel like a teenager again on the show.

“Playing Luke was a chance to feel like a teenager again and being able to connect with the other guys, and create moments of youthfulness through the surfing scenes, the typical teenage banter and the rebellious antics that Luke and the rest of the surf gang get up to, which made the experience of the Luke character a memorable one at that,” he said exclusively to The South African.

JOSH WAS HOME SCHOOLED
The actor attended Bellville Noord Primary School until Grade four. Josh was then home schooled for the rest of his schooling career. He explained that this was a big step for him, but he adapted easily.

“Going over to Homeschooling was a big step in a new direction and quite different in the beginning, but luckily I adapted pretty easily, made new friends, joined in on Homeschool activities and experienced a different way of learning things that were more unique and creative, and that was absolutely great for a kid like me that wasn’t school’s number one fan,” he said exclusively to The South African.