Actress Tsholo Matshaba opened up about her character Rakgadi Kedibone losing her lover
Image: Instagram/Tsholo Matshaba
Two years after losing her husband, actress Tsholo Matshaba was reminded of his death in her role as Rakgadi Kedibone on The River.

Rakgadi was heartbroken this week when her lover Ntsizwa Mabutho passes away due to kidney failure.

Tsholo’s husband, former Motsweding FM radio presenter Chris Matshaba, died in February 2018 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Taking to Instagram this week, Tsholo reflected on the pain of that loss, as she reflected on Rakgadi’s grief.

She said the story was close to her heart and was grateful producers had chosen her to carry “the hurt and pain” of losing a loved one.

She also paid tribute to actor Meshack Mavuso, who played the role of Ntsizwa on the show.

“The storyline was bittersweet for me. I couldn’t have asked for a better thespian than you to relive the love I found and still have for my husband Chris Matshaba,” said Tsholo.

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AKA is raising his daughter in the spotlight and said he is preparing her for the harsh reality that she will get the same treatment from fans as he is getting.In an interview with Sizwe Dhlomo on Kaya FM this week, the Supa Mega said Kairo has already had a taste of fame, and he wants to help her understand it.

She said she now limits what is put on Kairo’s Instagram page and does not pose for photos with fans when she is out with her daughter.

AKA has previously hit back at claims he was “embarrassing” Kairo by clapping back at fans and going on Twitter rants.

The rapper told his haters to keep their advice because Kairo was doing a lot better than they were.

“My daughter is richer than you. No lie,” AKA said.

“My daughter has about one million followers on Instagram right now. People are going to do the exact same thing they did to me to my daughter. I hope people know that. My daughter will grow up knowing these people are not your friends. It’s a transaction. You give them something and they give you something.”

“She will grow up to understand it, and we will raise her accordingly,” he said.

Speaking to actress Linda Mtoba in an Instagram Live chat last month, DJ Zinhle also opened up about raising Kairo to deal with fame.

“We have conversations with her because Kairo is having encounters with people where she realises this is not normal. She asks and we are very honest about what is happening so we can prepare her for the life she is going into. We are not sheltering her.”

US federal employees would be barred from using Chinese-owned mobile video app TikTok on government-issued devices under a bill that passed a US Senate Committee on Wednesday, as lawmakers feared the security of users’ personal data.The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” from Senator Josh Hawley was passed unanimously by the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and will be taken up by the US Senate for a vote.

TikTok’s wide popularity among American teens have brought scrutiny from US regulators and lawmakers, who fear their personal information could fall into the hands of government officials in Beijing.

TikTok, used to create short dance, lip-sync, comedy and talent videos, said last year about 60% of its 26.5 million monthly active US users are aged 16 to 24.

Under a Chinese law introduced in 2017, companies have an obligation to support and cooperate in the country’s national intelligence work.

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives voted to bar federal employees from downloading the app on government-issued devices as part of a $741 billion defense policy bill. Lawmakers voted 336-71 to pass the proposal, offered by Representative Ken Buck.

With passage in the House and approval by the Senate Committee, the prohibition could soon become law in the United States.

Top officials in the Trump administration have also said they were considering a broader ban on TikTok and other Chinese-linked apps, and that action may be imminent.

For example, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently said Americans should be cautious in using the app.

TikTok spokeswoman Jamie Favazza said the company’s growing US team has no higher priority than promoting a safe app experience that protects users’ privacy.

“Millions of American families use TikTok for entertainment and creative expression, which we recognize is not what federal government devices are for,” she said.

Pearl Thusi is a lady of many talents, one of them being hands-on mom who is completely smitten with her two daughters – Pearl’s youngest daughter, the adorable Okuhle, is adopted and has become the apple of her mom’s eye – The presenter and actress recently shared some beautiful images of her and Okuhle spending quality time and reading together.Pearl Thusi is an incredible mom to her two beautiful daughters and loves to spend quality time with them. She has an older daughter whom she shares with Walter Mokoena and recently adopted Okuhle. The star posted images of herself hanging out with little Okuhle and reading to her. Pearl rocked her hair in a bun and orange casuals for the occasion.Pearl wrote, “(I’m) using this time to connect and reconnect with myself and those I love around me. What I’ve loved doing is making sure my kids understand their value even more and make sure that information they consume is vibrant and includes representation of who they and the world around them.” The star made it clear that she and Okuhle were reading books with black characters who represent them.

Bishop Makamu tested positive for Covid-19 a few days after his mother did. He didn’t think he could get Covid-19 as he believed his prayers were enough to protect him for the virus.He’s now fully recovered after experiencing night sweats, nightmares, and loss of smell and taste.

He thought he was going to die. He even started dreaming about his funeral, seeing his body being lowered into one of the over a million gravesites available for Covid-19 patients in Gauteng.

It’s been 16 days since Bishop Israel Makamu (42) tested positive for Covid-19 and he has fully recovered.

The Rea Tsotella Spicey host and businessman had a hard time dealing with the virus.“It is one of the most difficult things I have ever had to go through in my life,” he says. “I was hallucinating. I lost my mind. I even saw my funeral in a dream.”It all started when they took his mom for a scheduled operation at a hospital in the East of Johannesburg.

His mom has cancer in the womb, he tells Drum.

“We were told by the doctor that three people who went before her to do the same operation had died during surgery,” he says.The doctor asked them to rather wait and not do the operation immediately.

“They said they wanted to test her for Covid-19 because all the patients who had died had not been tested before the operation,” he says.

“My mom was tested and they sent her home to wait for the results. When we got the results back, they were positive and she had to quarantine at home.”

A day after his mom tested positive for COVID-19, Bishop Makamu went back to work.

“I didn’t think I would get it. I thought I was healthy and okay. It did not cross my mind. I was completely ignorant about this virus. I hardly even wore a mask because I have never seen anyone close to me get the virus,” he says.

He was shooting a stokvel special on Rea Tsotella Spicey and started feeling weak.

“I was hot one minute and cold the next, but it didn’t cross my mind that I would get the virus. I believed that my prayers were enough to save me. So, I did not wear a mask,” he says. After shooting he went home.

“At night it struck,” he says. “I had night sweats and I was shaking. My wife suggested that we go test for Covid-19. I went for the test because my wife said so, but I never thought I would get it.”

His results came back positive.

“That is when things became worse for me because the virus started to play with my mind,” he says. “I felt weak. It just became a spiritual illness because it worked on my mind. The thought of me having Covid-19 was the one sinking me closer to my grave.”

He lost his sense of taste and smell. “I struggled to breathe. My mind was absent. Every single bad thing you can think of happened to me,” he says. “When I slept, I felt better. But when I was asleep, I had nightmares. I would see my funeral. I even envisioned myself sinking into the 1,5 million graves that I saw in the news. It was horrible.”