It was the most entertaining episode of the series yet bazalwane and if social media is anything to go by, fans want Dr Rebecca Malope to stop by at “Dinner At Somizi’s” again.The latest episode saw Somizi Mhlongo-Motaung welcome the legendary gospel singer into his home where they cooked a seafood ciabatta kota and kept viewers entertained with their banter.

From Somizi telling Rebecca that fish sticks were crayons to Rebecca speaking about her love for spicy food, it was all fun and games, especially when Somizi told Rebecca that Taboo night club in Sandton was a church.The duo discussed discipline, parenting styles, Rebecca’s love for music and the plans she had once she retiredWhen Somizi asked the award-winning singer who she would like to collaborate with in the future, she said Ntokozo Mbambo and joked that she might need to go for vocal training for 5 years to sing with Ntokozo who she called a powerhouse.

“When we sing together the heavens will open”, said Rebecca.

“Its as if I am at Taboo”, responded With a fast hallelujah and then confusion, Rebecca asked what Taboo was.

“What is Taboo bazalwane? Don’t make me mention something I don’t know. What is Taboo?”, she said.

After Somizi tells her it is a church in Sandton the star probes further wanting more information about it.

The “Idols SA” judge goes on to tell the singer that the pastor’s wife is Babalwa Mneno and that they have branches around the country. He also tells her that the only problem with this ‘church’ is the expensive champagne.

On Tuesday morning, Twitter was in a tizz over rumours that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s son had received a R6m ‘tender’ to equip taxis with Covid-19 ventilation…
The Twitter storm accused Andile Ramaphosa of corruption, and benefitting from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the source of the controversy was an article by Business Insider which was headlined “Gauteng taxis are being fitted with anti-Covid tech in a R6m project – led by Ramaphosa’s son“.The project – which will cost R6m – is actually being headed up by non-profit organisation Supplier Development Initiatives (SDI). The organisation was founded by Andile Ramaphosa, and Brad Fisher in partnership with FNB and Bridge TAccording to the organisation’s mandate, “We focus on providing market access & market participation as the most critical step towards developing Black suppliers. Providing Black suppliers with avenues to trade their products and services with large corporates whilst growing their business.”

Co-founder Brad fisher was interviewed on eNCA about the taxi safety equipment:
“If people sit in an environment where there’s no ventilation, the viral load will increase. In just 20 minutes, people will get sick,” said Brad Fisher in an interview with eNCA three days ago.It’s urgent that the taxis are fitted with an air ventilation system and a barrier between the driver and the passengers,” says Fisher. “The driver will see around 2000 people per month, so the first thing we’ve got to do is separate the driver from the people.”The organisation is also installing a sanitisation station at the door of taxis, and air vents in the windows of the taxis to ensure air flow throughout. According to the Business Insider report, the cost of outfitting each taxi amounts to around R1000 per vehicle. The organisation hopes to equip 6 000 taxis in total. This was confirmed by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency.

On 19 July, the organisation fitted 210 taxis to promote the #safepassagetowork programme.n the interview below, one of the taxi drivers at Bara Taxi Rank whose vehicle has been fitted with the safety equipment says he’s happy with the initiative.

“I am okay about it because it will help protect us from this virus that is making us sick. But the passengers will complain about the air because it is cold,” said the driver.

Ventilation is vital to ensure the safety of all passengers in the vehicle.

Twitter outcry
On Tuesday morning, Andile Ramaphosa was trending as some South Africans believed that the son of the president had received a pricey tender. However, many came out in support of the NGO’s initiative and encouraged those who were complaining to first check their facts.

Sunday World can exclusively reveal that Limpopo businessman Mosebo Mooa is heading to the Limpopo High Court to obtain a court order to sell Baroka FC after Mphahlele failed to pay him a whopping R15 million for his 15% share in the relegation threatened Absa Premiership outfit.

The explosive details were revealed by a club official who did not want to be named for fear of reprisal.

Relating the story, the official said Mphahlele approached Mooa in 2015 and asked him to loan him R3.8 million as he was cash strapped and struggling to pay players’ salaries and his debtsMooa asked Mphahlele to bring him the club’s audited financial statements so that he could satisfy himself that he was not throwing his money into the sea. “Although the financial books of the club were in shambles, Mooa went ahead and loaned him the money nonetheless. The money was paid in two tranches in a period of two weeks,” shared the official.

The official further explained that Mphahlele later suggested to Mooa that the loan be converted to shares in the club.“When Mooa agreed, Mphahlele suggested he would give him 49% of the shares for the R3.8million and that he would remain with 51%. Mooa refused, saying it would be too greedy for him to accept 49%. He opted for a 15% stake instead,” said the official.

The official said Mooa went to Baroka offices several times until he was turned off by a heated argument in a club meeting between the then club CEO Morgan Mammila and Mphahlele.

“He was just turned off by the level of unprofessionalism displayed in that meeting and decided to retreat a bit. He later left for the UK and returned last year.”

Once back home, Mooa convened a meeting with Mphahlele and told him that he was no longer interested in football and asked him to take back his shares and buy him out of the football club.

When Mphahlele agreed, Mooa acquired the services of evaluators to assess the val ue of the club. The assessors valued the club at R60 million and asked Mphahlele to pay Mooa R15 million, which is the equivalent of his 15% stake.

An agreement to pay Mooa R150 000 a month was drafted and signed by both Mphahlele and the businessman.

“Mphahlele only paid Mooa R300 000 in two instalments and defaulted. A letter of final demand was sent to Mphahlele to pay him all his money or face the full might of the law after he ignored several letters from his lawyers to pay up. But now Mooa’s lawyers are filing papers in court to obtain an order to sell the team so he could recoup his money.”

The final letter of demand, written by Mooa’s lawyer, Lebo Molope of Molope Madondo Attorneys, indicates that Mphahlele has indeed defaulted on his payment. Mphahlele declined to comment.