As the Springboks celebrated their one-month anniversary since winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup title in Paris, France last month, the day also marked Lukhanyo Am’s birthday as he turned 30 on Tuesday, 28 November. Here are five things to know about the rugby champion.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE SPRINGBOK PLAYER, LUKHANYO AM
He was born on 28 November, 1993 in King William’s Town, a small township in the Eastern Cape. He went to Hoerskool De Vos Malan High School and plays the centre position on the rugby field.

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Lukhanyo Am. Images via Instagram: @lukhanyo_12
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1. LUKHANYO AM’S WEIGHT REVEALED
   The seasoned rugby star is six feet and two inches tall, Briefly reported.

2. THE RUGBY CHAMPION’S HEIGHT REVEALED
   It was also reported that he weighs about 98 kilograms.

3. MARITAL STATUS
   With many of the Springbok players married, Lukhanyo Am is known to be one of the few Boks that are still in the market. The list of singles includes Evan Roos, Jaden Hendriks, Makazole Mapimpi, Damian Willemse, and the team’s youngest player Canan Moodie.

4. STRONGER TOGETHER! THE LOVE FOR RUGBY
   Lukhanyo Am was brought up by his mother, Zukiswa who had envisioned him to take on the community’s passion for soccer, however, Am is said to have had other plans for himself, Rugby 365 reported. He reportedly started off as a lock before branching out to play the centre position for the U13s at the Margate-based Gladiators Rugby Academy. Thereafter, he is said to have gotten picked up by the Border Bulldogs.

5. A BRIEF LOOK INTO LUKHANYO AM’S AACHIEVEMENTS
   According to the publication, Lukhanyo Am got signed by the Sharks in 2013 and later made his mark with the team after helping the Durban team reach the Super Rugby quarter-finals in 2017, 2018 and 2019. And, by 2017, he was reportedly awarded with the Springbok colours despite missing part of the middle finger on his left hand.

Legendary retired tennis player Serena Williams has taken to Twitter sharing a picture of herself cuddling with her youngest daughter Adira River after confessing that she wasn’t doing well.In a post to Twitter Serena Williams showed off the sweet moment with a precious photo of her three-month-old daughter resting on her chest in a blue polka-dot blanket.

 
“This makes me so happy”; Serena captioned the pic.

Desoite basking in joy, a few hours before sharing the picture on Twitter Serena got vulnerable on the social media platform about her mental health. The tennis player opened up about having a rough day.

“I am not ok today. And that’s ok to not be ok. No one is ok every single day. If you are not ok today, I’m with you”, she shared in a tweet.

Williams continued: “There’s always tomorrow”. Love you”.In response to the tennis player many Twitter user have shared how much they related to what Serena might be going through. Other have also shown some concern, reassuring the tennis player that she will be okay.

“I hope you feel better lady. You’re absolutely right. It’s ok not to be okay sometimes, and to acknowledge it. But here’s the thing. Put on some feel-good music and do the running man throughout the house. It just might lift your spirit”, one Twitter user commented.

Another tweep shared how much they related to Serana’s tweet.

“This spoke to me. Thank you for these energy giving words. I have prayed for you, you will be okay! I will be okay also”.

A few weeks ago, reports about South African media personality Somizi Mhlongo’s “baby momma” Palesa Madisakwane having “resigned” from being a sangoma went viral. The former Generations actress shared a video of herself cutting up her idlozi fabric while a gospel song plays in the background — she also said a prayer. And now she has started sharing videos of herself preaching.

This has led to many reactions from social media users who have started comparing her to former reality TV star and media personality Ayanda Ncwane who is famous for her preaching videos.South African actress Palesa Madisakwane shocked many earlier this year with a new video of herself turning her back on her ancestral calling.

Heading online, Palesa, who shares a daughter with famous media personality Somizi Mhlongo, shared a clip of herself destroying her idlozi cloth.And now she has started making videos of herself preaching the word of God.

In a clip that has gone viral, she can be seen passionately reading bible verses while “spreading the gospel”. The clip has led to many comparing her to Ayanda Ncwane, the wife of late gospel star Sifiso Ncwane.

Take a look below:The video made its way on X (formerly Twitter) where social media users wondered why she was posting all of this on her social media pages and not keeping her journey quiet.

Others questioned why she decided to turn to God and christianity again.

“Somizi must give this lady some money for a vacation, and other things. It can’t be that deep” one person said while another wrote:

“Yooh she loves attention this one.”

Sports fanatic Mama Joy is certainly a beloved part of the country’s sports celebrations.

She represented SA on a global platform after flying to France to support the Springboks who ended up bringing the Rugby World Cup home.

 
While the Springboks brought the Cup home, she brought herself a man home and her thousands of fans loved it for her.Taking to X, she shared a number of photos of her French lover. She also shared snaps of the lavish luxury gifts he bought her during a shopping spree.NO MORE PAPA JOY?
This week she shared photos of herself preparing traditional beer, Mqomboti. She also shared a snap of herself enjoying supper and a nice cold beverage.

In the comment section, X users made sure to ask whatever happened to the generous French man she was flaunting not so long ago.

“Dining alone? Where is Papa Joy?” one fan asked while another commented:

“Where’s the white uncle Mama?

Minnie Dlamini has a newfound appreciation for her body after giving birth to her first child, saying she is not obsessed with meeting societal standards.The media personality welcomed her son Netha Makhosini Jones in 2020 with her now estranged husband Quinton Jones and spoke of how she had become body-positive in contrast to how she felt when she was younger.The 33-year-old beauty took to Instagram to tell her nearly 5.2 million followers: “The older I get the more I love my body! After having my son and seeing the amazing things my body can do, I have an unimaginable appreciation for it.

 
“My body is much more beautiful to me than it has ever been. The reality is things aren’t the same, but this is the youngest my body will ever be!

“I spent my 20s self-conscious and obsessed with meeting societal standards and expectations of what my body should look like, and looking back I’m like ‘Girl you were perfect and you missed it!’ So I’ve decided to love my body now more than ever before! Falling in love with me.”