Happy 37th birthday to one of the most decorated Actresses in the land Salamina Mosese. She has appeared in quite a lot of Productions like 7de Laan, Abo Mzala, Home Affairs, Soul Buddyz, Generations:The Legacy and Soul City. She’s also hosted shows like CRAZe, Crazy Games and Top Billing…All the best to her🎊🎉🎁🎂❤Her husband and former Backstage co-star, Howza, is a South African rapper, songwriter and actor who has guest appeared on shows such as Jam Alley, 7de Laan, Selimathunzi and YoTV.

He currently plays the role of Lerumo Chabedi on e.Tv’s flagship soapie Scandal!

The pair have also established themselves as unofficial experts on all things love and health for their fans who often look to them for advice. Salamina once suffered a stroke at the age of 30 while Howza has been open about living with diabetes. Salamina also often speaks about her battle with anxiety as well as chemical and emotional depression and how she manages to push through depressive episodes.

When Candy ‘Tsa Mandebele’ Mokwena set up her independent record label in 2011, she knew she would one day walk away from a contract with a major label and start building her own empire – a dream come true, not only for herself but for all the women in the music industry.

Fast-forward to 2020, and the Limpopo-born vocalist is releasing her third studio album, Still Here under her own record label, Mosekedi Entertainment. After a successful 12 years with Kalawa Jazmee Records, the muso is releasing a 10-track album, which is currently available for pre-order.

Mokwena also cleared any rumours that she left Kalawa on a sour note.

She explains:“There is no bad blood between me and Kalawa. I sat down with Oskido and said ‘the time has arrived for me to grant another young artist an opportunity to learn and experience what I have acquired here at Kalawa. Oscar gave me his blessings and I will forever be grateful.”

“Still Here” is currently available on all digital music platforms.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says a once-off payment of around R5,000 per taxi will be paid out. A special relief grant has been allocated to the taxi industry. Mbalula says only registered taxis will be considered. The relief will accommodate drivers, owners, rand managers and marshals. The conditions set down by government include the following.

The taxi operations must be formally registered as a business entity; The registered business must have a business banking account into which the relief allowance will be paid into;

These businesses must be registered for Income Tax and other applicable taxes related to running a business in South Africa. The registration process also includes registration of employee(s) with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), the Compensation Commission and for the Skills Development Levy; and

They must be in possession of a valid Operating License or a receipt as proof of application for an operating licence. Such receipts must have been issued before 28 February 2020.Meanwhile, Mbalula says the taxi industry has further requested that the loading capacity be increased from 70-percent to 100-percent.

It says this will be with all passengers wearing masks and with regular sanitisation of vehicles after each journey as mitigation measures. Coronavirus Hotline Number: 0800 029 999 from 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to FridayHelp protect your loved ones by sharing this official South African government COVID-19 service with your family, friends and community. Send HI to 0600 123 456 on WhatsApp.

The NICD has another Clinician Hotline to improve #COVID19 communication and support for healthcare providers. The Clinician Hotline is 0800 11 1131, operating 24 hrs. The Public Hotline is 0800 029 999 also operating 24hrs.

Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha are still standing strong as a couple despite all the hurdles they have faced in their relationship and it definitely has not been an easy rode. The once-controversial couple, which grabbed headlines due to abuse allegations during their public relationship.Babes has since been a stranger on her social media accounts after claiming her Twitter got hacked sometime last year and she hasn’t posted on her official Instagram account since last year September.Fans, of course, wanted to know if the famous couple had tied the knot and this is not the first time their marital status has been a question, in 2018 a video of the couple showing off wedding rings went viral making many wondered have they tied the knot.

South African media personality, Pearl Thusi, took to Twitter following President Ramaphosa’s national address, which spoke deemed Gender Based Violence as a national pandemic.The actress used her platform to address the men that she knew, questioning them on what they are doing to end the abuse imposed on women.

Pearl initiated the trending hashtag, #MENMUSTHEAL, which suggest that South African men ought to deal with their deep rooted issues, in order to fix their treatment towards women.

She stated, “Men need to heal. So much anger and violence. What are the men we know doing to end this scourge of darkness? #MENMUSTHEAL.