On Friday 21 July, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss posted a video of herself attempting to do Tyler ICU’s Mnike dance challenge.Since its introduction into mainstream media, Amapiano has taken South Africa and the world by storm. So much so that many people across the world have taken an interest in the South African genre.

Kandi Burruss who is also an award winning singer, songwriter and producer becomes the latest artist to jump on the Amapiano bandwagon. During a dance session the singer together with professional dancer Anthony Marquis attempted to do the viral Mnike dance challenge that has been trending on Tik Tok.

In the first clip Kandi and Anthony explain that they are about to do the Mnike Challenge.

“So Anthony is about to try to attempt to teach me the M-Nike challenge”, Kandi says.

Anthony then proceeds to teach Kandi the steps to the challenge. Now they may have aced the choreography, but the duo completely messed up the pronunciation of the challenge title. South Africans wasted no time to the comment section of Kandi’s post to correct the reality tv star’s friend how to correctly pronounce Mnike.

 
South Africans reacting to Kandi and Anthony’s mispronunciation of Mnike. Screenshot via Instagram (@kandiburruss).
After much trial-and-error Kandi finally posted another video detailing the end result, where the artist nailed the entire dance challenge.

“Ok! I think practicing with Anthony helped me get a little better! What do you think?”, Kandi shared leaving many South African’s impressed.

A few days ago American rapper, Wiz Khalifa was also seen listening to and singing along to Tyler ICU’s Mnike.

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Popular Mzansi influencer and DJ, Sithelo Shozi has hinted that the drama with her ex-boyfriend’s family, the Mpisanes is over. She shared a birthday tribute to her lastborn daughter Coco Likuwe, who turned two years old on Friday, 21 July.

But it was her subtle acknowledgment of her baby daddy that had her Instagram followers surprised.

Sithelo and Andile Mpisane share two daughters: Florence and Coco. Andile has a third daughter – Miaandy – with wife Tamia Mpisane.

In an Instagram post, Sithelo Shozi shared a birthday post to little Coco.She shared alongside snaps of the tiny toddler: “God’s grace and goodness I saw through you. I love you and never get enough of you”.

Surprisingly, Sithelo then referred to Coco as “MaMpisane,” acknowledging the child’s paternal side.Sithelo’s sweet Instagram post comes a little over a year after she claimed in court papers that her ex demanded a test to “prove” he was the father.

If that wasn’t bad enough, Sithelo also accused the budding Amapiano star in a series of social media posts of physically abusing her throughout their relationship. She later applied for a protection order against him.

Not long after, a copy of a protection order by Andile against ex-Sithelo accusing her of being “violent and aggressive” went viral.

Meanwhile, both Andile Mpisane and his mother Shauwn Mkhize, aka MaMkhize, posted birthday tributes for Coco’s birthday.

The Royal AM chairman shared: “The day you were born was the greatest moment of my life. I am so grateful that I have a daughter as beautiful and intelligent as you…Daddy loves you”.

MaMkhize added in her own post to Coco: “She shared: “You may be small in size, but your personality radiates like a shining star…..You warm our lives with that infectious smile and innocent curiosity.”

Gomora power couple Zodwa and Bongani’s wedding is topping trends. The two recently tied the knot on the Mzansi Magic drama series. No doubt Zodwa – portrayed by Sannah Mchunu, and Bongani, portrayed by Thulani Mtsweni, left viewers in tears with their wedding. It was full of glitz and glamour.
The two walked down the aisle while cladding African attire outfits. Their wedding has gained thousands of reactions and comments since it dropped No doubt drama series is topping trends after fans’ favourite Zodwa walked down the aisle with Bongani.

Zodwa and Bongani’s love story has been a rollercoaster, and just like any other marriage, it had its ups and down, but they managed to sail through the storm. The two tied the knot in a colourful traditional wedding, and the community of Gomora came to support them. Their wedding has since been called ‘Our Perfect Wedding of the year.’ However, this is one of the best episodes as the drama series wraps its season finale after being canned. The Mzansi Magic telenovela Gomora, DStv’s most-watched show, will wrap up shooting in July and air its last episode in October 2023. Mzansi Magic announced in April that their most-watched telenovela Gomora would end with season four.

Gomora will air its final season to conclude its storylines with Gomora Season 4 on 20 October 2023. M-Net said: “maintains a fruitful working relationship with Seriti Films, the production house behind Gomora.

Like many celebrities, Real Housewives of Durban star Sorisha Naidoo was out painting the town pink at the VIP premier of the movie Barbie, now out in cinemas.

And like many stars, she dressed up for the occasion with her fanciest fuschia look. For the reality TV star, that meant plenty of Gucci!

But while Sorisha went for a playful look to attend the film’s opening, her followers claimed she should’ve stayed at home instead….In a series of Instagram photos, Sorisha Naidoo revealed how she and Real Housewives of Durban co-star Annie Mthembu had been invited to the Barbie movie premiere at Gateway Mall.

The 46-year-old mother-of-two went for a “gym Barbie” look with a hot pink leotard over a pair of bright blue Gucci leggings. Sorisha added a pair of leg warmers, a high ponytail, and a set of dumbbells for extra detailAccording to Sorisha – whose style has repeatedly been mocked on the show – she was channelling “80’s workout Barbie”.

But Instagram followers thought the look was super-cringe, even for Sorisha’s standards.@neo_leburu: “I’m not laughing.”

@fisokuhle_mayaba: “Girl, NO!”

@fanpage_kiki007: “Let me be your stylist. I can do better than this.”

@ndeka_dlomo: “Is not make sure, no ways!”

IS ANNIE ANY BETTER?
Meanwhile, Annie Mthembu went for a preppy Barbie look.

And while the dancer and influencer has landed on many a worst-dressed list before, this time, her look got a thumbs up!

In a video shared on Instagram on Thursday, 20 July, Solomon More got candid about how his friend of over 20 years, South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest paid a large amount of money for his surgery in the spare of the moment.

CASSPER NYOVEST’S FRIEND OPENS UP ABOUT THE RAPPER’S KIND GESTURE
Solomon More aka Carpo More and his friend, rapper Cassper Nyovest—real name Refiloe Maele Phoolo had netizens calling them “brothers” after hearing about the lengths the Mama I Made It hitmaker went to save his friend’s life.

In the video, More shared a heartwarming story about Cassper Nyovest’s generosity. He said the rapper coughed out R130 000 to pay for a surgery that he urgently needed.

“So now I have to go to the hospital. The first person I ran to was Refiloe. I ran to his room. I get to his room. Refiloe sees blood everywhere…He’s just panicking. He puts me in his car. I have blood everywhere,” More detailedUpon arriving at the hospital, the nurses informed the duo that a medical aid would be required to perform the surgery.

“He’s like ‘I don’t care how much it is. I will pay for it. Just please help my friend’”, More detailed.

More shared that the Good For That hitmaker paid a whopping R130 000 for his surgery and saved his life.

“The next day, the doctor said out of 135 patience, you’re the one that survived because we cut the vein that pumps blood into your heart,” he concludedThis is not the first time Cassper Nyovest took money out of his pocket for the benefit of another. According to TimesLive, the rapper once helped a fan known as Nompilo who was a cystic fibrosis patient and who needed a lung transplant. Her lungs were failing and only received an estimated nine per cent of oxygen.

She reportedly had an online page where she raised funds to afford to travel to India where she planned to get her surgery. After the Destiny hitmaker came across Nompilo’s page, he vowed to help her out and made her dreams come true