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Zodwa Wabantu regrets losing fiance Ntobeko Linda through fame

Published

5 years ago

August 7, 2019

Vosho dancer Zodwa Wabantu bares all in the last episode of her reality show on Moja Love, which was shot at Soweto Theatre on Monday night. Dressed in a black crop top, short skirt and strappy heels, Zodwa was in high spirits despite reports of her recent split from fiancé Ntobeko Linda, who was at the event The socialite and dancer was joined by Khanyi Mbau (they both dated wealthy businessman Mandla Mthembu); controversial musician Jub Jub and Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, a s-e-x therapist. The show was hosted by Trevor Gumbi.

The Soweto-born star, who shot to fame as a dancer who preferred to gyrate on stage sans any underwear and in barely-there outfits, started out as a 16-years old hustling on the streets, trying her best to eke out a living the only way she knew how.

And she wasn’t ashamed to revisit her past. I’ll never forget taking care of myself as a child, that’s why I’m not scared of anything, you can’t hurt me. They used to hide bath soap and food from me. I then realised that I have a vagina I can use to better myself.

I remember staying with my friend Nombulelo Nkomo at Dlamini 2 (Soweto). She had a backroom; so we would squat there. I would go to the streets to hustle and she would do all the house chores for us. I was the provider, bringing home plastics full of groceries,” Zodwa recalled. After realising that life on the streets wasn’t really sustainable, Zodwa re-branded herself.

She explained: “Street-life doesn’t pay. The money you get just disappears without even seeing how you spent it. I know in the hood some women still do it for alcohol, expensive hair and staying at luxurious hotels but I was never that person. I would tell a guy not to take me to the public and feed me expensive food or stuff like that, I just wanted money.

Since bursting onto the social scene in 2017, when she got all eyes on her at the Vodacom Durban July, her career took a turn for the better. She scored many gigs and grabbed headlines for her butt-naked performances. Some saluted her and others slated her. She was even banned from performing in some African countries.

Zodwa Wabantu and Ntobeko Linda

But that didn’t stop her from being who she is. Instead, she continued to trend on social media and bagged Zodwa Wabantu: Uncensored, where she reveals much about her personal life with Linda, whom she was supposed to marry.

“Being in a relationship with a young person like Ntobeko was so nice because I didn’t have to cook or do laundry for him, he couldn’t tell me anything. I work hard, I have money and that’s how I kept him,” Zodwa revealed. However, the romance was short-lived. Not long after proposing to him with a R55 000 engagement ring and paying lobola, Zodwa called it quits.

“I called off the wedding after considering Ntobeko’s feelings because he’s still young and would probably want to have children in the future, which is not part of my plans,” Zodwa admitted. While she regrets losing her man through fame, she doesn’t regret the fractured relationship she has with some of her family.

“I don’t have to fix any relationship with my family because we don’t have a proper foundation. They can’t have me now. Yes, they can call me if they need help and I will provide for them but they have no right to have a say in what I do with my life. I don’t need them, even to bury me because they once said I’ll have to bury myself when I was living the street life, not even knowing why I was doing it,” she shared.

That said, she does maintain her close ties with her two sisters and an aunt, who would check up on her when things got really tough. Zodwa has made friends in the industry, who have sort of becoming family to her. Mbau is one such person. Besides having the similarities of not caring about what people say, Zodwa and Mbau have something else in common-their kids share the same father.

When asked if there was ever bad blood between the two, Mbau said she’s never had a problem with Zodwa and they got along since the first time they met.

Even though she has a thick skin, Zodwa confessed that she sometimes cries when she watches her show because it takes her back to her ugly past. But she feels optimistic about the future and is taking it one day at a time. To see the full interview, catch the finale episode of “Zodwa Wabantu: Uncensored” this Saturday at 6 pm on Moja Love (DStv channel 157).

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Robert Marawa under fire for dissing Hugo Broos, Bafana Bafana coach

Published

3 months ago

January 31, 2024

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Popular Mzansi sports journalist, radio, and television presenter, Robert Marawa is being cooked by South Africans following Bafana Bafana’s victory against Morocco on Tuesday night.

The Mzansi team is now qualified for the AFCON quarterfinals, which has raised the hopes of fans and nationals.

Hugo Broos

While people celebrated on social media, Robert’s tweet against the Bafana’s coach, Hugo Broos resurfaced.

Critics and trolls dealt with the radio presenter and sportscaster for being negative towards the coach after the soccer team lost their first match.

Robert Marawa

“Bo Robert Marawa wanted Hugo Broos replaced before the tournament even ended. I understand why they sometimes say knowing the sport doesn’t mean you’re a good administrator,” a tweep wrote.

Here are some of the reactions:

We ain’t forget when o Robert Marawa started posting this when Bafana Bafana lost the 1st game

We kept on believing in Hugo Broos pic.twitter.com/92YgyT648T

— Nhlaka (@u_nhlakaa) January 30, 2024

This is why coach Pitso rejected Robert Marawa’s radio interviews. This man is toxic 🚮 pic.twitter.com/4Y5VMFC2OW

— Ace ..  (@Ace__Anele) January 31, 2024

How Hugo Broos look at Robert Marawa and Junior Khanye after Bafana Bafana progressed to quarter final regardless of their negativity 😂 pic.twitter.com/pVjFbftvI4

— #NativeOfBelaBela (@tsheko2020) January 31, 2024

Half the people taking shots at Robert Marawa also had doubt in Hugo Broos at some point, especially after we lost the 1st game at this tournament. That we’ve reached the quarterfinals doesn’t mean we all had faith in Hugo Broos. Hypocrites galore on this app.

— Huma Sir! (@Huma_Ofentse) January 31, 2024

Konje earlier so called “soccer expert ” Robert Marawa wanted Hugo Broos gone 🚮 pic.twitter.com/AUMguEQv09

— Colman (@PhotoColman) January 31, 2024

Robert Marawa getting fetched is so nice. Can’t believe I was blinded all this time thinking he is noble Kanti his got ama Agenda akhe.

— Dibo! (@MlDibo) January 31, 2024

Casuals doubted us, Robert Marawa wanted Broos sacked, look at us now pic.twitter.com/hMho6RXN0o

— Little Lord Fuckleroy (@_Siiihle) January 30, 2024

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In other news – ‘Leave my womb alone’: Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni reacts to baby speculation

Ex-Miss SA and radio host Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni responded to her reaction to baby speculation via an Instagram Story on Thursday 25 January.

Liesl Laurie

Miss SA 2015 Liesl Laurie Mthombeni had a Q&A session on Instagram last week. One of her followers expressed that they saluted her on her comments surrounding the pressure of having babies after marriage. Liesl married medical doctor and entertainer Musa Mthombeni in July 2022 and have been happy and in love since. Read More

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Liesl Laurie reacts to baby speculation

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3 months ago

January 31, 2024

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Ex-Miss SA and radio host Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni responded to her reaction to baby speculation via an Instagram Story on Thursday 25 January.

Liesl Laurie

“Wanted to salute you on your comments around the pressure of having babies. Well done,” read the comment.

Liesl replied to the comment saying that she will block people who do not leave her womb, and other women’s wombs alone.

Liesl Laurie

“Thanks Queen! Even now there are people in these Q&As asking ‘are you pregnant’. Answer: No leave my womb and every woman’s womb alone. Or my dear sweeties you will catch yourself a block and bless on my page, Musa’s page, and Cashews page,” she commented.

Check:

Musa previously revealed that he first connected with Liesl through the Direct Messages (DM) on Instagram in July 2020.

“One year ago on this day, the 2nd of July, my dear friend @dr_khanyile posted a picture of @liesllaurie on her IG stories. I commented on this story with a “😍” and sent @dr_khanyile a voice note highlighting my utter excitement for this post. Within the hour I sent @liesllaurie a sweet innocent message and as they say….. the rest is history,” he wrote.

“Since that day I’ve spoken to @liesllaurie everyday, throughout the day,” he continued.

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Arthur Mafokate to lose his luxurious guesthouse in Midrand

Published

3 months ago

January 30, 2024

Omara

Musician and producer Arthur Mafokate has been dealt a blow after Pretoria High Court on Tuesday dismissed his application to have his luxurious guesthouse in Midrand released from a preservation order.

Judge Mandlenkosi Motha ruled that Mafokate’s application failed to explain where he had procured the money to purchase the glamorous property.

The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) obtained an order on 21 December 2022 to preserve Property 85 Carslwald Road, Midrand belonging to Mafokate.

Investigations

This followed investigations conducted by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) which revealed that the South African Arts and Development Organisation (SAADA) was granted R9.3 million to assist unemployed youth in the poor and rural areas of the country, to impact skills in music, business video, film production dance and overall business of radio.

Instead, SAADA only used R1.8 million of those funds on the project, and used the remaining funds of R7.5 million to purchase a guesthouse known as La villa Rosa in Midrand.

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said during court proceedings, Mafokate argued that he was entitled to the R7.5 million as his businesses delivered the services as required by the NLC and that he had committed no offences.

Arthur Mafokate

“However, the NPA argued that although some kind of services were rendered, it was at most R1.8 million. The remainder of the funds was used to purchase the guesthouse, which was not the purpose of the grant allocation. The funds used to purchase the guesthouse was thus stolen from the NLC as it was not used for the allocated project.”

Affording the property

The court agreed with the NPA that it was against the terms and conditions of the grant for SAADA to carry over its obligations to any other organization, and that the development organization should have also returned any unused funds to the NLC.

It also found that Mafokate could give no reasonable explanation on how he could afford to purchase the guesthouse if it was not for NLC funds, particularly as his business accounts contained negligible balances when the grant was received from the NLC.

Therefore, the court dismissed, Mafokate’s application to have the guesthouse released from the preservation order with costs.

In 2022, the Kwaito legend and others were implicated in the misappropriation of R56 million in community development funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC).

Fighting corruption

Mahanjana said the Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Sibongile Mzinyathi, was grateful for the investigation conducted by the SIU on this matter,

“He said it illustrates the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies working together to eradicate corruption. He also welcomes the judgment as it demonstrates the NPA’s continuous fight against corruption at the highest level.

“This judgment paves the way for the AFU to enrol the matter for the final forfeiture of the guesthouse and all the other luxury properties worth millions of Rand purchased with stolen NLC funds. Should the forfeiture application be successful, the guesthouse will be sold at a public auction and the proceeds returned to the NLC,” Mahanjana said.

Source: News365.co.za