Lebo M and Pretty Samuels-Morake’s divorce battle seems to be getting messier and messier. This is after the businesswoman headed to the Randburg magistrate’s court last month to file a protection order against the Grammy award-winning producer – real name Lebohang Morake – for allegedly abusing her emotionally, verbally, financially and psychologically – Sunday World reports. The publication reports that the protection order is to prohibit Lebo M from intimidating and threatening his estranged wife.[He should also refrain] from degrading behaviour, offensive behaviour and humiliating behaviour,” reads the application. The order is to also prohibit the Lion King composer from preventing Samuels from entering their home and from “spreading fake news to assassinate her reputation.”

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It’s been just over seven months since rap superstar AKA and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane were shot dead in Durban. Police have since located the gun used and identified several suspects. But the mastermind and motive for the brutal killings are still unknown.

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The premiere was attended by the likes of Nthati Moshesh, Harriet Manamela, Mmabatho Mogomotsi, Sello Molefe and Lindani Nkosi, among others.

The show is adapted from a short story by highly respected South Africa scribe Can Temba. Unlike the original The Suit, this reimagined feminist version comes with beautiful music played by an orchestra, and digital technology to transport the audience back to the old days through photographs and images.

Vusi Kunene, Alistair Dube and Job Kubatsi during the stage play The Suit Concer-tized at Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein.
Vusi Kunene, Alistair Dube and Job Kubatsi during the stage play The Suit Concer-tized at Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein.
Image: Veli Nhlapo
The Suit Concer-tized is a painful love story of a young couple in Sophiatown whose marriage is rocked by infidelity. The wife, Matilda, a violinist, composer and leader of an orchestra, abandons her first love, music, to marry Philemon. At the time of quitting music, Matilda had been seeing someone in her band but it was not a serious relationship.

The long and short of it is that Matilda reconnects with her old flame, choir member Thozamile (played by Brian Temba).

Philemon then catches Matilda and Thozamile in bed and as Thozamile runs away, he leaves behind his suit – hence the name of the production.

For her sins, Matilda is subjected to painful punishment by her husband. Philemon forces her to treat the suit left behind as a human being – calling it a “fellow”. As they walk around the streets of Sophiatown, people see Matilda carrying the suit.

Apart from being the story of a troubled young couple, the show revisits a painful Apartheid period when people were forcefully removed from Sophiatown and moved to Meadowlands in November 1959. Sophiatown, the home of many great writers and jazz musicians, is portrayed in the story as a lively place where good and bad alike happen. Unlike the original production of The Suit, Mothobi Motloatsi’s fantasy version starts with the white wedding of Matilda and Philemon.

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Makhadzi stole all attention at her Royal Garden’s show with a dramatic entrance. When it comes to concerts or shows, entrance is a vital part of it; some artists spend millions just to have their audience’s jaws drop due to their entrance.Over the years, we’ve witnessed both international and national artists make headlines over their entrance at shows; in South Africa, the likes of Cassper Nyovest and Pabi Cooper trended and made headlines because of it.

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SABC1’s popular telenovela Uzalo has confirmed the departure of two prominent actors from its cast. Wiseman Mncube, known for his portrayal of Sibonelo, and Nkanyiso Mchunu, who joined the show in 2022 as Siphamandla “Wizard” Nkosi, are set to bid farewell to Uzalo, an announcement that has left fans sad.

Uzalo series producer King David Mukwevho said their departure at the end of this season marks the end of an era. He said they extend their deepest gratitude for the indelible mark they’ve left on the show.

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Zekhethelo Zondi is an actor, dancer, model, and philanthropist from Naledi. She is most known for playing Nqobile Mdletshe, a.k.a. Simply Nqobile, on ScandalZekhethelo Zondi (born 1 October 2010) is a South African actress, multiple beauty pegeant winning model, dancer and humanitarian from Naledi. She is best known for playing the role of Nqobile Mdletshe or Simply Nqobile on Scandal. And in this article we will look into her life, career, personal life and prosperity in the industry.

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