Last month, M-Net announced “Legacy”, the channels first telenovela with Kgomotso Christopher, Michelle Botes, Mary-anne Barlow, Deon Lotz, Jay Anstey, Dawid Minnaar and David Jeftha Deon.

Since then, the list has grown with Siyabonga Thwala, Leeanda Reddy and Don Mlangeni Nawa added to the cast as co-workers on a mission.

Produced by Tshedza Pictures, “Legacy”, which debuts on the small screen in September, is centred on the affluent Price family and the down-to-earth Potgieters.

Viewers will be lured into the shenanigans at the Price’s high-end investment company. Behind closed doors, there’s plenty of backstabbing and plotting going on between the new Mrs Price, the former Mrs Price and her grown-up brood.

The actress, stand-up comedian and scriptwriter won the hearts of many South Africans in “Isidingo”. She also starred in the Hollywood film, “Diana” with Naomi Watts, landed a role in the crime thriller, “Cape Town”, which featured Arnold Vosloo and Boris Kodjoe, and she played the doctor who attended to Eldris Elba’s character in “Dark Tower”.

Mlangeni Nawa plays John, the longest serving employee at the company. In fact, he was there when the doors opened. Fans will remember him from “Isidingo”, “Sgudi Snaysi”, “Isidingo”, “Uzalo”, “Abomama” and “The Throne”. The veteran actor was the recipient of the Royalty Soapie Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

Rest assured, secrets, schemes and shady alliances will wittingly or unwittingly surround these three characters,” says M-Net’s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard. “All three the above cast members will also bring even more gravitas to the series.”

The latest actors to join the telenovela will be working at Legacy Pty Ltd.

Thwala is well known for portraying taxi boss Mpiyakhe Zungu in Mzansi Magic’s popular soap “Isibaya”. He also created and hosted “Yobe”, the documentary series in which ex-offenders approach victims or victims’ families for forgiveness. The impressive resume of this celebrated stage thespian furthermore includes television appearances in |The Republic”, “Scandal”, “Isidingo” and “Generations”.

Reddy slips into the skin of Nirvana Perumal, Legacy’s sharp, witty and tough Investment board chairperson.

Siyabonga Thwala plays Msizi Zulu, an ambitious board member who also is the head honcho at Legacy Media and L24 News. Like Felicity (Barlow), the company founder’s opportunistic daughter, Msizi, is eyeing the coveted CEO position. Felicity should take note, because nothing will stop him from landing his dream job!

Thando Thabethe shines on the Cover of true Love Magazine

South African media personality, Thando Thabethe, has been announced as the latest celebrity to take on the cover of True Love Magazine. The image displayed on the cover was taken from the comfort of her own home, as she posed on her bed in a high-waist mini-skirt and an open-button blazer.She captioned the announcement post with, “Got the honour of doing this beautiful collaboration with @truelovemag from the comfort of my home. As we celebrate women’s month I’m honoured to be celebrating it with all my fellow female trailblazers and yes, BLACK WOMEN ARE COMING FOR EVERYTHING!!!!”.The August issue aims to empower black women in South Africa, and will include a spread which documents what the public has learnt from Queen Thando

Veteran actress Linda Sebezo has opened up about the devastating economic impact Covid-19 has had on her life, that saw her survive off her mother’s pension.

The star told TshisaLIVE in an interview this week that she was disappointed at how the government has treated artists during the pandemic. She said that she applied for the department of sports, arts and culture’s Covid-19 relief fund.

The actress explained that she is a call actor, who works different jobs to make ends meet. She had just joined the cast of Mzansi Magic’s eHostela and was busy with several projects when life came to a standstill during the lockdown.

The fund was launched in March, pledging R150m to help artists and athletes hit hard by Covid-19.“We were told to apply for a relief fund only to find out that I don’t qualify. My heart was bleeding. I’m a taxpayer and I don’t owe tax. On the other hand I had to pay fees for my daughter who attends a private institution and I didn’t have money to pay for her then.“I’m a single mother who juggles different jobs to put bread on the table. I do roadshows on Saturdays and shoot Isibaya and eHostela.

“I work hard every month to raise R40,000 to pay my bond, car, and school fees. All of a sudden everything got stuck. My heart was very heavy when I saw my mom buying bread for us.”

Now she cherishes every moment she gets with her children and said she is taking things one day at a time.

“When I get home from work I spend two hours with my children and they understand that I need to prepare for tomorrow’s shoot. When I’m off, I cook for them and spend time with them by playing games.

Influencer and photographer Thickleeyonce has detailed how on Friday she got robbed by a group of guys posing an Uber in Braamfontein.

Taking to social media, Thickleeyonce shared the horrific details of the incident as she warned her close friends not to send any money to anyone using her WhatsApp as it’s not her.

Rami Chuene was deemed the perfect first celebrity guest on Somizi’s highly anticipated cooking show Dinner At Somizi’s. Her character and wisdom was applauded and people could not get enough of her.Somizi’s cooking show and talk show was scrutinized for the fact that Somgaga is not a chef and he takes all the jobs, however after last night’s episode Mzansi seems to have changed it’s mindsApart from the laughing, the singing, teasing Mohale’s age and the good food that was devoured, a good conversation was had and Rami touched on various topics including her public fallout with the Ferguson’s and her daughter’s OnlyFans account.

The duo then sat down and Rami talked about actor’s rights she advocates for on social media and whether she was open to working with the Fergusons again.Apart from the laughing, the singing, teasing Mohale’s age and the good food that was devoured, a good conversation was had and Rami touched on various topics including her public fallout with the Ferguson’s and her daughter’s OnlyFans account.

The duo then sat down and Rami talked about actor’s rights she advocates for on social media and whether she was open to working with the Fergusons again.
“It depends. I would tell them to listen more. Being able to be a listener doesn’t take away from the kind of leader that you are. Also being creative does not mean you have to close off your human element,” she said.

She also advised production houses to allow communication to happen should disputes arise.

“It is unfortunate (that producers see expression as a form of attack on them) because that is the nature of the business. In the entertainment industry people should not be untouchable.

“If we are not happy with the executive producers I think its an element that we need to discuss, if you are not happy with directors and the channel then open the channel of communication,” she advised. Dinner At Somizi’s is on every Friday’s on 1Magic channel 103, Dstv.