Author: Tshegofatso Letsie
“Will Burna Boy fill up FNB Stadium?” Fans are deliberating after news broke that the Grammy Award winning Nigerian singer and songwriter is coming back to South Africa. Excitement has begun to build up after Ticketpro revealed that the 32-year-old Nigerian megastar, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu affectionately known as ‘’Burna Boy’’, will be headlining a concert at the FNB stadium on 23 September. While fans can’t wait to party on with the Last Last hitmaker, the question pertaining to the FNB stadium’s capacity which takes more than 90 000 fans also stands, will he fill it up? So far, SA rapper, Cassper Nyovest…
The ATM has joined the growing calls for the protection of Sizokuthola’s host, Xolani Khumalo and his crew. This follows reports of death threats against Khumalo. According to Sunday World, Khumalo and the channel’s CEO, Aubrey Tau, received threats from people who wanted them to stop the show. Together with law-enforcement agencies and investigative journalists, Sizokuthola aims to crack down on criminality and drug dens among others. ATM’s spokesperson, Zama Ntshona says the party leader, Vuyo Zungula has written to the Ministers of Police and Justice and Correctional Services, Bheki Cele and Ronald Lamola, to intervene on the matter. ‘’I am…
In a sit down on The Episode podcast on YouTube, Nyovest broke the silence about how AKA’ s death affected him. ‘’When we heard the news, I didn’t say anything for a few days because there was nothing I could have said that was not going to be turned against me, even if I said rest in peace,” he said. Kiernan ‘’AKA’’ Forbes was shot and killed in February this year in Durban together with his lifetime friend, a chef and an entrepreneur Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane. Nyovest and AKA have been at loggerheads for a long time and while their beef got…
An unsuspecting plea by record producer and musician, DJ Maphorisa opened up a can of worms for Award-winning rapper, Mthembeni ‘’Emtee’’ Ndevu, as his work ethic was put to question. Phori took to twitter to ask about Emtee’s whereabouts. ‘’How do we book Emtee, please help’’, he tweeted. This led to an outcry by record label owner and kwaito artist, DJ Tira, accusing Emtee of ‘’empty’’ promises. According to Tira, Emtee failed to show up for a music video and his no-show resulted in the video not being released. ‘’Emtee really disappointed me. We dropped a song with @DuncanSkuva, when…
#1millionsubscribers made it to Twitter’s trend list in celebration of the milestone achieved by popular Youtube channel ‘’Podcast and Chill with MacG’’. The host of the show who is also a DJ, MacGyver Mukwevho popularly known as MacG made the announcement today on social media and said he appreciated Mzansi’s support. ‘’What a time to be alive KHEWOOOOO!!!! Thank you to every single chiller that has made this possible’’, he captioned the post. It has been 5 years since the show first aired in July 2018 , releasing episodes once a week with The Ghost Lady and Lenn Moleko. MacG’s…
South Africans are beaming with pride after Portuguese soccer legend, Cristiano Ronaldo shared a video of himself on Instagram working out to an Amapiano track by Costa Titch ft Champuru Makhenzo titled Ma Gang ft Steeze, ManT, Sdida and C’’Buda M. On the video captioned ‘’Feeling good’’, shirtless CR7 who has over 595 million followers, can be seen lifting weights in an outdoor workout, performing Costa’s famous dance move. The video landed on the twitter streets and the Titch community did not miss the chance to continue paying tribute to the music star. ‘’Ncoo man Costa would be so proud of himself’’,…
The 1997 blockbuster, Titanic, is set to return to the streaming platform, Netflix on July 1 2023 following the recent tragedy involving OceanGate where 5 passengers on board the capsule perished after it exploded at the bottom of the sea. While some viewers feel that the timing is completely off and accuse the streaming platform of securing the bag from an unfortunate incident, NetflixLife justified its return describing the timing as a coincidence, citing that scheduling is determined by license deals made well in advance. The classical blockbuster Titanic, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet and directed by James…
Thabo Bester has once again risen to the opportunity of showing Mzansi how deep his pockets are. From showing up in expensive brands such Nike, Burberry and now seen in an $1.655 (R30,000) Louis Vuitton sweater when appearing virtually at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, Bester has once again set Twitter space on fire. Social media has been buzzing with questions focused more on Bester’s swag than the serious nature of the crimes he has committed. “Prisoners are allowed their own clothing when appearing in court, the question should be who is providing him the clothes for his court…
The late rapper Riky Rick’s Foundation has released a posthumous tribute song titled ‘’Stronger’’ which pays homage to his final tweet ‘’I’ll return a stronger man’’. According to a statement by the foundation, the track was pieced together by his longtime music collaborators, Lebo Machudi, Ganja Beatz and Audio Militia through the use of artificial intelligence, with his own words and images taken from his social media posts. Rikhado ’Riky Rick’, Makhado took his own life in February last year at the age of 34. In the first part of the song, Riky can be heard saying death isn’t life’s…
The Department of Correctional Services says it is working with the police to probe circumstances around some inmates having access to cell phones and social media. This follows videos that surfaced on TikTok where inmates can be seen in a Correctional Services uniform having a conversation in what appears to be a prison cell. Their faces are not blurred but there is live stream interaction from other users and followers on the screen. The department’s spokesperson, Logan Maistry, says the use of cell phones in prison is against the law. ‘’The department is aware of some of the videos on social…