Sindi Dlathu shares that leaving Muvhango was a difficult decision to make It took months before Sindi Dlathu made the tough decision of leaving Muvhango.A few weeks ago fans of Muvhango were left gobsmacked after Sindi Dlathu confirmed that she would be leaving the show after serving Muvhango ever since its inception. It may seem as though her decision to leave Muvhango was an easy one, but according to her it certainly was not. Speaking to Drum magazine Sindi admitted that her decision to leave was mostly guided by prayer and the support of her family. "I prayed about it and had sleepless nights. Muvhango was my home for 20 years. But it wasn't solely my choice to leave - I felt like it was God's timing."
For some time now, there has been reportedly been calls and petitions to Whatsapp management pertaining the missed call notification on it’s mobile app when the phone did not actually ring and also voice lags or voice break during Whatsapp call which is probably caused by poor internet connectivity. Additional, due to the network connectivity in Nigeria, one can’t the internet connection status or stability as it is been recommend that 3G, 4G or Wifi internet connection should be used during especially both voice and video calling.
Though, as at the time of writing this post, Whatsapp hasn’t yet imposed these modification, but trust the required test running on these new features, meanwhile let’s have a glimpse of Whatsapp latest update pertaining these glitches.

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Whatsapp “Live Location” Feature
Few days ago, Whatsapp announced that users will be able to share the location with friends and family in real time. If you’ve used the sharing feature before, you know we could already share locations before, except it was static. With this one though, you’ll be able to share it in real time, almost like a Google Map of chat.
This is how it will work — open a chat with the person or group you want to share with. Go to Location, from the attach button. The attach options will have “Share Live Location”. When you select it, you can even choose for how long you intend to share location with the other person. Then hit send. If more than one person shares their Live Location in the group, all locations will be visible on the same map.
Note that this is an end to those times you lie to your friends that you’re in a particular location when you’re somewhere else. It won’t end well when they request you share your location.
Whatsapp’s “Unsend Chat Message” Feature
As already stated, Whatsapp is currently testing an ‘unsend’ feature which will help users to get rid of messages sent either by a mistake or deliberately. With the Delete for Everyone’ feature, those messages you send angrily or when not in good state of mind can be deleted from your Whatsapp Chat Window using ‘unsend’ button.
According to WABetaInfo, experimenting with the new feature on Android and iOS devices. The feature is said to be functioning successful thus far.
‘Recall’ or ‘unsend’ message feature have been in many social apps like WeChat and Viber.
Note: Chats can only be deleted withing 5 minutes after it’s sent and if it hasn’t been read by the recipient.
Additional Whatsapp gossip
In Zimbabwe, it’s now a crime to create a Whatsapp group without registering with the government.
Zimbabwe has now made it illegal to create a Whatsapp group without registration and approval from its ministry of cyber security. The ministry released a statement to that effect with the rules to take effect starting November 1, 2017.
More than three decades into the HIV epidemic, some conversations haven't become any easier. This is one of them.
Nokuthula* called her eldest daughter into her bedroom.
Her four kids often joked that this was her "courtroom". Whenever somebody was beckoned, they knew they were in for a serious talking-to. "We're going to court," they would laugh.
But the house was quiet now. Nobody else was around.
Nokuthula and her then 21-year-old sat on the edge of the bed, a mountain of scatter cushions piled up behind them.
Nokuthula felt nervous, emotional. For 10 years she'd held on to the secret she was about to let out, and she had no idea how her firstborn - who had just started dating - would take it. "In this world, we have this disease you can catch when you sleep with someone," she started. "But I have people who have helped me understand what this thing is. I'm okay with it. I can live with it."
Condomise, she advised her daughter.
"She was so cool," Nokuthula, 42, remembers now. "It wasn't easy but she understood. She said she had no problem with it. As long as I went to the clinic and took my pills, she would support me."
But three years on, it's a conversation Nokuthula can't quite bring herself to repeat with her youngest daughter - the daughter she was pregnant with when she was first diagnosed.
Before prevention of mother-to child-transmission programmes were introduced in South Africa in 2002, up to 40% of babies born to HIV-positive mothers contracted the virus before, during or shortly after birth. Today, just 1.4% of infants born to women living with HIV become infected with the virus.
Nokuthula's 12-year-old, born HIV negative, has seen her mother taking medication but hasn't asked any questions about it. Yet.
"I think she thinks it's for my arthritis," says Nokuthula. "I don't think I can talk to her right now. Maybe when she's 16 or 17."
Nearly half of the estimated seven million HIV-positive South Africans are now on antiretroviral treatment, according to the United Nations Joint Programme on Aids. But more than three decades into the country's HIV epidemic, many parents like Nokuthula still struggle to tell their children about their status.
About 70% of parents living with HIV have disclosed their status to their children, according to a large national survey conducted by the South African National Aids Council in 2014
But the study, the first large-scale research to look at the stigma still attached to HIV, also reveals how difficult it is for many parents to break the silence. Among the almost 10 500 people surveyed, nearly one in four people with children admitted they hadn't told them.
Bridging that gap is where Tamsen Rochat comes in.
"The epidemic is evolving," she says. "We need to address and respond to the parenting needs of this rapidly growing population. Supporting parents to communicate and educate their children about HIV is central to that."
A chief research specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council, Rochat together with a team from the African Health Research Institute in KwaZulu-Natal developed a programme called Amagugu to support HIV-positive mothers in talking to their children about their status.
"The medical profession's come a long way in beginning to understand children's psychological capacity," says Rochat.
"Over the last three or four decades, we've seen more and more research that shows that from nearly as young as six children have a capacity to understand perhaps not that death is permanent, but the basic biology around illness."
Now, Rochat says many psychologists recommend that parents living with serious illnesses ranging from HIV to cancer be open with their children from as early as possible in communicating what's happening to their bodies.
But for parents faced with having the conversation, it's a daunting task. What if they ask how I got it? What if they tell someone else? Why do they even need to know?
Unseen and unspoken consequences
"You have to look at a person as part of a network of social relationships," says Wits University developmental psychologist Linda Richter.
The director of the university's Centre of Excellence in Human Development, Richter says that although families are on the frontline of HIV prevention, the focus has tended to be on treating individuals "as if one's health status, one's sense of the future and the sacrifices one has to make are unrelated to other people".
But a parent's diagnosis affects the entire household. Adolescents who have lost a parent to Aids-related illnesses or are in the care of adults battling these kinds of conditions are more at risk of experiencing mental health problems, feeling isolated from peers and even engaging in transactional sex, reveals 2011 research published in the journal Nature.
Meanwhile, caregivers living with the virus also face their own battles. More recent research reveals that HIV-positive parents may be more at risk of depression and anxiety.
And children can pick up on this from a very early age.
"Human beings are built to respond to stressors," says Richter.
From as early as just 20 weeks old, she explains, a foetus is responsive to shocks in its environment. "It's called stilling - if there's a loud noise like a gunshot in the house, something that will shock the mother, that stress response will hit the baby and it will still, the metabolism will slow down."
A two-year-old toddler can feel embarrassed or shy, and notice when others are anxious or sad.
They know when a parent is angry and that they must be still and quiet," says Richter. "They're picking up the emotional tone of a household very quickly."
By the time they reach primary school, children are able to start piecing together concepts about illness and mortality - and this was the age group the Amagugu intervention targeted.
"We call them little scientists at that age," says Rochat. "They have these radars: even if you manage to hide your medication and you have these extravagant stories about where you go once a month when you have to visit the clinic, they will experience some shift in you - and that's what we believe drives the poor mental health outcomes in children."
The conversation was not going well. Admittedly, Nomusa hadn't picked the best moment. But with their father lying on what the whole family had come to assume was his death bed, she wanted her two teenagers to know that she also had the virus in her body - and that she was fine, healthy even. Everything was going to be okay.
Her daughter, then 19, sat there in disbelief. Her 17-year-old son got up and walked out. "Was it true, Mom?" he asked her when he finally came home the next day.
According to the health department's HIV disclosure guidelines, telling a child about one's own HIV status is a process that should start as early as possible, progressing in detail as a child's capacity to understand the virus grows.
A five-year-old can grasp the concept of germs and that they need to take medication daily - what the guidelines call "partial disclosure". But a 12-year-old can understand not only that they have HIV, but also how it's spread and the implications of infecting someone else.
Covering up a child's HIV status, say the guidelines, does more harm than good.
There is no comparable framework for HIV-positive parents who want to disclose their own status to their children but Marnie Vujovic, a clinical psychologist at the non-profit Right to Care, believes many of the same rules apply.
"As they mature, children are able to take in more and more information and absorb it in a meaningful way," she says. "Parents can get a pretty good sense of where a child is just in a conversation - and often they'll give you natural opportunities to tell them more just by asking questions. That's a perfect time to say, 'Okay this child needs more information. He or she has seen something and is concerned about it and I need to answer it honestly and openly as I can rather than side-stepping the issue.'"
The Amagugu intervention sought to teach the participating mothers an age-appropriate way of telling their HIV-negative kids about their status, with toys and games specifically targeted at six- to 10-year-olds.
A sticker activity was used explain how HIV attacks a body: the virus becomes angry red dots, the CD4 cells - bodies that typically help the immune system's response - are depicted as spears trying to fight it off, and antiretrovirals (ARVs) emerge as green shields.
A memory card game helped mothers to explain their monthly clinic visits and everything the children could expect to see there: doctors, nurses, ambulances, needles.
And throughout the conversation, the mothers were trained to keep the emphasis on their love for the child - to keep their arms wrapped around their shoulders, to speak calmly and reassuringly.
"For this age group of children, the disclosure goes better with more preparation and if mom is more emotionally contained," says Rochat. For the mothers, it meant counselling sessions before their disclosure to help them to come to terms with their own narrative about how they had contracted HIV.
"You don't have to tell your kids the whole truth," says Rochat. "They don't have to know if you were raped or that your partner cheated on you." Instead, the counsellors helped the mothers to craft the stories that were "strength-based and that reflected the love she had for the child" - a story that was true enough, without adding to the hurt.
It would be another 16 years before either one of Nomusa's teens believed she had HIV - and even then only after she began treatment following the government's decision last year to provide medication to all HIV-infected people regardless of how sick they are. Previously, most people had to wait until their CD4 count - a measure of the immune system's strength - fell to 500 before they could start taking ARVs.
She's been trying to do things differently with her three youngest - aged 10, 14 and 16 - since participating in the Amagugu study, gradually dropping the topic into conversation and playtime.
"It's been much easier," she says.
The children don't seem to believe her just yet. But every few days, they come back with more questions: Did Mommy really mean it? If she has HIV, how come they don't? The youngest two have since joined her on trips to the clinic and know to be careful around open wounds. Every evening, her 10-year-old reminds her to take her medication.
But that kind of "parentifying" can be concerning, warns Vujovic: "Children need to be able to enjoy life, to play - not be stressed out about whether their parent is going to survive or not."
Meanwhile, a tactful disclosure provides a real opportunity to educate children on HIV and just how well treatment can work.
"There's this huge fear that 'I might lose this person, this person's going to die'," says Vujovic. "And I think a really important aspect around disclosure is to reassure - to help children understand just how efficacious the medication is. "It does seem like a sort of modern concept, but we've increasingly seen the benefits of families communicating openly," she continues. "We know there are a number of taboos around having discussions about sexual and reproductive health - but we also know that young people who are able to talk openly with their families are much less likely to engage in risky behaviours." SOURCE:ALL AFRICA
The ANC made a grave mistake by linking ANC leadership positions to government positions, former president Thabo Mbeki said during his OR Tambo lecture at Wits University on Friday night. Mbeki said the decision to link these two centres of power has resulted in the political killings as seen in KwaZulu-Natal.
In the run-up to the Polokwane national Conference, Mbeki said a "spurious argument" emerged of a "non-existent problem of two centres of power".
This resulted in the decision that a person elected as president of the ANC would be the party's candidate for the position of President of the Republic as well that provincial chairs of the party would ascend to provincial Premier, he said. The ANC's Polokwane resolution meant a complete U-turn from its prior decision in the 1997 Mahikeng conference that those elected to leadership positions should be ready to discharge their responsibilities with no expectation that their positions entitled them to positions in government.
"This unfortunate decision meant that formally the ANC took the decision that occupation of senior positions in the ANC was the guaranteed route of access to state power, exactly the kind of understanding which the movement had sought to discourage among the membership as a whole."
Mbeki added that corruption and self enrichment within the ANC had begun creeping into the movement during former President Nelson Mandela's term
Quoting Mandela's political report at the party's 1997 National Conference, he said the late icon told delegates that, "Many among our members see their membership of the ANC as a means to advance their personal ambitions to attain positions of power and access to resources for their own individual gratification."
Almost 20 years later, in his diagnostic report, ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe said that being in power was "rapidly becoming a source of political bankruptcy, as ANC members fight for deployment either as councillors, MPLs and MPs - respectively, as if there is 'no tomorrow."
"The fact of the matter is that during the last two decades the ANC has failed to do the two things which Nelson Mandela mentioned in 1997 - to purge itself of the mercenaries who had joined its ranks and to make it difficult for such elements to join the Movement," Mbeki added. Mbeki warned that he numbers of those who see the ANC as a mere tool to access political power and corruptly acquired wealth would increase. "This means that the historic value system of the ANC has become so corrupted that its replacement, that is unprincipled access to political power and the related corrupt self-enrichment has in fact become the norm within the organisation," he told attendees. Mbeki encouraged those within the ranks of the ANC remained genuine members who are honestly committed to its historic value system to take the necessary steps to change its self-destructive course or face the party's destruction. "As the first step these members of the ANC must genuinely accept that the Movement is immersed in a deep crisis and then proceed to characterise the source and nature of the problem, as Oliver Tambo did, which twice saved the ANC from destruction, understanding that without a correct diagnosis, there can be no effective and successful cure," he said.
So you finally found the person of your dreams and the two of you are as happy as happy can be. It’s love, real love. Now it’s time for the rest of the world to find that out. And you’ll show them. You’re going to be as free and happy together expressing your love in public as you are when you’re alone together. Unfortunately, that’s what’s driving everyone around you insane. Here is an idea of some of the things that you might be doing in your relationship that everyone hates. 1. Flirting on Facebook No one wants to hear that the two of you had sex that morning—even if you talk about it in the vaguest terms. Flirting on Facebook or Twitter is the kind of thing that other people can’t avoid unless they stop following your posts. That’s a hard position to put someone in, but your internet kissy faces at each other are just the kind of thing that would make someone make that kind of decision. Pictures are okay. Sharing what you did over the weekend is okay. Just don’t make us all a part of your personal, flirty conversations. That’s what private messages are for.
2. Baby Talk There is a limit to how much society can put up with. Most people draw the line at having to listen to a pair of adults talk like babies. If you and your partner are guilty of talking like a couple of cutsie wootsie toddlers to each other at home, that’s fine. If you think that it is okay to expose the rest of the world to a constant drip of sugar-coated nonsense, you have forgotten how annoying that can sound. Please save the baby talk for when the two of you talk to each other. Alone.
3. Pitying the Single You used to be just like your single friends. Have things really changed that much? Since you’ve been together with your new love interest, the rest of your friends have all become tragic cases to you, pitiful and alone. What’s worse, not only is this a topic that you and your partner have shared with each other, you’re trying to solve it, like your single friends are problems to be solved. They can tell that you now think of them as broken people, and guess what? They don’t like it. Your new relationship is great, but that doesn’t mean something like it will fix other people’s lives. Accept your friends for who they are, and they’ll accept the two of you.
4. Sharing Relationship Secrets The two of you are on a whole other level of intimacy. There are things the two of you do and share with each other that you may have never done with anybody else in the world. It’s not just about what you guys do during sex. Sharing intimate knowledge of your partner’s thoughts and feelings with other people is just wrong. Your friends may be gossip-hungry, but that doesn’t mean you should feed them.
Wow!!!! wa-tch zodwa wabantu dancing without und3rw3ar!!!Durban july…….Wat-ch and enjoy
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Although the beef between Zodwa Wabantu and Skolopad isn’t about to die anytime soon, Zodwa has asked her enemy to leave her alone, insisting she’s trying to get fame through her.
On Monday Skolopad compared herself to a car, saying she is in the driver’s seat while Zodwa is a trailer, who only follows the car. In this case, the car is DJ Tira.
Zodwa, however, has dismissed the comment.
“Tira is my mentor and I am so blessed to have him in my life. I follow R25,000. I follow the money. If I don’t follow him, who should I follow,” she said.
She dismissed the idea that Tira is the only person who is part of the driving force behind her success, explaining that she is also always in posters with other performers.
“Tira is a hard worker and a family man. We perform in different places and sometimes we work together. Skolopad needs to find a mentor and someone who will help her to rebrand herself. I’m tired of this whole thing. I have better things to do with my time,” said an angry Zodwa.
Meanwhile, Skolopad has said Zodwa must “watch out” because the beef is about to get real.
Sizwe Maguni‚ 23‚ graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Zululand on Monday. Some of the subjects he excelled in were geography‚ environmental management‚ English‚ elementary statistics‚ educational law and school management.
Maguni‚ who was orphaned at the age of 18 months and was raised by his granny and aunt‚ said the recipe for success was his unwavering discipline to stay focused despite numerous personal challenges.
“My background pushed me to do well. I grew up in a family who are very poor. My gran’s grant helped pay for my school fees. Life was a struggle for my gran and aunt. I always said I wanted to improve my life‚” said Maguni‚ who is currently teaching at Mpheti Mahlatsi Secondary School in Johannesburg.
He said throughout his high school he maintained first position in class and completed his matric at Gelekede Secondary School in Vryheid with seven distinctions.
“Working hard is my life. Since high school I would stay up until 1.30 am studying and would wake up again at 4am during exam time to make sure I am prepared. This helped me to get a bursary. Even at university I had a group‚ known as the Mlolozy‚ who studied together‚” said Maguni.
Maguni said in his matric year his maternal aunt‚ Shongani Mnguni‚ died a week before his geography paper.
“I was extremely close to her. She was my best friend. It was difficult and everyone at home were in mourning. I stayed with a friend so I could study. Two days before my aunt died she said to me I must study hard and get a good education‚” he said.
Maguni said his teachers also believed in him and gave him support and encouragement.
“They kept in constant contact with me during my studies at university and supported me with finances as I was severely lacking in that area. I will never forget what they did for me and I thank them for their love and support‚” said Maguni.
He said while at school his dream was to become a lawyer‚ but he later chose to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Maguni said his younger sister and his gran‚ Songeliwe Ziqubu‚ together with his aunt‚ Phulisiwe Mnguni‚ attended his graduation.
We’d all like to know what guidelines the most successful and happy people in the world are using to make their lives so fulfilling. What makes them able to reach their goals unlike everybody else? Here are some of the guiding principles that healthy, happy successful people use to reach their goals and create the lives that they want. Ego-check They can check their egos, but they also know how to make themselves seen, heard, and respected. Follow Through They don’t drop things as soon as the going gets rough. What they begin, they’ll see them through to the end.
Think different. For these people, they don’t have to think outside of the box: there isn’t a box to think outside of. They don’t let other people’s ideas stop them from imagining the world as they want to see it and make it.
Healthy, Strong Bodies Exercise is part of the solution. They take the time out of their lives to make sure that their bodies match the way that they feel—good.
Self-Satisfaction They know how to make themselves happy, which is why they get good results in life. Happy people also aren’t overly concerned with making other people happy. They’re the ones who other people go out of their way to please.
The Right Tribe People who succeed surround themselves with friends and allies who they love and trust. This is their tribe. They keep out the noise because they don’t the negative people get close. They know who their tribe is, and know how to use them. No Set Backs When bad things happen they don’t think of them as the end of the world. They see problems as challenges that they can learn and grow from. This is why nothing seems to hold them back.
There Are Limitations They know what the limits are. They don’t think there is a way to do everything, so they focus on the things that they can do 100%.
Natural Givers They’re truly generous people. When they give, they don’t want anything in return. What’s good about this is that it pays them back, double.
Moving On Happy people let the past go. It isn’t something that will drag them down, they move ahead instead of getting caught up in all the snags that try to catch them up along the way.
Higher Awareness Spirituality for them doesn’t have to mean religion or meditation. Successful, happy people think and live in the world as parts of systems that only they can perceive. They can perceive the next level and they reach for it
The Road Accident Fund is contributing to road safety and youth employment through a program to build a cadre of young professional drivers for the freight and public transport industry in South Africa. Collaborating with the National Youth Development Agency, South African Youth Council and other youth formations, the RAF invites Youth of all races and gender to apply for acceptance into the 2017/18 intake.
The training will be conducted only in specific areas within the provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and as such it is important that candidates are based there. RAF only accepts code 10 and 14.
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The applicants must meet the following criteria
Must be between the ages of 23 and 34 Must have passed matric and have a Certificate Must have no criminal record Must be medically fit to drive heavy vehicles Must be unemployed and not studying fulltime The following must accompany the application
Certified ID copy and matric certificate Proof of residence (Municipal water and lights statement of the parents or a stamped letter from the Local Councilor or Traditional Authority ) Strictly one page motivation stating your future goals and how obtaining a code 10/14 driver’s license and Professional Drivers Permit will assist you in building a career as a professional driver Strictly one page CV How to apply
Applications close on 03 November 2017 AT 16:00. Send your application to: Driverdevelopment@raf.co.za
RAF’s Road Safety Division – Building a cadre of safe professional drivers
A Roman Catholic head priest set up CCTV surveillance in his fellow junior priest’s office after 8 attempts of unsuccessfully trying all tricks to ‘trap’ the promiscuous priest in the Capetown parish.
According to the 3 minute video clip, which is in possession of iMzansi, (it is yet to be published after getting permission from responsible authorities). The priest is seen slowly removing his rosary from his neck and later put it in the same pocket in which he took out a co_ndom from. He then puts on a co_ndom and goes on to fondle the bre_asts of his churchmate, a fellow nun. As the video approaches the 2 minute mark, he starts bonking the girl.Unfortunately the video has no sound although the visuals are very clear. ”What triggered me to secretly record our priest is the fact that I had received several reports from different congregants and members of the public that he’s bedding a number of our church mates,the task was even easier because I have access to all the offices within the confines of the church buildings.” said the head priest Father Thomas O’Donnell. “I got clearance from the Vatican, as they needed solid evidence before we took any measures” he added. Asked on why he decided to publicly expose the respected figure the senior said that he took that action so that other priests within the Roman Catholic system could learn from him.
After learning of the fact that there was fire in the mountain and also their careers and dignities were at stake,the ‘secret love birds’ coincidentally took their lives with the Priest ingesting rat poison and the sister hanging herself in her room. The reverend’s body was discovered by a passerby inside his car whilst the sister’s body was discovered in a state of decomposition inside her room. Efforts to get an official comment from Roman Catholic Parish in question were fruitless as the landline rang unanswered.
Controversial dancer and Durban socialite Zodwa WaBantu will not be allowed to perform at the Harare International Carnival next week, said the Zimbabwe Censorship Board on Friday.
The Herald in Zimbabwe reports that Censorship Board chairperson and former cabinet minister Aeneas Chigwedere said Zodwa’s act had “immoral overtones” and they needed to protect the youth and the community at large.
Yesterday, Zodwa told TshisaLive that she was ready for her trip to the neighbouring country.
“I am ready for my trip to Zimbabwe, as you’ve seen, I’ve even posted my gigs on social media. I’ll perform at the private club on the September 8 and at the carnival on September 9. I’ll be traveling by myself because I don’t need a glam squad or anything like that and I am looking forward to it.”
She may have to pack her clothes back to her closet, as the country’s censorship board said she could not perform.
“I have reserved my comment on this matter, but I might as well make it now. There is no doubt that her appearance is a travesty to our culture. We are told that she will not be wearing a panty. It has some serious immoral overtones. We will not expose our youths to such behaviour,” said Chigwedere.
Zimbabwe Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo said government supported the move by the board.
Brickz had been convicted for raping a 17 year old girl at the time.
He had been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Brickz raped and there for he got raped to death this time in cell number 13.
He was raped till he passed out and left for dead. He was found by a warder.
He was found bleeding from the mouth,nose and an#s like the victim who was bleeding after the incident as her hym3n was broken, because she was a v!rg!n at the time, and was in severe pain.
kwaito star Sipho Ndlovu ‘Brickz’ died on the way to the hospital from jail.
More details will follow shortly……
Here are some facts you didn’t know about Brickz ‘Sipho Ndlovu’
Brickz (born Sipho Ndlovu) is a popular South African Kwaito artist born in Zola, South Africa, who was discovered by the ever popular producer DJ Cleo. At one point the two were so close that Brickz named his son after the producer.
Brickz began his professional career by singing in gospel choirs, before performing in his first group. This is where he received his nickname Half Brickz because he was the youngest person in the band.
He is signed to Ghetto Ruff Records, and has created his own label Brigado Records. He is considered among one of the “bad boys” of the Kwaito genre. He has been accused of doing drugs, and has been arrested numerous times.
Durban – Once again,more South Africans,particularly Zodwa Wabantu’s followers,have come in numbers and rallied behind their ‘role’ model,Rebecca Ibram as they posted more photos without wearing pa_nties below
Entertainer and socialite Zodwa Wabantu aims to encourage other women to step out of their comfort zones by embracing her flaws publicly. Taking to social media recently, Zodwa shared a racy pictures of herself in a bikini and deliberately drew attention to her cellulite.
Take a look at her photos that she shared that have caused ‘congestion’ on the internet
WhatsApp is a texting service between mobile phones as a replacement for the regular SMS text messages. Over 900 million users are active worldwide using the Whatsapp service. Whatsapp uses an internet connection between phones. The service is available for iPhone, Blackberry, Android and Nokia Symbian60-phones.
The major difference between regular SMS text messages and Whatsapp text messages is that Whatsapp is free: You use the internet connection on your phone (wifi or part of you mobile data package depending on subscription or pre paid type).
The two girls seemed to be forcing themselves on the guy…with one trying to get him ar0used so the other one can mount him. You can see the other lady holding his hands down. What I don’t understand is why he was allowing it to happen. He should be strong enough to get them off him or maybe he was drugged and made weak? Disgusting women
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Prophet Reveals The Dates Of Death For Local Celebrities & Causes Of Death,Shocking Revelations Soweto – A Soweto based prophet popularly known by his followers as Prophet Desmond left tongues wagging after yesterday’s Sunday service when he revealed the dates and causes of deaths of several celebrities. The claims which he insisted that they were revealed to him by God when he was sleeping on Saturday night,have been received with mixed emotions by South Africans. It all started when the prophet was preaching on death sermon,”Of all the fears that plague the heart of man, none is greater than the fear of death. It is our greatest fear, the sum of all other fears.We are afraid to die.We are afraid of what happens when we die.Death is the fundamental human problem”,the prophet was quoted. ”Having said that,yesterday God revealed to me the actual dates that some celebrities are going to die,unfortunately I have no power to reverse what God says,but I was really touched after the dream”,said the Prophet. ”Firstly God told me that he is going to take Winnie Mashaba at the age of 106 years because he is very happy about how she spreads his name through her touching music,besides,God described Winnie Mashaba as someone who fears and respect the Almighty,therefore she shall be granted long life and more blessings in return.Fortunately,she is going to die a less painful death,she is simply going to lose life in her sleep,just like that”. ”God also told me about Babes Wodumo,he was really angry with her and he told me to deliver a message to her personally that she must change the way she is living.If she doesn’t change she’s going to die a painful death by a head-on car crash and she will be admitted in hospital for 12 months before she dies”,continued prophet Desmond.
”We have the likes of Cassper Nyovest and Black Coffee,whom God told me that he gave them earthly riches to test their love for him despite the fact that they are not talented in what they do,but they seem to be forgetting the giver of riches therefore their lives are going to be cut short when they both reach 38 years through painful death” When asked about his own date of death by the interviewer,Prophet Desmond said that he will personally inquire next time when God visits him. Knives are out for the controversial prophet as the followers of Cassper Nyovest,Babes Wodumo and Black Coffee are baying for his blood for what they described as ‘misinforming’ the nation.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has reportedly slated Zodwa Wabantu for wanting to go to his country and perform without underwear. Addressing media after officially opening Bindura Community Information Centre, Mugabe at the weekend said the dancer was not welcome to perform in Zimbabwe because her act did not conform to “local morals”.
“Who was that again? We don’t want an intransigent or stubborn nobody coming nakedly coming to cause problems. What will be your purpose for coming?
“So man can see you? No, I’m sorry. We disappointed many men who are complaining. I heard that they wanted her to come. Those are the thoughts we don’t want, let that happen only where she comes from, let it remain there,” Mugabe was quoted as saying by Zimbabwean website Bulawayo24.
Zodwa Wabantu’s performance at the Harare International Carnival on Saturday was cancelled.
The Herald in Zimbabwe reported that Censorship Board chairperson and former Cabinet minister Aeneas Chigwedere said Zodwa’s act had “immoral overtones”, and they needed to protect the youth and the community at large.
“I have reserved my comment on this matter, but I might as well make it now. There is no doubt that her appearance is a travesty to our culture. We are told that she will not be wearing a panty. It has some serious immoral overtones. We will not expose our youths to such behaviour,” Chigwedere said.
Zimbabwe Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo said government supported the move by the board.
The decision left the 32-year-old furious because she was invited to Zimbabwe despite never having made a secret of how she performed in public.
“They should have left me alone. I’m really not happy. They are out of their minds,” she told The Daily Sun at the time, adding she felt “abused”.
Zodwa Wabantu posted a video of herself skinny dipping in a swimming pool, and social media users have been fired up since.
The post was captioned: “Freedom is knowing kuyafana (all the same) Do you. Don’t suffer from bazothini abantu (what will people say) Naked pool. Naked truth. Zodwa Wabantu.”
While many users commended the dancer for being so bold and praised her confidence, others were quick to point out her swimming skills or lack thereof.
Some people suggested Zodwa needed swimming lessons, and one Twitter user even said she reinforced the persistent stereotype that black people can’t swim.
Zodwa Wabantu of Eyadini Lounge fame has come out to defend herself from the criticism she received after her Durban July dress at the weekend. Speaking to the Daily Sun, Zodwa Wabantu said even though people called her a “prostitute” and compared her thighs to that of a chicken, she would not allow the negative comments to break her.
“I am a role model for a lot of people. People are able to face their challenges because of the example I set,” she was quoted as saying by the tabloid on Thursday.
Zodwa said what people did not know was that behind those short dresses and the dancing was a woman who had brains. She further revealed she had been given an opportunity to be a brand ambassador for an energy drink. The two parties had been negotiating for some time and had now reached an agreement.
Zodwa Wabantu received backlash on Saturday after pictures of her wearing a revealing black dress surfaced on social media. From the pictures, one could tell Zodwa was not wearing underwear, leaving social media users unimpressed. SOURCE:THE CITIZEN
Boity Thulo is one of the Mzansi’s sexiest celebrities. The scarlet joined Nasty C on stage this past weekend at the Migos Culture Tour.
“It was really after our fun rap on Club 808 that I decided to try it and just have fun in studio. Nasty C invited me to do a song with him and it was the perfect opportunity. I jumped at the chance,” she told TshisaLIVE.
Boity revealed that the pair hit the studio for three days to record a “fun” track called Half, with Nasty C helping her write her raps.
The legendary kwaito star Mdu Masilela has been accused of assaulting his baby mama Sibahle Dlamini.
According to reports, Masilela is reportedly out on just R500 bail after the woman he cheated on his wife with opened a case of assault against him.
Speaking to Sowetan, Masilela revealed he had gone to evict Dlamini from the house on Saturday night when the fight broke out. “There was never any intent on my part to do any harm to her. My wife was informed”.
“The content of the discussion and her calling my wife, only to realise she knows about our meeting, led to her uncalled for outburst. In the course of the altercation and while defending myself, she might have been hurt. Nothing persisted to show intent on my part. I feel the matter can be resolved without it being for public consumption. She threw a glass of wine and hit me with many objects,” he added.
According to the publication, Mdu Masilela has since offered an apology to all women in the country.
“I’m not proud of what happened over the weekend and I wish to extend my apology to women all over South Africa and the world. There are better ways to deal with disputes and disagreements.” source:fame africa
Azania Mosaka’s daughter, Shamiso has set the record straight on comments she made about being invited to chill with US rap group Migos on Saturday night, which she says was taken out of context.
Shamiso was involved in a scandal after Migos member, Quavo, made an advance on Shamiso, even ”tapping” and asking her to come to his private section.
“I’ve never been organised to be a ‘stocko’ (girls arranged to entertain guys). No, I’m not carrying a Migos baby. No, I was not paid for anything. No, I was not at the penthouse,” she wrote.
“Bullying is not a joke and it isn’t just Twitter. This is not about proving myself to strangers, but just the overall repercussions of this situation on my future and reputation,” she said. Credit:fameafrica
Twitter used AKA’s own words against him on Tuesday after he defended girlfriend Bonang Matheba’s book on social media.
Twitter used AKA’s own words against him on Tuesday after he defended girlfriend Bonang Matheba’s book on social media.
The rapper took to Twitter to lambaste critics of Bonang’s ‘error-filled’ book Bonang A to B, he wrote: “A woman is killed by her partner, we cry about domestic abuse in this country. When Bonang tells her story in her book, we laugh at her. ” However, AKA’s, whose real name is Kieran Forbes, chivalry was shortlived when tweeps started dissecting his tweet, and it soon spiralled into a fall on ‘roast’.
AKA was called out for saying ” we laugh at her”, and according to Twitter, his word choice meant he laughed at her too.
Watermelon is one of the richest natural sources of L-citrulline, an amino acid that can help make your erection harder. That’s because L-citrulline converts to L-arginine once it’s in the body. Like that little blue pill, L-arginine stimulates the production of nitric oxide, which increases blood flow to the penis, strengthening erections.
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Your mind is telling you no, but your body’s telling you yes? Get your mentality on the same page as your body by adding some serrano peppers to a stir fry, jalapenos to guacamole, or cayenne pepper to your eggs. Why all the pepper? Each fruit contains a significant amount of capsaicin, the compound that makes tabasco sauce hot, releases chemicals that increase heart rate, mirrors signs of arousal, and revs up your libido.
The bottom line? Munching on these spicy foods won’t only boost your metabolism, they will get you in the mood for the evening’s festivities and increase your duration in the sack, too. To rev your calorie-burning furnace some more, don’t miss these 55 Best-Ever Ways to Boost Your Metabolism.
3 Apples An apple a day doesn’t just keep the doctor away; it may also help to extend your sexual stamina. It’s all thanks to apples’ high levels of quercetin, an antioxidant flavonoid that has been found to play a role in improving endurance. And since your body goes through many of the same physical changes during sex as it does during exercise—elevated heart rate, increased metabolism, burned calories, and muscle contractions—you can equate endurance with extending your time in bed. According to Nashville-based nutritionist Sarah-Jane Bedwell, RD, LDN, quercetin “can help to create new mitochondria in the body’s cells and increase one’s oxidative capacity, which signifies the maximum amount of oxygen your muscles can use.” That’s not all.
Quercetin can also help prevent the release of cortisone, which causes muscle breakdown, meaning you’ll be able to go at it longer without experiencing premature fatigue.
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What Is Love and What Isn't? LOVE is a force of nature. However much we may want to, we can not command, demand, or take away love, any more than we can command the moon and the stars and the wind and the rain to come and go according to our whims. We may have some limited ability to change the weather, but we do so at the risk of upsetting an ecological balance we don't fully understand. Similarly, we can stage a seduction or mount a courtship, but the result is more likely to be infatuation, or two illusions dancing together, than love. Love is bigger than you are. You can invite love, but you cannot dictate how, when, and where love expresses itself. You can choose to surrender to love, or not, but in the end love strikes like lightening, unpredictable and irrefutable. You can even find yourself loving people you don't like at all. Love does not come with conditions, stipulations, addenda, or codes. Like the sun, love radiates independently of our fears and desires. Love is inherently free. It cannot be bought, sold, or traded. You cannot make someone love you, nor can you prevent it, for any amount of money. Love cannot be imprisoned nor can it be legislated. Love is not a substance, not a commodity, nor even a marketable power source. Love has no territory, no borders, no quantifiable mass or energy output. One can buy sex partners and even marriage partners. Marriage is a matter for the law, for rules and courts and property rights. In the past, the marriage price, or dowry, and in the present, alimony and the pre-nuptial agreement, make it clear that marriage is all about contracts. But as we all know, marriages, whether arranged or not, may have little enough to do with love. Sexual stimulation and gratification, whether by way of fingers, mouths, objects, fantasy play, whips and chains, or just plain intercourse, can certainly be bought and sold, not to mention used to sell other things. Whether sex should be for sale is another question entirely, but love itself can not be sold. One can buy loyalty, companionship, attention, perhaps even compassion, but love itself cannot be bought. An orgasm can be bought, but love cannot. It comes, or not, by grace, of its own will and in its own timing, subject to no human's planning. Love cannot be turned on as a reward. It cannot be turned off as a punishment. Only something else pretending to be love can be used as a lure, as a hook, for bait and switch, imitated, insinuated, but the real deal can never be delivered if it doesn't spring freely from the heart. This doesn't mean that love allows destructive and abusive behaviors to go unchecked. Love speaks out for justice and protests when harm is being done. Love points out the consequences of hurting oneself or others. Love allows room for anger, grief, or pain to be expressed and released. But love does not threaten to withhold itself if it doesn't get what it wants. Love does not say, directly or indirectly, "If you are a bad boy, Mommy won't love you any more." Love does not say, "Daddy's little girl doesn't do that." Love does not say, "If you want to be loved you must be nice, or do what I want, or never love anyone else, or promise you'll never leave me." Love cares what becomes of you because love knows that we are all interconnected. Love is inherently compassionate and empathic. Love knows that the "other" is also oneself. This is the true nature of love and love itself can not be manipulated or restrained. Love honors the sovereignty of each soul. Love is its own law
Hot in town: Bonang Caught Love Conversation between A.K.A and Babes Wodumo, and this is what she decided I found out about an affair between Kiernan and Babes Wodumo. I also received confirmation of all rumors through an honest conversation which I had with Kiernan [also known as AKA], and I know it was love conversation as I Thought
Within a month or two of HIV entering the body, 40% to 90% of people experience flulike symptoms known as acute retroviral syndrome (ARS). But sometimes HIV symptoms don't appear for years—sometimes even a decade—after infection.
"In the early stages of HIV infection, the most common symptoms are none," says Michael Horberg, MD, director of HIV/AIDS for Kaiser Permanente, in Oakland, Calif. One in five people in the United States with HIV doesn't know they have it, which is why it's so important to get tested, especially if you have unprotected sex with more than one partner or use intravenous drugs.
Here are some signs that you may be HIV-positive.
Fever
One of the first signs of ARS can be a mild fever, up to about 102 degrees F.
The fever, if it occurs at all, is often accompanied by other usually mild symptoms, such as fatigue, swollen lymph glands, and a sore throat.
"At this point the virus is moving into the blood stream and starting to replicate in large numbers," says Carlos Malvestutto, MD, instructor of infectious diseases and immunology in the department of medicine at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. "As that happens, there is an inflammatory reaction by the immune system."
Fatigue
The inflammatory response generated by your besieged immune system also can cause you to feel tired and lethargic. Fatigue can be both an early and later sign of HIV.
Ron, 54, a public relations executive in the Midwest, started to worry about his health when he suddenly got winded just walking. "Everything I did, I got out of breath," he says. "Before that I had been walking three miles a day."
Ron had tested HIV positive 25 years before feeling so tired; fatigue during acute, or newly contracted, HIV might not be so obvious.
Achy muscles, joint pain, swollen lymph nodes
ARS is often mistaken for the flu, mononucleosis, or another viral infection, even syphilis or hepatitis.
That's not surprising: Many of the symptoms are the same, including pain in the joints and muscles and swollen lymph glands.
Lymph nodes are part of your body's immune system and tend to get inflamed when there's an infection. Many of them are located in your armpit, groin, and neck.
Sore throat and headache
As with other symptoms, sore throat and headache can often be recognized as ARS only in context, Dr. Horberg says.
If you've engaged recently in high-risk behavior, an HIV test is a good idea. Get tested for your own sake and for others: HIV is most infectious in the earliest stage.
Keep in mind that the body hasn't produced antibodies to HIV yet so an antibody test may not pick it up. (It can take a few weeks to a few monthsfor HIV antibodies to show in a blood test). Investigate other test options such as one that detects viral RNA, typically within nine days of infection.
Skin rash
Skin rashes can occur early or late in the course of HIV/AIDS.
For Ron, this was another sign that he might not have run-of-the-mill allergies or a cold.
"They were like boils, with some itchy pink areas on my arms," Ron says. The rashes can also appear on the trunk of the body. "If [the rashes] aren't easily explained or easily treated, you should think about having an HIV test," Dr. Horberg says.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Anywhere from 30% to 60% of people have short-term nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea in the early stages of HIV, Dr. Malvestutto says.
These symptoms can also appear as a result of antiretroviral therapy and later in the infection, usually as the result of an opportunistic infection.
"Diarrhea that is unremitting and not responding at all to usual therapy might be an indication," Dr. Horberg says. Or symptoms may be caused by an organism not usually seen in people with healthy immune systems, he adds.
Weight loss
Once called "AIDS wasting," weight loss is a sign of more advanced illness and could be due in part to severe diarrhea.
"If you're already losing weight, that means the immune system is usually fairly depleted," Dr. Malvestutto says. "This is the patient who has lost a lot of weight even if they continue to eat as much as possible. This is late presentation. We still see a lot of these." It has become less common, however, thanks to antiretroviral therapy.
A person is considered to have wasting syndrome if they lose 10% or more of their body weight and have had diarrhea or weakness and fever for more than 30 days, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Dry cough
A dry cough was the first sign Ron had that something was wrong. He at first dismissed it as bad allergies.
But it went on for a year and a half—and kept getting worse. Benadryl, antibiotics, and inhalers didn't fix the problem. Neither did allergists.
This symptom—an "insidious cough that could be going on for weeks that doesn't seem to resolve," Dr. Malvestutto says—is typical in very ill HIV patients.
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The cough and the weight loss may also presage a serious infection caused by a germ that wouldn't bother you if your immune system was working properly.
"There are many different opportunistic infections and each one can present differently," Dr. Malvestutto says. In Ron's case, it was Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), aka "AIDS pneumonia," which eventually landed him in the hospital.
Other opportunistic infections include toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that affects the brain; a type of herpes virus called cytomegalovirus; and yeast infections such as thrush.
About half of people get night sweats during the early stages of HIV infection, Dr. Malvestutto says.
These can be even more common later in infection and aren't related to exercise or the temperature of the room.
Similar to the hot flashes that menopausal women suffer, they're also hard to dismiss, given that they soak your bedclothes and sheets.
Nail changes
Another sign of late HIV infection are nail changes, such as clubbing (thickening and curving of the nails), splitting of the nails, or discoloration (black or brown lines going either vertically or horizontally).
Often this is due to a fungal infection, such as candida. "Patients with depleted immune systems will be more susceptible to fungal infections," Dr. Malvestutto says.
Yeast infections
Another fungal infection that's common in later stages is thrush, a mouth infection caused by Candida, a type of yeast.
"It's a very common fungus and the one that causes yeast infections in women," Dr. Malvestutto says. "They tend to appear in the mouth or esophagus, making it difficult to swallow."
Ron woke up one day to find white patches on his tongue. He had thrush. For him, "It was not bothersome other than I didn't like having it." The infection was hard to get rid of, but finally cleared up after Ron started taking drugs to combat HIV.
Confusion or difficulty concentrating
Cognitive problems could be a sign of HIV-related dementia, which usually occurs late in the course of the disease.
In addition to confusion and difficulty concentrating, AIDS-related dementia might also involve memory problems and behavioral issues such as anger or irritability.
It may even include motor changes: becoming clumsy, lack of coordination, and problems with tasks requiring fine motor skills such as writing by hand.
Prophet Reveals The Dates Of Death For Local Celebrities & Causes Of Death,Shocking Revelations Prophet Reveals The Dates Of Death For Local Celebrities & Causes Of Death,Shocking Revelations Soweto – A Soweto based prophet popularly known by his followers as Prophet Desmond left tongues wagging after yesterday’s Sunday service when he revealed the dates and causes of deaths of several celebrities. The claims which he insisted that they were revealed to him by God when he was sleeping on Saturday night,have been received with mixed emotions by South Africans. It all started when the prophet was preaching on death sermon,”Of all the fears that plague the heart of man, none is greater than the fear of death. It is our greatest fear, the sum of all other fears.We are afraid to die.We are afraid of what happens when we die.Death is the fundamental human problem”,the prophet was quoted. ”Having said that,yesterday God revealed to me the actual dates that some celebrities are going to die,unfortunately I have no power to reverse what God says,but I was really touched after the dream”,said the Prophet. ”Firstly God told me that he is going to take Winnie Mashaba at the age of 106 years because he is very happy about how she spreads his name through her touching music,besides,God described Winnie Mashaba as someone who fears and respect the Almighty,therefore she shall be granted long life and more blessings in return.Fortunately,she is going to die a less painful death,she is simply going to lose life in her sleep,just like that”. ”God also told me about Babes Wodumo,he was really angry with her and he told me to deliver a message to her personally that she must change the way she is living.If she doesn’t change she’s going to die a painful death by a head-on car crash and she will be admitted in hospital for 12 months before she dies”,continued prophet Desmond.
”We have the likes of Cassper Nyovest and Black Coffee,whom God told me that he gave them earthly riches to test their love for him despite the fact that they are not talented in what they do,but they seem to be forgetting the giver of riches therefore their lives are going to be cut short when they both reach 38 years through painful death” When asked about his own date of death by the interviewer,Prophet Desmond said that he will personally inquire next time when God visits him. Knives are out for the controversial prophet as the followers of Cassper Nyovest,Babes Wodumo and Black Coffee are baying for his blood for what they described as ‘misinforming’ the nation.
Itumeleng Khune has just been exposed for pressing the “like” button on a post that seemed to expose Minnie Dlamini’s wedding drama. Itumeleng Khune has just been exposed for pressing the “like” button on a post that seemed to expose Minnie Dlamini’s wedding drama. Over the past few days, the tabloids have homed in on a developing story claiming that Minnie Dlamini owes her wedding planner as much as R500 000 for her lavish ceremony. When Sowetan took to social media with the story, Itu’s subtle reaction did not go unnoticed. For months now Itu has been an admirable ex-boyfriend, by wishing Minnie Dlamini nothing but the best as she got engaged and then married. However, if this was an intentional move then it would be the first sign of pettiness we’ve seen from the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper in a while. Of course, it is just as possible that this was either a mistake or not the petty move many think it was. A quick look at his ‘like’ collection will also show you that he liked a post titled “Somizi and others come together for Minnie’s Big Day” on the same day as the wedding planner story. It is just as likely that he was just scrolling through his Twitter highlights and liking every recommended story that came up.
This is not the first time Itu has been grilled by Black Twitter over Minnie Dlamini. In December last year Twitter wasted no time in roasting soccer star Itumeleng Khune over a comment he posted on Minnie Dlamini's engagement announcement. Itu who dated Minnie on-and-off for three years took to the comments section of her Instagram account to congratulate her on the engagement. "Congratulations. All the best," Itu commented on Minnie's engagement. Ever since Minnie announced that she is officially a taken woman, Twitter has been poking fun over the way Itu may be feeling over 'letting her go.' This has resulted in the soccer star topping the Twitter trends list, as users continue to inundate the platform with a string of side-splitting memes.
It was the first time I met Zodwa Rebecca Libram in person. Until then the only thing I knew was that she doesn't like wearing underwear, loves Savanna and is able to make vosho ( a dance move) look like it requires an actual qualification. I didn't know what to expect but what a wow. What a yeses.
When she walked in her presence was hard to ignore. Strangely, she seemed almost oblivious to the increasing amount of stares and pointing. She took her time to greet my colleagues, giving hugs and genuine smiles to each person.
It was the first time I met Zodwa Rebecca Libram in person. Until then the only thing I knew was that she doesn't like wearing underwear, loves Savanna and is able to make vosho ( a dance move) look like it requires an actual qualification. I didn't know what to expect but what a wow. What a yeses. When she walked in her presence was hard to ignore. Strangely, she seemed almost oblivious to the increasing amount of stares and pointing. She took her time to greet my colleagues, giving hugs and genuine smiles to each person. Before we had even started, I had already added two more qualities to the entertainer: She commands attention and she's humble. Our interview didn’t begin for at least another 15 minutes as word quickly spread through the office that Zodwa was in the building, resulting in a mini-meltdown. But Zodwa guys. She posed for each picture like she had the whole day, unlike some of your faves who rant about fans snaps.
Former president Nelson Mandela's eldest granddaughter has joined a growing list of women around the world who have bravely exposed falling victim to sexual assault and harassment.
Ndileka Mandela set social media abuzz when she took to Facebook to reveal her five-year secret. She said she was raped by her former boyfriend in her bedroom.
Ndileka told TimesLIVE on Tuesday that she was following in her grandfather's footsteps by speaking about a personal ordeal.
"He was willing to announce to the world the loss of his son‚ my uncle Makgatho‚ to HIV/Aids‚" she said.
"Granddad did this to unite the world to take urgent action to address this illness‚ which knows no boundaries of race‚ status‚ age or gender. This was at a time when there was a great stigma with regard to HIV/Aids.
Similarly‚ I am raising my personal experience with sexual abuse‚ to remove the stigma‚ to be a voice for those who are unable to raise their voices and as a call for concerted action by all to address and eradicate this plague from society."
Read Ndileka's story:
"August 9th 2012 is a day that will remain etched in my mind.
"That is the day my --- partner (ex‚ now) raped me.
"Yes RAPED. A lot of men still think that rape between partners is a strange phenomenon.
"The day started well until I had lunch with my partner about his finances or lack thereof.
"In retrospect‚ I think the assault was a lesson for me to never question him again.
"The conversation ended quite well or so I thought.
"Later that evening when the security at the gate were buzzing my unit to find out if they should let him in‚ I said yes even when my gut told me not to (something I never do anymore‚ ignoring my gut).
"He came up to my bedroom and I told him I was tired and wanted to sleep. He went down stairs ... to watch a game with my son. He came up to bed later and started kissing me‚ I told him to stop as I was premenstrual and my breasts were tender and I just wanted to sleep.
"He did not listen‚ continued to kiss me while taking my underwear off. He kept both my arms pinned above my head as he penetrated me.
"I said no so many times. He kept thrusting over and over again and I started crying.
"He still would not stop until I promised him I would never refuse him sex ever again. Being the stubborn person I can be when I'm right I kept refusing through my tears.
"He only stopped when I began sobbing uncontrollably. I could not scream as I did not want my son to find me in that compromising position.
"Yes I never reported for the same reason most women do not report what has been described acquaintance rape. I will not be silent. Rape knows no social class‚ colour or creed."
