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London – Beyoncé is donating $1 milion (about R16.5 million) to black-owned businesses in celebration of her birthday.

The ‘Black Is King’ star turned 39 on Friday, and as an early birthday gift from the singer, she announced this week she plans to give the hefty sum to the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), to help support small black-owned businesses.

Beyoncé made the donation through her BeyGOOD charity initiative, and announced the news in a statement on her website, which read: ”Proud to announce $1M in additional funds from Beyonce to help black-owned small businesses. Round two of funding opens this month with our partner, NAACP.”

NAACP also released their own statement, in which they said they are ”proud to partner” with BeyGOOD, and revealed that the $1 million donation would split into grants of $10 000 each.They said: ”NAACP Empowerment Programs is delighted to administer a meaningful program in partnership with BeyGOOD’s Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund to assist our small business communities that have been directly impacted by recent events across the country. The grants in the amount of $10,000 will be offered to Black-owned small businesses in select cities to help sustain businesses during this time. The NAACP is proud to partner with BeyGOOD to help strengthen small businesses and to ensure economic empowerment for Black businesses.”Beyonce’s latest charitable deed comes after she recently reached out to fellow pop star Katy Perry, following the birth of her daughter Daisy Dove.

The ‘Halo’ hitmaker sent Katy – who has her daughter with her fiancé Orlando Bloom – a $250 bouquet of flowers to celebrate her first foray into motherhood.

Taking to her Instagram Stories, Katy shared a snap of the bouquet and wrote: ”Ily [I love you] @beyonce”

She also snapped the gift card, which read: ”Congratulations to the new addition to your family! Beyonce.”

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Ngcukana responded to a tweep who seems to be head over heels in love with his girlfriend Renate Stuurman, and is convinced that he might have a shot with her, however Vuyo Ngcukana killed those flames even before anyone could fuel them.

“She’s already hollering at me bro, hade” Vuyo wrote0 Comments

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Ngcukana responded to a tweep who seems to be head over heels in love with his girlfriend Renate Stuurman, and is convinced that he might have a shot with her, however Vuyo Ngcukana killed those flames even before anyone could fuel them.

“She’s already hollering at me bro, hade” Vuyo wrote.

Being the reasonable guy that he is, Vuyo did however escalate the matter to Renate, whom respectfully declined the offer, due to being at full capacity with her love life.

It’s been almost a year since the departure of the Mabuza’s and we still haven’t gotten over them. And replacing the Mabuza’s with the Sebata’s has made us realise how absolutely brilliant the trio was; TGOM played by Rami Chuene, Goodness played by Zenande Mfenyane and Mabatho played by Setumo Motsoaledi. The trio had unmatched chemistry, a hilarious storyline and was relatable to the audience.

We’ve gotten used to actors coming and going on The Queen and have not made peace with most of the characters being killed off because they were genuinely talented actors that delivered. Nevertheless, the introduction of the Sebata’s has made us believe that sometimes talented actors can be really awkward and have an awful connection. They might just be an odd bunch together, have language issues, or be given a terrible script that can’t be saved.

Here are 3 reasons why the Mabuza’s were better than the Sebata’s :

The Language

Okay, so I know South Africa has eleven official languages and I’ve seen how a Sepedi actress could have a Xhosa daughter and a Tswana niece; like Gracious TGOM Mabuza was Pedi speaking, Goodness was Xhosa and Mabatho was Tswana. They made it work because Gracious married a Xhosa man and Goodness took Sesotho/Sepedi lessons and improved throughout the show. Even before Goodness took those lessons, the mother and daughter had an incredible connection, laughed at each other and never messed up their lines.

It never felt awkward or forced like the Sebata’s. Hector Sebata played by Rapulana Seiphemo is Tswana, his daughter; Thando Sebata played by Jessica Nkosi is Zulu and his youngest daughter; Mpho Sebata played by Ntando Duma is also Zulu. As talented as the trio is, they just don’t vibe together, they are arduous and so rigid you could cut the tension with a knife. Seldom when their father speaks, you could tell by the daughter’s odd facial expression that they have no idea what he’s talking about. They’re supposed to make us believe they’ve known each other for years but it’s like they just met on set and have a gun to their heads to make it work.

Tumi only married Lindani out of guilt, the old Tumi had feelings for him and Lindani is a traditionalist, when he popped the question, she had no choice but to say yes. Had Tumi been raised by Lindiwe, she wouldn’t have dated Lindani or even married him.0 Comments

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So, we already know that Tumi(Larona Moagi) has had a change of heart about her husband because they’ve both changed. Lindani’s (Lunga Shabalala) mindset is still in the ghetto, while Tumi’s is already in Paris. She wants to explore, travel, and make money while Lindani wants to live in an RDP house and have babies.

She doesn’t want to have babies with him and lied to him about taking contraceptives. When Lindani found them, Tumi took off and went to Refilwe township to get her mind off her husband. She bumped into Mabutho(her husband’s cousin)and had a one night stand with him.

Although we’ve been anticipating these two hooking up from their first kiss a while back, we didn’t think that Tumi would be dense enough to forget to take contraceptives after her night with Mabutho (Thembinkosi Mthembu).

Tumi only married Lindani out of guilt, the old Tumi had feelings for him and Lindani is a traditionalist, when he popped the question, she had no choice but to say yes. Had Tumi been raised by Lindiwe, she wouldn’t have dated Lindani or even married him.

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She is her mother’s daughter and always follows her heart no matter whose feelings are on the line. Mabutho is exactly like Tumi. He expressed his feelings for Tumi in the past even though he and Lindani are family. He doesn’t feel an ounce of guilt for betraying Lindani, because he’s selfish, greedy, and egotistical.

Mabutho will unleash Tumi’s dark side, and she will start embracing her true identity. Her affair will affect her relationship with her sister-in-law; Paulina, who is protective over Lindani and Mabutho. Tumi will struggle to face the consequences of her actions as would anyone who cheats on their husband (with their relative).

There’s something dodgy about Tebello’s mother; Seipati played by Nolo Seabi. She seems too good to be true; she seems too sweet and too innocent. People like this are the most cunning kind because they will disappoint you when you least expect it.

Remember she had bruises when she arrived at the Newtonian? She hasn’t explained where those bruises come from or who is abusing her at the moment. She has a terrible track record with men, so whoever is abusing her right now, is the mastermind behind her return to reclaim her son from his legal guardians.

People trust her because she’s soft-spoken, she’s delightful and looks fragile. Lerumo and Neo are not even doing a background check on her. They don’t even know where she stays right now or who she’s staying with. They are all so caught up in the moment, with Tebello’s love for his mother that they haven’t noticed who she really is. Everyone is under her spell; even the social worker, except for Yvonne Langa who is not even in the soapie anymore.Did you notice how she didn’t want to do an interview with Yvonne? She knows that Yvonne bribed Tebello’s father to stay away from his son but can’t tell anyone because she doesn’t want to lose her son. She can’t provide for her son and she’s also ashamed of her past, she even suggested the interview be moved to another time when they had network issues. She’s got a lot of anger issues towards Yvonne and doesn’t seem to be grateful that Yvonne saved her son.
When she turned down Neo’s money, she was bluffing. She and her abuser planned the whole thing. She’s pretending to get a job and get a place to stay so that she can kidnap her own son for a huge ransom.

If a mother can choose a man over her son once, she will most likely do it again. Seipati is here because of a man who is abusing and threatening her. Let’s hope that Tebello will make it!
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