UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the racial slur allegation levelled against Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi.
” during their semi-final clash at the Rugby World Cup tournament in France on Saturday, 21 October.

South Africa won the match 16-15.

 

 

UK PRIME MINISTER SAYS WORLD RUGBY SHOULD INVESTIGATE ‘VERY CAREFULLY’
Weighing in on the allegation, Sunak said World Rubgy – who said on Monday that it was investigating – should look very carefully into the matter.

“It’s rightly an issue that needs to be looked at very carefully by world rugby…we wait the response,” UK publication, The Standard, quoted him as saying.

“World Rugby takes all allegations of discriminatory behaviour extremely seriously,” read a statement.

“We can confirm that we are formally reviewing the allegation made by England’s Tom Curry in relation to the use of discriminatory language during the England versus South Africa Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-final on Saturday.”

WHAT BONGI MBONAMBI MAY HAVE SAID
In an audio clip released on Sunday, Curry can be heard via the match’s referee Ben O’Keeffe’s microphone telling him about the allegation.

“Sir, sir, if their hooker calls me a white c**t what do I do?” The New Zealander responded by saying: “Nothing please.” He goes on to add, after a short pause: “I’ll be on it.”

However, Curry’s claims were rubbished by South Africans who argued that what Mbonambi said was lost in translation.

Fans have continuously suggested the hooker may have been speaking Afrikaans and said “wit kant” – which translates to “white side” – indicating the colour England were playing in on the day. Others argued that he could have said “wyd kant” which means “wide side”. The Springboks often speak Afrikaans to hide their strategies and plans from opponents.

The game made many fans cry; even the England players could not handle their emotions.

The Springboks also went wild after the win, and that even caused a clash after the match.

Many fans celebrated wildly back home; they could not imagine the Springboks would win.

Somizi went wild among them, almost joyfully breaking things in his house.

Sharing on his Instagram, Somizi could not find any words but sang the national anthem.

“🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦”

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Somizi. image via Instagram @somizi
SOMIZI’S WILD CELEBRATIONS AFTER SPRINGBOKS WIN GO VIRAL
It seemed the Springboks team is now South Africans’ favourite national side over all other sports.

The Springboks gave so much joy to many fans, and Somizi was thrilled.

Their win over France was close and epic, breaking many fans’ hearts on home soil.

They went on to win in the same manner, beating England and leaving them heartbroken again.

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MZANSI REACTS
After Somizi shared his wild celebrations after the Springboks game against England, many fans loved it.

“If you ever doubted God, now it’s time to believe that he’s alive and he loves South Africa indeed 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾Yhooo”

“That was not a great performance; they need to do better as the World Champs. We can’t be relying on penalties for a win!”

“Heeyi kodwa sithi sibuka sibe simincile… I salute Bokke hayi lamadoda ayazimisela ♥️♥️👏”

Popular South African actress and businesswoman, Sonia Mbele opens up about her health after being in and out of the hospital over the past few months.

 

 

 
According to ZiMoja, the producer is suffering from an autoimmune disease. She was diagnosed with the disease a few months ago, before launching season 3 of Real Housewives of Johannesburg.

“At the time I thought I was just fatigued until my doctors performed additional tests which confirmed that I have anemia that has gone chronic,” she said.Speaking to the aforementioned publication, Sonia said she’s been affected by the disease physically and emotionally.Sonia Mbele tells Zimoja that she’s learning to live it as medication doesn’t work on her anymore.

She goes for weekly drips and oxygen tank.

“Sometimes additional tests or treatments for iron deficiency are necessary, especially if your doctor suspects that you’re bleeding internally. You can usually correct iron deficiency anemia with iron supplementation,” says Mbele.

Babes Wodumo’s touching Instagram Live raises concerns for her well-being as she is seen crying, leaving Fans worriedSouth African musician, Babes Wodumo left her fans worried and concerned about her emotional state following a heart-wrenching Instagram Live video. The video, which has since been widely shared on social media, captures Wodumo in tears as she copes with the loss of her husband, Mampintsha, who tragically passed away in December 2022 after a stroke.

 

 

 

The video shows Wodumo in what appears to be a studio, accompanied by Mampintsha’s sister, Nondumiso, and another individual. Mampintsha’s popular song ‘Ngeke’ plays in the background, while the other person dances and vibes to the music. Amidst her tears, Wodumo embraces her sister and wipes them away, singing along to her late husband’s song.This emotional display has deeply affected Wodumo’s fans, who have expressed sympathy and heartbreak for her. It is not the first time the public has witnessed Wodumo’s emotional vulnerability. Earlier this year, a video of her crying on stage during a live performance went viral on social media. Despite her visible distress, Wodumo’s sister, Nondumiso, later reassured concerned fans that she was okay.

The ongoing struggles and emotional turmoil faced by Babes Wodumo have touched the hearts of many, and her fans continue to show support and concern for her well-being during this difficult time.

London-based South African artist says quitting booze was the best decision she ever made. Lethuxolo Nontokozo Buthelezi, known professionally as Toya Delazy, is celebrating a major milestone- a year of sobriety. Toya, who is the granddaughter of the late Mangosuthu Buthelezi and the great-granddaughter of Princess Magogo, a Zulu princess and traditional composer, took to social media and celebrated with a long post.

She told a story of how she ended up being hooked on alcohol. The singer who is married with a kid says it has been a year since she parted ways with the bottle. She shared with her followers about being a late bloomer and heavy drinker. “I’m one year sober today, I started drinking later than most, had my first drink at 17 – I never forgot that feeling of numbness and power, and as problems came with life, I saw alcohol as a friend,” she wrote. She said being sober for the first few months was one of the most difficult phases of her life because she was forced to face her challenges sober. “It was a difficult transition as all the emotions that had been swept under the rug stood in a towering heap and I had to deal with it sober,” she said. She added that the first three months felt like she was going to lose her mind.“All the holidays without liquor, the clubs, the festivals, I felt like I had lost my favourite dangerous toy. I stuck with it because each time I looked at my daughter, I knew she deserved a life free from the traumas I would have experienced,” she said. Without her young family especially her wife, Toya says her journey would not have been possible. She is grateful for their support. “I was gonna break the generational trauma, I wouldn’t be passing that down, she saved my life – Today is a year since I made that decision and I’m so proud of my willpower.

I am grateful to my wife for supporting me through that decision and journey, also long live the therapist. #sobriety,” she wroteThe multi-award winner says fame and fortune exposed her to heavy drinking. The Pump-it-on hitmaker added that being in suffocating institutions, booze felt like the solution to everything: “And I went in hard even though I really was a lightweight. Though I broke into the SA music scene with hit songs, deep down, I was suffering, I became the victim of my own successes,”. According to the royal princess, the SA music scene embraces accretive drinking. “It was free and the entire industry thrived on alcohol consumption. It felt like the higher the price, the cooler you were… I’m talking radio ads, music videos, clubbing, gigs, every single link-up involved alcohol, and I fell hard for it,” she continued.

The media-shy muso also dropped a bombshell that she started feeling empty and suicidal. She also revealed that for a moment she forgot about all her problems and that she felt isolated, alone, and misunderstood by those she loved the most, after a while there was no space left to hide these very intense emotions. “Each time I drank, everything would escalate very quickly.There would come a time when I would leave my body and the spirit of pain would consume me, and I would become very sad, angry, and eventually, suicidal. In 2022, I found a community that supported me and a counsellor I had to call every day for a month,” she concluded.