Pearl Modiadie’s popular reality show It Takes A Village will premier in September. The show which tackles Mzansi’s social ills has returned for the third season and this time it features the radio presenter.

Not divulging too much about the show, Pearl simply shared on social media that the show will be very personal as the star will be leaving ‘no stone unturned.’ The reality show is seeking to help young people deal with their family dynamics and help make them stronger.

The second season was presented by former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates star Teko Modise. He took viewers to Soweto where his upbringing took place as a child with little to no ambition, to becoming one of the country’s top footballers.

This show comes at a time when the young talented woman is expecting her firstborn child.

She has decided to keep her pregnancy guarded whilst throwing jabs here and there to critics. The only update her followers got about her pregnancy are that her bundle of joy is growing pretty well.

The reality show returns for its third instalment. The previous seasons saw DJ Zinhle as a committed social activist set on her quest to change young women’s lives for the better, starting with the women in her hometown Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal.

Commenting on the crux of the reality show at the time, the channels acting program manager Sane Zondi said, “We are excited to bring this new offering to our viewers, at a time when we all reflect on the year that has been and seek to make better choices for the year ahead.

WELCOME TO TEMBISA! The multi-talented @PearlModiadie will be taking us to her hometown of Tembisa. She will leave no stone unturned and plans to get down and dirty on her journey to help young people with making their family bonds strong. Love to hear from you,” the show’s twitter reads.

It Takes A Village, with Pearl Modiadie will air on SABC 1, September 30 and will give viewers an insight on the radio presenter’s upbringing. Pearl hails all the way from a village in Tembisa so the show will be centred around that.

Police in Mpumalanga are searching for a suspect who “blatantly shot and killed” actress Thandeka Mdeliswa at her home on Evander on Thursday.

The actress, who is best known for her lead role in SABC’s isiNdebele language drama series iKani, was killed in a “heinous incident associated with Gender-Based-Violence”, police spokesman Brigadier Leonard Hlathi said, echoing a statement issued by the actress’s family earlier on Sunday.

According to police information, the victim heard a commotion between her brother and two men.

“She then went out to investigate the problem whereupon getting closer one of the men fatally shot her.

“The two men fled the scene and police as well as medical personnel were immediately summoned, police managed to trace the suspects however, the shooter ran away hence the manhunt,” Hlathi said.

The Provincial Commissioner of the police in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma indicated that it is despicable to learn that men continue to inflict pain on women daily. “We cannot allow such unexplainable actions to go unpunished hence we are making a clarion call to the public to assist in locating the killer. He has robbed the family and the country of a young life and talent respectively,” said General Zuma.

Police called on anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of the suspect to call Captain Patrick Malepe at 0820651299.

In a statement on Sunday the family said: “It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the passing on of our dearest daughter.

“She was shot in Evander, Mpumalanga on Thursday 3 September 2020. She was immediately rushed to Evander hospital, stabilized then airlifted to Witbank after which she was transferred to Steve Biko Academic Hospital (Pretoria) as her condition was critical but stable. She passed on in the morning of the 5th of September 2020 (Saturday).”

The family described the 27-year-old as “a young, talented and inspirational actress which her family and community were looking to see flourish”.

“The brutality which was inflicted on our daughter has left us deeply hurt. This is another incident of violence against women (Gender-Based Violence) which our country has to fight against. We believe that justice will be served,” the statement said.

The family requested privacy and a chance to grieve but said that funeral arrangements would be announced in due course.

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Isibaya actress Mbali Mlotshwa claims she lost out on many TV gigs because her husband DJ Black Coffee did not approve of her shooting romantic scenes with her male colleagues.

This she said in court papers filed in the Joburg High Court, in which she is justifying the millions she is demanding from Black Coffee.

“I also was under pressure from the respondent to not take up acting events as he would not accept me doing any romantic or intimate scenes. This demand by the respondent immediately caused many TV production companies and with numerous projects that I had been lined up for, to cancel or drop me from their lists of actresses. This because, presently, romantic scenes are part and parcel of the mainstream television, and slowly and incrementally, I found myself becoming a stay-at-home mom without really being aware of it,” reads the papers.

Mlotshwa said she had lost income because of Black Coffee’s problem with her shooting romantic episodes and as result, she needs the artist, whom she said earns over R100-million a year from his overseas and local events, to pay the millions she is demanding from him.

Mlotshwa has asked the and a Porsche Macan worth court to force Black Coffee to R1.6-million. pay additional millions in her Black Coffee described his legal fees to help her attorneys ex-wife’s demands as a “wish to trace the DJ’S other assets, list” and said he took offence at

He would not accept me doing any romantic scenes

Mlotshwa’s numerous referrals to “our joint estate”, stating she was creating an impression they were married in community of property, while they had signed an antenuptial contract without accrual. He denied that he was making R100-million a year and said his income was not stable as it changed depending on seasons.

Black Coffee said he was also hit with a R40-million tax bill by SARS but managed to negotiate a settlement figure of R8-million with the taxman. He challenged his wife’s submission about her income, saying her submission that she earned R45 000 a month was not true.

Her bank statement showed she had earned more than R700 000 in six months from her acting gigs, he argued.

She also wants the court to declare null and void the antenuptial contract she signed before marrying Black Coffee.

In the papers seen by Sunday World, the actress said the which are believed to be housed in offshore and overseas accounts.

She said Black Coffee owned their R5.9-million marital house in Sandton, a R26-million property in Braamfontein, DJ tricked her into signing the and prenup, which limits her claim properties from his estate to R4-million. in Sandhurst

She said the artist makes at least $8-million from gigs and in Europe and the US and Northcliff, R20-million from South Africa. Mlotshwa also amended among others. her list of demands as part of the interim maintenance order Mlotshwa and is now demanding a whopfurther claims ping R500 000 a year just for that he also holidays from him. owns several

She is also demanding that luxury cars, including Black Coffee pay her more than a Bentley R131 000 in monthly maintenance, Mulsanne made up of R80 000 worth R6.7-million, child maintenance for their two a Lamborghini minor children, R30 000 for Urus groceries and household items worth R3.7-million, and R17 800 for her beauty cosa Bentley metics. The amount excludes Continental GT monthly bond payments, school worth R3.2-million, fees, house maintenance and a Maserati other house-related expenses. Granturismo

The actress said she was unable worth R2-million, to cover these expenses as Mercedesshe earned R45 000 a month. Benz GL bought for R1-million.

Death of actress in violent shooting leaves Mzansi shocked. In a statement shared on social media, Thandeka’s family said the star had been shot in Evander, Mpumalanga, last week and was transferred to a hospital in Pretoria where she died on Saturday.

South Africans have responded with shock and anger over the shooting of actress Thandeka Mdeliswa, with her family stating that her death was “another incident of violence against women”.

“It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the passing of our dearest daughter,” said the family. “She was shot in Evander, Mpumalanga, on Thursday, September 3 2020.

“She was immediately rushed to Evander hospital, stabilised, then airlifted to Witbank after which she was transferred to Steve Biko Academic Hospital (Pretoria) as her condition was critical, but stable. She passed on in the morning of September 5 2020 (Saturday).”

The statement said that circumstances around her death were still under investigation by police, but added that she was a victim of gender-based violence.

“The brutality which was inflicted on our daughter has left us deeply hurt,” said the family. “This is another incident of violence against women (gender-based violence) which our country has to fight against. We believe justice will be served.”

Thandeka acted in several South African productions including iKani, eKasi: Our Stories and the film Uthando Lukayisa.

“She was a young, talented and inspirational actress which her family and community were [hoping] to see flourish,” said the family. “We had a lot of expectations for her.” Funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.

You have probably noticed that socialite Vera Sidika is posting a lot of nude content lately on her social media account.

Well according to the socialite –who btw doesn’t want to call that anymore because she’s now a business lady– revealed that she has been forced to going back to sharing naked photos because there’s a spike in demand.

Yes. Her diehard fans have been requesting a lot of nudes lately and Vera can’t say no. You know there are people who just want to see that Vera, that little showbiz craze. I know there are those who just like it that way and so you just have to keep on feeding them till they discover where the world moved to,” she said in an interview with Standard Entertainment & Lifestyle.

After relocating to Mombasa, Sidika has publicly made it clear that she’s no longer a socialite but now a business lady.

She’s headed to Mombasa with her businesses for a new start hoping that she’s will change her home town and city in general.

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