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Unathi Nkayi Msengana
Unathi Nkayi Msengana is a South African radio personality, singer and actress. She is best known for hosting hosting shows on youth station YFM and Metro Fm’s drive-time show, with Glen Lewis.

SA Idols

Unathi Nkayi was selected to replace Mara Louw on SA Idols in 2011 as a judge and has been with show ever since, now 5 seasons.

Age

Unathi Nkayi was born on 06 November 1978 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She is 41 years old as on 2019.Education

Unathi did her secondary education at Victoria Girls High School. She has got a International Media Studies from University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Unathi also has a Journalism and Drama degree from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Husband

Unathi Nkayi married to DJ Thomas Msengana, popularly known as Bad Boy T on 19 September 2009. The couple separated in 2017 for undisclosed reasons.

Children

Unathi Nkayi has two children with her ex-husband Thomas Msengana. The children are Sinako Msengana and Imbo Msengana.
Xhosa tribalism comments

On 11 November 2019 Unathi Nkayi issued out an apology for comments she had made to Luyolo a 2019 SA Idols finalist. While congratulating Luyolo she had said Xhosa are “tired of holding up the nation.” Unathi Nkayi herself who is a judge on SA Idols is a Xhosa like Luyolo and come from Eastern Cape. Many South Africans felt her comments promoted division and demand she apologises.

Unathi apologised for the comments.
“It saddens me that I have broken so many hearts with what I said tonight. What I saw was a beautiful joke being passed around this past week by so many South Africans not necessarily Xhosa and wanted to share.”

Marketing manager Makatseng Mokomoe confirmed Ndlovu resigned from the soapie, but said there was a possibility that he could come back someday. “Yes, he has resigned, but he won’t be replaced by anyone,” she said

According to sources close to the production, Ndlovu was unhappy with the way he was treated by the show and he felt that he deserved more.

Those close to him said he felt unappreciated despite being a popular actor who also brings in the numbers. “Of course, one might say he is a diva, but he knows his worth, and he realized that they were not appreciating him for that,” a source said.Another source said Ndlovu also felt that he was being targeted by some people in the production, and he just wanted to make things easy for them by resigning from the soapie.

Ndlovu did not respond to questions at the time of going to print.

Recently we reported that Ndlovu allegedly had a bust up with colleague Masasa Mbangeni, who has also left the soapie.Romeo is a fan favourite and many took to social media to express their relief that he was not leaving the show. The initial reporting of his departure drew an angry reaction on social media, prompting e.tv to dismiss the report as fake news.

Ndlovu and Scandal! co-star Stephanie Sandows were married in a private wedding last year but only posted pictures this year.

There’s been a lot of speculation over the last few months over who could possibly be Boity’s lover. In the last two months, South Africa was near convinced that Maps Maponyane and Miss Thulo were an item. The rumours were fuelled by constant cosy pictures of the two and Maps’ mom calling Boitumelo her Makoti. It doesn’t get more serious than that right? Well, that’s what we all thought.

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However, after the Bakae hitmaker shared a snap of a ripped man and gushed over him, many questioned whether there was ever really anything between him and Maps. Some tweeps went as far as slamming her for even looking at another man that wasn’t Maps.

Well, this morning she took to her social media to wish Digital Innovator Dr Sivuyile Madikana a happy birthday, referring to him as the love of his life which caught most of her followers off-guard, including us.Over the last couple of days, the rapper has been living her best life in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. She’s been enjoying a five-star stay at the Lanzerac Wine Estate. Boitumelo was seen living the champagne life, enjoying gourmet meals and more at her apartment. She was also sighted doing some sight-seeing and checking out the beautiful landscapes over there. She teased all of this on her Instagram stories.

Main Picture Credit: Boitumelo Thulo Instagram Account

Dawn Thandeka King has just made her return to the much loved SABC 1 telenovela Uzalo after her mini hiatus and fans could not be more excited. Instead of dominating headlines for that reason, her speculated pregnancy is something that everyone is talking about.

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The talented actress posted a picture of her and her new man but fans noticed her protruding belly and drew conclusions from it. The actress is a voluptuous woman so she took her time the next morning to remind her fans that.

The award-winning actress saw it fitting to let her fans in on what is really happening. “All I am expecting is Joy, Peace and Wealth…..” She shared. Slamming all those rumours and saying in simpler terms that she is just an Africa Woman, that’s all. There is no bun in anyone’s oven. “What you see is a voluptuous, African Woman.”

The mother of five recently wanted to pull her fans’ legs just once more by saying maybe she is pregnant, “Maybe I am pregnant nje. Who knows?”

Whether she is just fooling around or not, the 43-year-old mother has five beautiful children, and all of their names start with the letter ‘J’, Kardashian style. Jadazia, Jaedon, Jayda and Jaydeen.Uzalo’s favourite character MaNgcobo, played by Dawn Thandeka King has made her return after a mini hiatus. This was announced by the lady herself on Instagram.

“So MaNgcobo returns to your screens after a long time, what has been happening in her life???”n a clip shared by Uzalo, MaNgcobo’s disappearance was starting to become evident to her daughter Nosipho who had asked her ex-husband Nkunzi her mothers where-a-bouts. The scheming and evil Nkunzi does not want to involve the police. The once wealthy and living large MaNgcobo now works at a Spaza shop.

‘Mam Boulevard’, a name given to her as a top dog in the car heist industry is now a tuck shop girl, who has a very vindictive boss.

New mom Pearl Modiadie has been opening up about her new journey as a mother and today, she opened about how it has changed her life.

“Life after birth is quite a massive adjustment!” Shared the Metro FM DJ who revealed how motherhood has affected her both physically and psychologically. “The baby’s arrival changed a lot for me physically, psychologically, my daily routine changed as well as my sleeping patterns of course & I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Pearl, who maintains that she wouldn’t trade being a mom to Oliver for anything says that it’ll take time for her to get used to being a parent. “It’s all taking some time to get used to though, but I feel at ease knowing I’m not alone and that other moms are going through the same thing.”

The star is currently attending classes to learn more about motherhood.

“How do I know this? I’m attending @officialflourishnetwork postnatal classes to learn with and from other moms & I recommend them to any new moms!
Share, learn and have fun!”
On the 18 of October 2020, her child Oliver Lewatle turned one month old and to mark the special occasion, Pearl gave us a glimpse into her baby’s beautiful nursery.

“My baby turns 1 month today & I’m obsessed with his nursery! 🎉This is where most of our bonding time takes place and I couldn’t have created this space without @bespokebabies_southafrica !! You dream it, they create it.”
In the first few weeks of the birth of her son, Pearl reminded women to do the things that make them happy, even if it’s something simple.

“…it’s so important to do the things that bring you back to ‘yourself’. Even if it’s putting on some make-up & hair so you can lounge in your pj’s.
#postpartumlife. Also loving the fact that I get to to radio remotely, in my bedroom… wearing pj’s…score!”