Mpho Xaba, the man who married South African singer Zahara a few weeks before her death, has revealed that he still does not know where she is buried, as her family shut him out on the day following her demise last year.

Zahara passed away on 11 December at a private hospital in Johannesburg after struggling with a liver ailment.Xaba, who proposed to Zahara in March last year, reportedly paid lobola for the Afro-soul musician only a few weeks before her death.

 
While he had been welcomed gracefully by her family while Zahara lived, Xaba said, all this changed when she passed away he told Sunday World.

“I was completely sidelined on funeral arrangements. [They did] not consult me on anything. Myself and my family were completely sidelined. Our opinions didn’t matter. In fact, we were not allowed to make any opinions,” he said. Xaba, a businessman, said that Zahara’s sisters had started fabricating stories that he wanted to grab her property, which had fuelled negative sentiments against him.

“Her family creates a crisis. They lied, her sisters lied. …They said I was busy claiming Bulelwa’s properties, I don’t know why.

“I have three properties, I don’t know why they would think that because Bulelwa’s house was on the verge of getting auctioned again. And I am the one who said ‘let us get out of that situation’,” he said.

Xaba revealed that despite being sidelined, he was still paying for Zahara’s medical bills.

“I am still paying her hospital bill. Her total hospital bill is around R820,000. Fortunately medical aid covered R712,000 of it. The rest I must pay for it.

“There is no one to pay for it in the family. Obviously because they only care about themselves and what they can get from all of this,” he said. Telly Africa

Lumka Mkutukana and Bandezwa Mkutukana-Febana, Zahara’s sisters are again making headlines for the wrong reasons. Last week, they made headlines after it was established that they were selling Zahara’s furniture and other valuables after being evicted from her house.Undoubtedly, the mega sale was a shocker to many. Confirmed reports have it that photos of Zahara’s furniture are circulating WhatsApp with price tags attached. On the other hand, the rumour mill has it that Zahara’s sisters also listed her awards for sale.

However, rumour mill has it that her sisters approached some of Zahara’s former clients and friends to buy some of her furniture before putting the rest on a mega sale. Barely a few days after being evicted, Zahara’s sisters are trending after being accused of vandalism. Reports have it that they vacated the house on Friday night.

However, confirmed reports have that they also left some of Zahara’s clothes scattered around the house. Close sources to the new owner have it that the sisters left Zahara’s Little Falls mansion in Roodepoort in an ugly state.

 

The late singer’s sisters are said to have vandalized her lush house, prompting the new owner to open a criminal case against Zahara’s sisters.

Reports allege that the sisters trashed the residence and stole a built-in stove. They also allegedly removed the ceiling, and a wooden double garage door broke the front gate and left a poo in the pool.

A close source confirmed the incident and revealed that the new owner is weighing options before pursuing legal action.

The agent told Sunday World, “They have caused damage that easily amounts to over R300 000. However, they stayed at this house rent-free for over six months. What kind of thanks is this? Who does this to someone else’s property?”

However, reports have it that Zahara’s sisters left the house during the day and later returned at night to leave a trail of distraction.

“It makes no sense what they did there. It just screams of anger and ungratefulness. The owner is within his rights to open a case and is currently weighing his options,” the agent said.

By now we all know that Dawn Thandeka King has five children whom she wholeheartedly loves. We see this all the time on Instagram, the Uzalo actress always posts photos of herself and her children and we absolutely can’t stop gushing.

Here are five photos of Dawn King with her previous kids which we find cute.

So beautiful!Dawn Thandeka King, (born 01 October 1977 in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, South African), actress and media personality best known for playing the role of MaNgcobo in SABC sopaie drama Uzalo and as Thandiwe on Mzansi Magic new telenovela Diep City.

Who is Dawn Thandeka King?
Dawn Thandeka King was born on 01 October 1977, in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Dawn Thandeka King education
Dawn Thandeka King went on to complete her drama studies at Technikon Natal (now known as Durban University of Technology (DUT))

Dawn Thandeka King husband and children
Dawn Thandeka King is a mother of five children namely Jadazia, Jaedon, Jayda, Jaydeen, and Jaedon. She was married to Durban-based businessman Jabulani Msomi for 15 years until their marriage ended on 2017.Career
Dawn Thandeka King played a starring role as Lindiwe Xulu, the wife of self-made gangster Muzi Xulu, in the SABC1 soapie Uzalo.

She also has experience as a radio actress, motivational speaker, MC and an indigenous musician.

Dawn’s television acting debut was in 2012 in the Mzansi Magic telenovela iNkaba, in which she played the recurring role of flirtatious, gossiping domestic worker Anele.

She starred in many stage plays, including Peace in The Valley, which debuted at the Playhouse Theatre in 2000, directed by Jerry Pooe.

She performed her indigenous music at the Land Reform exhibition in NASREC in August 2013, and was invited to perform at The Plat4orm theatre in Bezuidenhoed in Johannesburg, for Woman’s month in 2013. She also shot a short film called Black Silence, in November 2013.

Dawn was recalled to perform her indigenous music, at The Land Reform Exhibition in February 2014, this time held at the Event’s Exhibition Center in Pretoria. She was also involved in two short films called Untitled and Hlezephi, which were directed by Rethabile Mathobi and Tony Miyambo. These short films were part of the Youth Film Project called Mandela’s children.

In July 2014, Dawn was invited to be part of the cast of Eclipsed, directed by Warona Seane, which had a three-week run at the Soweto Theatre.

She got her big break in 2015 with a starring role as the matriarch of a gangster family in the SABC1 soapie Uzalo.

In 2017 she was cast in the Mzansi Magic prison drama series Lockdown, as tough ringleader Ma Z and in 2021 she landed a starring role as Thandiwe on Mzansi Magic new telenovela Diep City.

The award-winning actress Elizabeth Serunye, who’s been playing fan-favourite character Jacobeth Thobakgale in Skeem Saam for a decade was a cakes vendor before landing roles on TV. ELIZABETH SERUNYE: ‘I HAVE TRIED SO MANY THINGS’
The popular actress Elizabeth Serunye tells Sunday World that she tried many things before becoming the well-known Skeem Saam character Jacobeth Thobakgale from selling cakes to working in retail.

“I have tried so many things in my life. This goes from selling cakes by the street corner to working in retail,” Serunye says.

 

 
Today she’s currently watched by millions of viewers who are fascinated by her character and her longtime nemesis, Alfred Magongwa, played by Putla Sehlapelo.

Thobakgale was dethroned from her role as principal at Turfloop High since the inception of the show this season and Alfred, who was vice scored the role.

“Miss Thobakgale just feels the need to go but you know, sometimes you should fight for what you believe in as I did in my life, we’ll see how the storyline develops,” she says.

OTHER ROLES BEFORE ‘SKEEM SAAM’
The 51-year-old actress better known as “Batista” to her learners at Turfloop High tells the publication she started acting training in 1986 in her hometown of Alexandra, a township north of Johannesburg.

She lost some gigs, worked in retail, and landed a role at age 23 on Dinnete Tsa Bophelo.

She also got an acting gig the same year, 2001 on SABC1’s soapie Generations, and later She bagged a role on e.tv’s canned soapie Rhythm City as Rose and later joined Skeem Saam in 2011 as the strict and focused principal.

She’s also appeared on The Coconuts, Mzee Wa Two Six, and Ga Re Dumele.

The Sibongile and The Dlaminis actress Luyanda Zwane took to her Instagram on Wednesday, 19 June to reveal why she left.

 

 
“Me when they said I’m full of myself and difficult when I didn’t go to the watch party. Meantime I was at the hospital watching the first episode with my grandmother who was dying of cancer.”

“Me when that one old actor told extras that I’m faking being sick on set. When I was on oxygen and could barely breathe.”

Zwane also concluded her Instagram story by asking viewers to stop asking why she is leaving the show.

“Stop asking me why I’m leaving the show, ya’ll don’t know what I went through”.

An insider revealed to Zimoja that the actress was allegedly “tough to work with, and people had to navigate around her.”

Zwane states that people will always talk and have opinions. She also does not recall a single time she was a drama queen.

“People will always have opinions on how they experience you. I have never heard anyone on any set complain about me being a drama queen,” she told Zimoja.

Images via Instagram @luyanda__zwane
HER REPLACEMENT IN ‘SIBONGILE AND THE DLAMINIS’
Actress Nsikelelo Mthiyane has taken over the role of Sibongile Mbamo in season two of Sibongile and The Dlaminis.

Mthiyane reveals to Sunday World that she joined an agency at the beginning of 2024 and was called to be an extra on the show.

“At the beginning of the year, I joined an agency for extras and was called to be an extra on Sibongile & The Dlamini’s because Zwane had already left.”

The actress adds that she was then given a script to audition during her wardrobe check. She had no idea she was replacing Luyanda Zwane who resigned as Sibongile.

“It’s a surreal feeling because it is a replacement role, but I am grateful for the breakthrough because I finally get to do what I have always wanted to do,” says Mthiyane.

The 21-year-old adds that the Sibongile and Dlaminis cast members and production have been helpful in helping her get into character.

She didn’t think it would happen this way. She believes God has a way of placing you where you want to be in life.

“I too am excited to see how people are going to react when they finally see me on screen.”