Category Archives: MZANSI CELEBS

Loyiso Bala Exits TBN Africa After 5 years

Taking to Instagram, the star announced the news to his fans and also shared how his five years in service was like.
He started off as a presenter and producer at TBN Africa. In 2019, the gospel musician was appointed as channel director.

“Being part of TBN Africa’s success and seeing it grow into a key market leader in Christian media is something I feel very proud and honoured to have been a part of,” said Loyiso.

Loyiso stated how proud he is to have played a very important role in the station.

He stated that he excited about his new chapter and he is ready to explore new opportunities.

“I am excited about the next chapter in my career and exploring new opportunities in the business development, consultancy, digital transformation and education industries,” he wrote.

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Cassper support to Amapiano producer DJ Melzi

support to up and coming Amapiano producer DJ Melzi.

Melzi,19, whose real name is Tumelo Mphai, recently dropped his single titled, “La Melza”However, Cassper appeared on the young DJ’s hit music stating that Melzi is a “star in the making”.

Taking to Instagram, Mufasa took to Instagram on Friday afternoon, 23 April to praise the young Amapiano producer for producing one of the hottest Yanos songs currently

DJ Melzi, recently dropped the music video for his banger titled La Melza.

The song is on high rotation on TV and radio stations.

Cassper captioned his post: “Have you see my Laatie’s music video for La Melza? @djmelzi_official_ a star in the making. SMASH HIT!!!”

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Happy 34th Birthday! To Tresor

Tresor is celebrating his 34th birthday today and he is excited to see this day.

Taking to Instagram, the star shared a picture of himself sharing he is grateful to GodTresor mentioned he is thankful for the overflow of his many blessings from God.

Recently, he spoke about the cover of his forthcoming project with the Scorpion Kings – Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa.

The singer captioned: “Birthday Blessings 💎 Thanking God for life and the overflow of his many blessings 🙏🏾 Cheers to living our dreams loudly , boldly and unapologetically 💫 Stay in your Magic 💎❤️”Let’s take a look at some details about the star:

Mukengerwa Tresor Riziki best known by his stage name TRESOR, is a Congolese-born singer, songwriter, music producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist born on the 24th of April 1987.

He gained prominence in 2015 after releasing his single “Mount Everest” from his debut album, VII.

His name “Tresor”, when translated into French, means “treasure”.

In June 2015, he got signed to the Sony Music. As part of his major label debut, he released the single “Never Let Me Go”, which was co-written and co-produced by Matthew Field from Beatenberg.

He released his debut album, VII in September 2015. The album had taken him seven years to compose, it featured collaborations from musicians such as AKA, Beatenberg, Khuli Chana and The Soil.

In April 2017, he signed a partnership with Universal Music under his company Jacquel Entertainment Group.

In june 2020, he announced the release of his fourth album Motion. The album features singles such as “Thril” and “Zwakala” which were already released at the time. The single “Zwakala” was sampled form Ray Phiri’s “Stimela”.

In April 2021, he released his album Rumble In The Jungle, which featured South African amapiano producers Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa

 

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Actress Candice Modiselle cting gig with ‘The Queen’ ends

Candice Modiselle has taken to her social media to pay tribute her co- The Queen stars as she bid final farewell.Taking to Instagram, the star shared a lengthy writeup expressing how excited she’s to have worked with amazing people for the show.
“One of life’s greatest blessings is waking up and doing what you love. It’s even greater when you’re in the company of people that respect, honor and appreciate the CRAFT the way you do. Moments where you just show up, commit, give without ceasing and learn without ego. I thank God for the joy of storytelling and opportunities where I leave far more enriched than when I entered,” she shared.

She mentioned that her character has seemingly ended on the Mzansi Magic’s telenovela.

Modiselle recently joined the show and she portrays the character of Mbali Tau.

“To say it’s a pleasure being back on Mzansi’s screens would be an understatement, more so on a show that’s widely loved and celebrated. Thank you @ferguson_films for betting on me,” she shared.

Modiselle also went ahead to praise her fellow cast in the likes of Jessica Nkosi and SK Khoza, for their warming reception when she joined the show and how they motivated her to bring life to her character.

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Kgomotso Ndungane clears the air on her Real Housewives of Durban departure

This past week, viewers of the hit reality television show, the “Real Housewives of Durban”, were shocked with the news that one member of the cast had decided to quit the show ahead of its reunion taping.
 

Initial reports surfaced that Kgomotso Ndungane would not be filming the reunion special with her cast mates. It was then reported that she would not be returning to season two if the show was commissioned for a second season.

In a statement sent to IOL Entertainment, Nomsa Philiso, Multichoice channel director: Local Entertainment confirmed that Kgomotso will no feature in the reunion special. “Kgomotso was part of the ’Real Housewives of Durban’ until it finished its record-breaking run on Friday, 16 April 2021.

“Phat Joe will host a two-part reunion, streaming from 30 April 2021, but unfortunately, this will not feature Kgomotso. No decisions have been made about a Season 2”, she said.However, since then, the reality television star, who is married to former Springbok rugby player Odwa Ndungane, has cleared the air.

Speaking to IOL Entertainment, Kgomotso seemed to have changed her tune on where she stands with the hit Showmax show, saying she was still a part of the production.

“I am still very much part of the production team as a cast member, and I think we all need to wait and see what the directors of the show have in store for us. Let’s not ruin the surprise now for the viewers (LOL)“It’s all about suspense and anticipation for all of us”, she said.

Commenting on whether or not she would be returning for a second season, she said: “No decision has been made to produce a season two, but my goal was always to do season one and I had not set a goal for myself beyond that yet. Should season two happen, the final decisions always are with the production team owners”, she said.

Kgomotso has been one of the most talked-about housewives of the new franchise.

With a personality that makes one either love or hates her, she has often hit the top of the trends list whenever a new episode of the series dropped.

Just last week, Kgomotso was praised for challenging fellow cast members, Ayanda Ncwane and Nonkanyiso “Laconco” Chonco.

It all started when Laconco invited only Zulu-speaking cast members to an event she hosted.

Those cast members included Ayanda and Nonku Williams.

Sorisha Naidoo, Anne-Tonni Lodick-Mthembu and Kgomotso Ndungane were not invited.

When asked why she did not invite the other ladies, Laconco said that she wanted all her guests to be comfortable and anticipated that the language barrier between her guests (many of whom were not cast members of the show) would become a problem.lthough the ladies accepted her reasoning, many of them found it a “weak excuse”, with Kgomotso further challenging Laconco.

“I am Tswana, I am married to a Xhosa man and I live in KZN. So I might not be fluent, but if you have a chat with me in Zulu, I’ll be able to understand you. You always preaching women empowerment, you are actually empowering me to learn about your tribe,“ said Kgomotso.

In her confessional, Sorisha called Laconco the “dodgeball queen”.

In the finale, viewers found offence in a conversation between Ayanda and Laconco.

The pair were discussing recent drama with Laconco saying she wanted to ask Kgomotso what language she was fluent in since she spoke “terrible English and Setswana”.

Ayanda then went on to say that Kgomotso was not black. While the subtitles read “She is not black, she’s Tswana,” viewers felt that Ayanda was out of line for making that comment and labelled it tribalist.

If Kgomotso does indeed skip the reunion, she will not be the first to do so.

As long as the “Real Housewives” franchises have been around, reunions have always served drama. Kim Richards missed the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” season two reunion festivities when she was in rehab. She filmed a separate interview with Andy Cohen.

Then, the following season Adrienne Maloof didn’t attend the RHOBH season three reunion. In 2019 RHOBH star Lisa Vanderpump did not show up to the season 9 reunion after she quit the show mid-season.

Jacqueline Laurita skipped the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” season three reunion. In a Bravo blog, Jacqueline said she was too drained to attend the third season reunion and face Teresa Giudice.

Luann de Lesseps also sat out the “Real Housewives of New York City” season 10 reunion after she sought treatment in rehab for alcoholism.