EFF MPs should have participated in Parliament hearings: Legal expert

Legal expert Advocate Modidima Mannya says the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) should have participated in a hearing instead of heading to court over proceedings into the conduct of six MPs who stormed the stage during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in February.

The EFF will also challenge the proposed penalties that will be imposed on its MPs. They include suspension from Parliament without pay for the entire month of February next year. The EFF’s case is expected to be heard in the Western Cape High Court today. Mannya says the party could have chosen another route.“It is unfortunate because, in this instance, the EFF has elected not to participate in the proceedings, and elected to approach a court of law. These again drag the judiciary into the disputes within Parliament, exposing the judiciary to the ongoing attacks which, some of them, come from members of Parliament.”“In my view, the EFF should have participated in the process from start to finish, ensure that it raises whatever concerns it has so that it is easier for us to determine the rationality of the decisions of the committee,” adds Mannya.

Simon Cowell apologized to Rebecca Ferguson for not calling out bullying

Rebecca Ferguson revealed music mogul Simon Cowell reached out to her in private to apologise to her for not calling out bullying in the music industry. According to The Mirror, the pop star has claimed that her life became a living hell after she had a clash with two bigwigs in the music world.

 

Ferguson, who rose to fame on The X Factor in 2010, stated how she was “mentally manipulated, bullied and abused” after the ITV show and how her life was controlled to the point to who could or couldn’t date her.Speaking with the publication, Ferguson revealed Simon Cowell apologized to her in 2019 but she was “disappointed” that the apology was not made publically.sorry for the way I had been treated, and he wished he had stepped in sooner to ensure I was looked after,” she said.

“He said, ‘I can tell this is distressing you. These people have been bad to me, too, and I’m sorry I allowed it to happen and sorry I didn’t step in.’

“For a moment, I accepted his apology,” she added. “He shook my hand and said, ‘We will sort it out.’ I think it was his way of trying to calm the storm. But no one apologised to me publicly. They left a question mark hanging over my head, which I think is wrong.

Marvel bosses didn’t want to cast Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr. is one of the most prominent faces of the Marvel universe as Iron Man; however, initially, the franchise’s higher-ups had an issue with the actor’s casting due to his legal past troubles.During an interview with Vanity Fair, the superhero’s franchise head honcho Kevin Feige shared, “It purely came down to the Marvel board being nervous at putting all of their chips in their future films on somebody who famously had those legal troubles in the past.”He continued, “I wasn’t very good — and I’m still not great — at taking no for an answer. But I also don’t pound my chest to try to get my way. Adding, “I try to figure out ways to make it as clear to other people why we should head in a direction. And that’s when the idea of a screen test came up.”

Previously, Marvel’s founder David Maisel revealed he argued for the approval of the 58-year-old after opposition from other executives.My board thought I was crazy to put the future of the company in the hands of an addict. I helped them understand how great he was for the role. We all had confidence that he was clean and would stay clean,” the ex-head told The New Yorker.


 

Zahara’s fiancé pulls the plug on controlling family

There seems to be behind-the-scenes drama brewing between family of multi-award winning musician, Zahara and her hubby-to-be, Mpho Xaba. While the doctors are doing their best to save Zahara?s life, who turned 36 in November, her fiancé has allegedly pulled the plug on her “controlling” family. According to a reliable source, Xaba allegedly told the hospital management during the week that he was reneging on last week’s agreement that only himself, Zahara’s mother Nokhaya, her two sisters and brother were allowed to visit her in ICU at a private hospital.


 

 

This week an angry Xaba told hospital management and doctors treating Zahara that only himself will visit her, claiming her family wants to control everything yet they won’t pay for her hospital bills,” the source alleges, adding that, “Zahara family has been banned from visiting her after he overheard them discussing unsettling money issues yet they won’t pay for urgent medical procedures that need to be done to save her. Mpho put his foot down and said he’s Zahara husband,” said the source.The source maintains that Zahara?s mom, Nokhaya, and brother haven’t done anything wrong, but have been supportive towards her.“Zahara’s mom has been dragged into this situation because her sisters are too controlling. Remember when Zahara had to do more tests, it was his brother who raised the money, which ran into a few thousands of Rands,” adds the source.

Zimoja has learned that that more money is needed for more tests to be performed to determine how far she can be assisted medically, but her family doesn?t have enough money. .

“Zahara is still awaiting more funds to do more tests before she can be put in the long queue for a liver transplant. But no one is coming to assist her, despite promises done privately by some of her music industry colleagues.”

According to the source, chances of her spending Christmas in hospital are high after she was admitted a fortnight ago with a liver-related complications.Despite her man setting boundaries about who can visit, it is alleged that rapper and business mogul, Cassper Nyovest, paid Zahara a visit this week on two occasions. Cassper made sure he didn’t take any photos with her or anyone in case photos of Zahara are leaked on the internet since she is frail,” said a source.

Zimoja broke the story last Sunday that Zahara was sick but her family and management team asked for privacy and prayers. They promised that updates would be made on the musician?s social media platforms but this hasn’t happened. When called for comment, Zahara’s manager Oyama Dyosiba defended Xaba, saying he was acting within his rights.“That guy doing an amazing job and acting within his responsibilities. For Zahara to be in private hospital it is because of him. Zahara remains in hospital we can’t allow everyone to come in as they please. Her state is critical and sensitive. Until she is fully fine we can?t allow certain people,” he said.

House of Zwide director and former Scandal! actor Kagiso Modupe has thanked for the succesful delivery of their son, Paballo Modupe

House of Zwide director and former Scandal! actor Kagiso Modupe has thanked for the succesful delivery of their son, Paballo Modupe. The producer-director Kagiso Modupe left his Instagram followers feeling emotional after he shared photos of his newborn son and his children at the hospital.He wrote: “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Modupe family presents and welcomes the arrival of our son Paballo yaBakwena Modupe. Special appreciation to my wife Liza, never have I ever witnessed such strength. You are a true proverbs 31 women. The love I have for you is immeasurable. Bakwena ba go leboga Mmarona. Our ancestors are rejoicing at this one. Pula.”The beloved actor-turned-director, who’s been dubbed the “Tyler Perry” of Mzansi also made headlines this past Mother’s Day, when he bought his wife a brand new Mercedes Benz.The film director and actor Kagiso Modupe also trended in October 2022, when he revealed interview on King David’s Podcast that he used his private part to become a millionaire. “It’s funny… I used my private parts to become a millionaire.When the podcaster asked him how he used his manhood to become a millionaire, the star adds that at the time he’d been married to his wife for 12 years and he was not circumcised.


 

 

 

 

He realised that since he is not circumcised he can educate and encourage other men to get circumcised.

Modupe approached Brothers For Life and Right to Care to start a public circumcision campaign to encourage men to get circumcised with him on the same day.

He created a social media advert that stated, he will receive R1 for every man that gets circumcised. The filmmaker was successful in persuading 1,1 million South African men to circumcise in just one day and was able to make his first million as a result of this campaign.

IOL reported that the millionaire’s film Losing Lerato which premiered in September 2019 hit the number one spot in around major theatres in Mzansi in the first week of its official release and became the first independent film to gross over R4.1 million in five weeks.

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