Former AmaKhosi player Bernard Parker is a great soccer player who made great strides during his time with Kaizer Chiefs. While he is currently giving TS Galaxy all of his footie skills, he is also making sure that his children get to spend some time with their father.

In a clip shared by Bernard on Instagram, he can be seen doing what he does best — playing with a ball. This time, instead of his squad surrounding him, he was with his boy who really loved the fun and games.

 

 

BERNARD PARKER SPENDS QUALITY TIME WITH HIS BOY
Before moving to TS Galaxy, Bernard Parker had an impressive run with Kaizer Chiefs. He also played for the national team and reportedly scored 23 goals for the team during that time.

When he isn’t killing it on the soccer field, he is turning his backyard into a wonderful play space for his children.

Kaizer Chiefs BERNARD PARKER
Kaizer Chiefs legend Bernard Parker has found a new home at TS Galaxy. Image: @KaizerChiefs / Twitter
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Taking to Instagram, he shared a reel of himself playing a beautiful game of “foot volleyball” with his son.

During the game, he doesn’t hold back in showing off his skills and teaches his child a thing of two about ball control.

Thabo Bester’s story caught the world’s attention. Bester, a South African convicted criminal, escaped prison after faking his death. In a shocking twist of events, the authorities discovered Nandipha Magudumana, a seasoned medical doctor, helped him to escape.

Nandipha Magudumana helped plot one of South Africa’s biggest prison escapes. The professional medical doctor is the founder and chief executive officer of Optimum Medical Aesthetics, a skincare and wellness brand.

Nandipha Magudumana: Meet the Doctor who plotted Thabo Bester’s escape

 

 

 

In 2018, Dr Nandipha Magudumana was named among SADC’s Top100 Young Leaders. She was also listed among the top 20 most influential young South Africans. Her career trajectory was quite impressive until she got involved with a criminal.

The medical doctor’s father is Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni. She has a look-alike sister and a brother named Nkosinathi Sekeleni. She and her siblings were raised in Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal.

WHERE DID DR NANDIPHA STUDY?
The medical doctor is an alumna of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She pursued a Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) in Biomedical Sciences.

She also obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the same institution. Before joining the institution, she attended Port Edward Primary School and Port Shepstone High School for her basic education.

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CAREER
After completing her studies, Dr Nandipha Magudumana went into practice as a medical doctor. She worked at Edenvale Hospital from 2014 to 2015. She then secured a job at Far East Rand Hospital. She specialised in aesthetics and became one of the sought-after doctors dealing with dermatology, plastic surgery, and pharmaceuticals.

In 2017, she made a bold career move when she founded Optimum Medical Aesthetics Solutions. She is the clinic’s chief executive officer. The clinic is based in Morningside, Sandton, Johannesburg, and it offers non-surgical skin care and aesthetic solutions. She has worked with multiple high-end clients, including Zozibini Tunzi.

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WHO IS THE HUSBAND OF DR NANDIPHA?
Dr Mkhuseli Magudumana was Nandipha Magudumana’s husband, but the two are now divorced. She and Dr Mkhuseli tied the knot in 2013 and were blessed with two daughters named Aziza And Ayana. It remains unclear when Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s divorce was finalised.Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s story hit the headlines after officials discovered she had helped Thabo Betser escape prison. She and Bester first met at Wits University as students in 2006. At one point, she promoted his modelling agency.

Betser is a convicted criminal who was involved in multiple criminal activities, including luring girls online and exploiting them . Dr Nandipha and Bester reconnected in 2016 and started a relationship. The two got engaged in 2020 when Bester was serving his term at Mangaung Correctional Centre.

Nandipha Magudumana was arrested on 7th April 2023 alongside Bester. The arrest took place in Tanzania after the two were caught in possession of fake travel documents. She was using the name Martha Patience Mmerika Ntashani, while he was using Tommy William Kelly. They were on the run after Bester successfully escaped from prison.

The medical doctor assisted the convicted criminal to escape from prison. She stole three bodies from morgues in the Free State. The two plotted to smuggle a body inside his prison cell and set it alight. He faked his death and walked out of the prison disguised in a G4S uniform.

Initial reports at Mangaung Correctional Centre showed that Bester died of suicide after setting his cell on fire. The authorities later discovered that the body was not his and that a dead body had been placed in his cell before the fire incident. They launched a manhunt to find him and Dr Nandipha.

BAIL DENIED
On Monday, 11th September 2023, Nandipha Magudumana was denied bail. Magistrate Estelle de Lange of the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court said she was a flight risk. Nine of her co-accused have already been released on bail.

The doctor is facing five legal offences, and her team is working to have them reduced to one. She is currently held in the hospital wing of the Kroonstad Correctional Centre in Free State as the authorities conduct further investigations. She is in a highly secure section to allow monitoring at all times because she is a high-profile offender.

Until recently, Dr Nandipha Magudumana was one of the sought-after aesthetic medical doctors in South Africa. Her life went downward after she helped Thabo Bester, a convicted criminal, escape prison.

Nadia Nakai is undoubtedly one of the top female rappers in South Africa currently. Commonly referred to as Bragga, she has graced the Mzansi music industry with several hits such as More Drugs, Imma Boss, Naaa Mean and Dangerous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Nakai marked her television debut on the e.tv hip-hop program Shiz Niz, achieving victory in the Mixtape 101 competition. She then gained widespread recognition in September 2013 when she unveiled her first single, Like Me.EDUCATION
Nakai attended Fourways High School in Johannesburg for one year before completing her education in Kenya. She then pursued a degree in marketing, communication, and media studies at Monash University in Johannesburg.

CAREER
Nakai gained recognition after winning the Mixtape 101 competition on e.tv’s hip-hop show Shiz Niz, becoming the first female to do so. In September 2013, she released her debut single Like Me. The renowned rapper went on to release more music, some of the most popular including, More Drugs, Imma Boss, Dangerous, Naaa Meaan, Practice, Amai, Yatch, and Kreatures.

Additionally, throughout her career, the rapper has released three albums including Nadia Naked (2019), Nadia Naked II (2020) and Nadia Nakai The Evolution of an African Trap Queen (2022). In 2019, Nakai took on a co-hosting role on the MTV Base hip-hop program known as Yo! MTV Raps South Africa, where she partnered with television presenter Siyabonga Ngwekazi.

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Nakai took on the role of hosting the inaugural season of Channel O’s Gen-Z South Africa TV series in 2021. Later in June of the same year, she decided to leave Family Tree Records to establish her label. Nakai’s outstanding contribution to the music industry earned her a nomination for the Artist of the Decade at the 2021 South African Hip Hop Awards.

In 2022, Nakai appeared on the Netflix original reality show Young, Famous & African.

PERSONAL LIFE
The More Drugs hitmaker is the former girlfriend to the late rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes alias AKA. The pair allegedly started dating secretly in 2021. Finally, they made their relationship official by attending public events, sharing affectionate posts on Instagram, and getting matching tattoos. The pair were together until AKA’s untimely death in February 2023, after he was shot.

Even after AKA’s death, Nakai has remained vocal about their relationship and has maintained ties with AKA’s daughter with DJ Zinhle, Kairo Forbes.

US-based South African comedian Trevor Noah recently visited the country as part of his ‘Savanna Presents Trevor Noah Live in South Africa’ tour. During his stay, he took some time to sit down with a couple of radio stations and revealed that he struggled with being accepted as the host of American talk show The Daily Show because people refused to accept him.

According to the comedian, it was often lonely for him when he first started working on the show because people were rejecting him.

 

 

TREVOR NOAH OPENS UP ABOUT ‘DAILY SHOW’ STRUGGLES
While Trevor Noah has made quite the success of himself as a comedian and media personality, it would appear that not all that glitters is gold for the South African born star.

Speaking to Radio 702’s Clement Manyathela, he opened up about facing rejection from Americans who did not want him to take over The Daily Show from former host Jon Stewart.

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“I don’t think it was eight years of incredible success, there was a few years of struggling, which is part of the journey,” said Trevor.

According to him, they took issue with stuff like his accent.

“It was very lonely. It was lonely because I came in very much as an outsider, people were complaining even about my accent.”

A LITTLE HART GOES A LONG WAY
Trevor told Clement that things started getting better for him when fellow comedian Kevin Hart visited the show.

Kevin was reportedly the first and only star who decided to take a chance on Trevor as the show’s new host.

“Kevin came; he was the first guest on my show. He put his neck on the line there… I will always be grateful to this guy.

“I couldn’t get a single guest on my show when we were starting. People were just like ‘we’re not coming, we’re not going to take a chance with this guy’.”

Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni Has Opened Up About Her Mental Health. Liesl Laurie decides to be real on social media, as it’s rare for you to see celebs come out about their pain and sadness on social media.

Taking to Instagram, the radio presenter shared a photo of herself which obviously disclosed her teary eye.

In a note shared on social media, Liesl said she’s been sick and it’s made her sad, exhausted. However, she decides to tell her story to the public.

I always take selfies when I look my best but sometimes I look like this and that’s okay. It’s also very normal to me.

When watching the Barbie movie Gloria’s (America Ferrera) monologue resonated with me so much because it highlighted the impossible double standard of being a woman.

“we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we’re always doing it wrong.
You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin…”

“You’re supposed to love being a mother, but don’t talk about your kids all the damn time…”

“You have to answer for men’s bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you’re accused of complaining. You’re supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you’re supposed to be a part of the sisterhood.
But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful.
You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It’s too hard! It’s too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault.”