Norma Mngoma seems to be bouncing back quite well after everything she has been through. She took to her Instagram to share with her followers that she is doing well for herself and her plan B is working out perfectly.Norma said her dream of owning a clothing manufacturing company has come to reality despite some difficulties she faced along the way.
She said in 2019 she went back to school to study Fashion but she eventually had to drop out.

She wrote: “When life took a turn and knocked me down in the past few months, I discovered myself in my lowest moments. I took time to pause and dig deeper into what I want in life and where I want to go. I always have a dream to own a clothing manufacturing company hence I decided to go back to school in 2019 to study fashion design so that I can fully understand the fashion industry. Life happened last year and I had to drop out of school,

“I struggled to focus on my school work because I was so emotionally drained but I never stop dreaming. In October I started working on plan B and put my plan A on hold because it needed a clear mind. By God’s grace it worked out,“ she added.
Introducing her new business venture, Norma said she is excited about the journey and the ability to create employment for others.

“Today I’m here to introduce my dream that I am the Director of Zefara ( Zefara means creativity, charm, curiosity, cheer friendliness, and social life). So here we produce school uniforms, corporate uniforms, and masks. Soon my clothing line is coming and everything will be produced here. I’m so excited about this journey, doing what I love and creating employment for others at the same time. So you can order anything,” she wrote.In Other News, Norma will be testifying at Zondo’s state capture commission on Tuesday. She was initially set to testify this past Friday but the testimony was postponed due to time constraints. She is expected to give details about her visit to the Gupta home in Johannesburg.

News24 has previously reported that Norma revealed to eNCA’s Slindelo Masikana that she and Melusi Gigaba made visits to the Guptas often. She also revealed that Melusi Gigaba received “huge amounts of money from the Guptas during his visits at the Guptas home.

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Uzalo’s problems seem to follow them everywhere when it comes to salary problems. The actor’s even approached Daily Sun to expose the production over salary despondencies.The actors have alleged that they were not being paid their salaries and are not sure whether history will repeat itself. Despite Uzalo being the most watched show on television and how their actors work tirelessly to keep it at the top, it’s mind boggling how they are not being compensated for their hard work.

Just how small are these salaries? Find out below.

Although fired Sizwe Khumbuka and Thulani R20k to R30k along with Noxolo Mathula who plays Lily.
Nkanyiso Makhanya who plays Nonka’s older brother, Siyabonga Shibe, Wiseman Ncube and Nelisa Mchunu are pocketing between R25k and R35k.

Simphiwe Majozi who plays Sbu is getting R30k to R40k a month.

Baby Cele and Gugu Gumede are earning R35k – R45k.

Masoja Msiza (Nkunzi) and Dawn Thandeka King who are the leads are being paid R40k – R50k and R40- 55k a month.

Nomcebo is one of the lowest paid with her salry ranging from R15k to R20k per month, she was followed by Nyawo, Madlala and Mbatha whose salaries ranges from R15k to R25k per month.

Salaries have always been a bone of contention, remember the controversial Generations actors who exposed, Mfundi Vundla for erroneously raising their salaries when he revealed to the media that they are paid, generally speaking, R55 000 for every month of work they do on the show. Mandla Gaduka, who plays Choppa on the soapie, said that SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng confirms that Vundla did raise the pay rates. Hlaudi, however couldn’t go into too much detail as Vundla is not employed by the national broadcaster.

The Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa assembled a conference in an attempt to mediate the situation and alleviate the growing tension. This attempt was a failure in the end as SABC authorities arrived five hours late and the Generations crew also failed to turn up.

Mthethwa was hoping to give all the stakeholders a platform to talk out their issues, however the no-show from the Generations body did not help the circumstances.

The on-screen characters have said that Vundla has now gone missing and has not rectified the situation or apologized for his announcements.

Phindile Gwala is in hot water as a young woman has named and shamed her for attacking her and damaging her phone last night night at Cubana night club.

It seems the actress wanted to keep a low profile and didn’t want anyone taking pictures or videos of her. A girl who was also at Cubana says she was standing out side the club about to go home and was busy taking videos of herself while waiting for her ride, Phindi assumed the girl was actually taking videos of her.

Phindi allegedly shouted to her friend “there is another one”, they descended upon the girl, took her phone, deleted the videos and scratched the girl’s face.In other news, her marriage to husband Armando Ngandu is flourishing as the two are celebrating two years of marital bliss! The actress and her husband have been going strong for two years nowHappy Anniversary @phindilegwala_official. We are unbelievably doing this thing at our own pace with God’s help. Thank you for being patient with me, supportive in every way and truly honest! You are one of a kind. TO MANY MORE,” wrote Ngandu.

“Two years ago on this day I married my best friend and the love of my life. You complete me in every way and I love you so much. Happy 2nd Wedding Anniversary my love,” wished Phindile.The Muvhango actress also celebrated her birthday a day ago, “Happy birthday to me… Dear God, I’m grateful for everything,” she wrote. Her hubby gushed over her as well, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LOVE. You are my life angel and words can’t describe what a wonderful person you are! STAY YOU & BLESSED.”

Revealing how they met, Phindile and Armando narrated their bubbly love story on Kelly Khumalo’s TV show titled – ‘Love & Matrimony’ on GauTV, revealing that they met each other at a parking lot.

The very in love Phindile opened up about how her husband proposed to her in an interview with Drum Magazine. She said that her man took her to a fancy restaurant and that she had no idea that he was going to propose, “he told me he’d bought me something so I thought it was just a watch or earrings, when he went on his knee and put the ring on the wrong hand in front of an entire restaurant I broke down in tears,” she explained.

It was however not all rosy when she splashed her relationship all over social media. Phindile Gwala said that she was criticised when she started posting pictures of her husband on social media. The actress said that she stuck with her husband no matter what other people said.

“I was criticized when I started posting my man a few years back. Isn’t now a trend to post your partner? Don’t be afraid of showing off your blessings, people post their cars and lose them, post their new houses and get repossessed, posting about their new jobs and get retrenched. So nothing is guaranteed, nothing lives forever. Just do what feels right at that moment,”

Radio and Tv personality Anele Mdoda is having the best time of her life with her kids in Zimbali. However, she raised eyebrows when she declared that she will never stay in Zimbali again
“Yuh I will never stay in Zimbali again,” she tweeted.
Amongst many who were concerned and asked what happened is Somizi Mhlongo.

“What happened phela I have a home there…” he asked.
Even though Anele did not give Somizi all the details as to why she does not want to stay in Zimbali gain, she did mention that she wants to own a home as well there.
“The solution is simple wena Som G I need to be a homeowner here. This holiday rental indiqelisa nga bafana. What must happen is someone needs to go halvies with me on a house because wow lama prices,” she responded.
This is not her first complaint since her stay, she took to her Instagram two days ago to complain about Uber Eats in Zimbali. She wrote: “The chronicles of holidaying in Zimbali with no golf cart and no private chef (Uber eats is an obstacle course here) shows me uba that vacancy for Zulu Queen will have to be visited. Has the post been advertised on LinkedIn yet?”Her followers also started sharing their experiences in Zimbali following her tweet.
@Andiswamakanda said: “I was waiting for this! I checked out a day later after checking in and told them they can keep the money. Did not even have a plan B, sa hambha door to door looking for accommodation, in the night! Ayikho lento. Jonga! It’s just in the middle of nowhere, yonke into YiDrama. Then there is that nonsense code yabo for visitors which makes it nightmarish when you using Uber. Accessing the beach, yiMission. Zimbali is just for couples who want to lay in and look each other in the eye”

“Yeyi!!! How could I forget? What a mess. So traumatic. I couldn’t even get into my friend’s house that she’d given me residency to whilst she was away. Access everything but still. And no security was even willing to drive us to your rental home. Yhuuuu. A mess Bobo” responded @TopAfrica.

Anele has been trending on Twitter since the early mornings of today. Tweeps want to know what is going to happen now that the day she declared “Wendy Williams Day” is finally here. Khanyisile tweeted: “Happy Wendy Williams day everyone ….so Anele still hasn’t told us what to do on this special day??!”

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South African media personality, Neo Matsunyane is a household name, however many people recognise her for being Connie Ferguson’s ex-husband, rather than a celebrity in his own right. Aside from his affiliation with Botswana’s leading lady, he is a multi-talented television presenter, actor, director, and voice artist. He had a leading role on the television series, Kelebone.The 53-year-old actor and businessman was born on the 17th of January 1967. Connie Ferguson and neo tied-the-knot in the early 90s. Their marriage did not last, and the couple divorced in 1998. They have remained co-parents to their daughter Lesedi throughout the years, and have maintained a solid friendship for the sake of their child. She wished him a happy Father’s Day in June 2019. “Happy Father’s Day Tsunyinski @neomm17 ! Hope you have a blessed one!” Connie wrote. Neo also has other family members in the industry, including his other daughter, Momo Matsunyane, who is also an actress. She is recognised for her roles in Chin Up! and Dream World. Leo named Momo after Kgomotso Matsunyane, who is a popular radio and television presenter in the country. Kgomotso Matsunyane also happens to be Neo’s sister, and is best known as a seasoned television director, producer, and radio presenter. She has been in the entertainment industry for over two decades now.

The public has paid extra close attention to him as his daughter, Lesedi, has grown, as she shares an extra close bond with her step-father, Shona Ferguson. Lesedi and his stepdad Shona are very close and he treats her like his very own daughter. The amount of respect they have for each other is unmatched as Shona is constantly gushing over her and share some of his favourite dishes Lesedi prepares for her.