The amazing FANTASTIC FOUR- a must WATCH MOVIE

picture taken from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502712/

This year if it wasn’t for school I will be all seated on my parent’s couch enjoying all the epic movies lined up. 

Remember The Fantastic Four when it first aired in 2005. I was in grade 6 at that time. Damn I became a fan of  Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. I was so thrilled to see that just one incident can turn a normal human being into a super hero. As a kid when I watched this movie I really wanted to be a super hero and save the day...I mean what kid wouldn’t.

In this all new Fantastic Four we see the characters of Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell and Michael B. Jordan playing the characters Mr Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Thing and The Human Touch respectively. So sad was I to have new characters from the previous one but hey as long as they put on a good show who wouldn’t love them.

The Fantastic Four were 4 scientists who achieved superhuman abilities through a teleportation experiment which goes haywire. They must now use their superhuman abilities to save the world from an uprising tyrant.

The Cast

from top left Michael, Kate, Miles and Jamie

picture taken from-Marvel website

Coming to a sad of note of mine, I was really hurt when I learned that Kiefer Sutherland also known as Jack Bauer in the series 24 was supposed to act in this movie as “The Thing.” I was devastated that I won’t be seeing him in this movie.

 Anyway, after watching the trailer, I really didn’t feel devastated anymore. I was actually thrilled and excited that I can’t wait for the 7^th of August to see the whole movie.

                                                   The fantastic four trailer from YouTube

What better way to start the first week of my birth month than watching an Action and Sci-Fi movie....

For more insight into the movie visit:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502712/

For more and more exciting trailers visit:http://www.youtube.com/

DISKI DIVAS- NEW SHOW TO OUR SCREENS

The stars of Diski Divas are Felicia Modise, Tekelo Rantie, Nonhle Ndala, Wendy Parker and Kat Mohoadube. Picture: Supplied

On Sunday, 12 April at 18:00, Mzansi Magic, channel 161 on DStv, will turn on the spotlight on five soccer WAGS, when the brand new reality show Diski Divas debuts.

http://www.sundayworld.co.za/news/2015/04/08/diski-divas-to-hit-the-small-screen

Diski Divas will blow all contenders out of the water when viewers get a glimpse of how the soccer royalty babes live the life that ordinary folks only dream of.

Viewers will get an up-close view into the glitz and the glamour of big nights out and all the trimmings that come with being on the arm of some of the beautiful game’s biggest stars. They will also witness what it takes to live in this high stakes world – the drama, the back-stabbing, the fear of losing it all in one quick move. In short, Diski Divas will show what it takes for soccer’s royalty babes to get their hustle on.

Picture: Supplied

This show will follow each of their journeys: where they come from; what it took to get where they are; their hopes and aspirations; the different aspects of their lives, from parenting to careers; the sacrifices they have had to make; and the ups-and-downs of being in a scene that can be harsh and unforgiving. Pivotal to all of these will be the Diski Diva’s relationships with their soccer playing men – both past and present.

The five Diski Divas who will be opening their hearts and homes are Felicia Modise, the former wife of Teko Modise; Gaositwe 'Gigi' Pule, the wife of Bournemouth and Bafana Bafana player, Tekelo Rantie; Nonhle Ndala, Andile Jali’s girlfriend; Wendy Parker, the wife of Bernard Parker and Kat Mohoadube, the ex girlfriend of former Kaizer Chiefs captain, Jimmy Tau.

 http://www.mediaupdate.co.za/News/Article/78062/Mzansi-Magics-Diski-Divas-puts-the-spotlight-on-SAs-soccer-wives

Felicia Modise (29) is a small town girl, born in De Beer and later moved to Evaton to live with her grandmother. An avid netball player, Modise studied drama and appeared on Soul City before meeting Rantie at the age of 22.

http://www.sundayworld.co.za/shwashwi/2015/02/17/teko-modises-ex-wife-and-fiancee-to-star-in-diski-divas

Pic Source :www.sowetanlive.co.za

Parys-born Pule met Rantie through social media – striking up a conversation with him because they are both from the same town. Pule gave birth to their son in the same year she graduated with a degree in Building Sciences – and she is committed to giving her family a 'normal' life, away from the luxury that most people perceive soccer stars to be immersed in.

Pic Source :www.sowetanlive.co.za

Katlego ‘Kat’ Mohoaduba (23) was the third runner up in the first season of Big Brother Mzansi and recently dated Kaizer Chiefs player Jimmy Tau. They met during her lunch break when Mohoaduba worked at a bank. She has lately been concentrating on the salon she started with her mother as well as her acting career.

Pic Source :www.sowetanlive.co.za

Nonhle Ndala was raised in Ratanda. She is fluent in Swedish (after living there for a year on an exchange programme). Like her boyfriend Andile Jali, who she met in 2013, Ndala is a dedicated sportsperson. She is fitness trainer for the current season of Bootcamp Mzansi Celebrity Edition. She is passionate about fitness and believes in transforming peoples lives by adding positive value.

Pic Source :www.sowetanlive.co.za

Durban-born Wendy Parker (31) met Bernard Parker eight years ago when she was a manager at a sports store in Durban. The two have been married since 2011 after Parker proposed during a trip to Holland. She is a mother to two boys. She is in her second year of BA Law and Criminology and believes wholeheartedly in social responsibility. 

Pic Source :www.sowetanlive.co.za

https://za.newshub.org/belles-football-15129639.html

http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2015/04/07/move-over-basketball-wives-here-come-sas-diski-divas

http://www.channel24.co.za/The-Juice/JUST-IN-Diski-Divas-cast-announced-20150407

Roles Of the ISIBAYA DIVAS

PIC SOURCE: http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/category/shows/isibaya/

Set on the backdrop of the taxi industry, with two young lovers, torn apart by a century old feud between two powerful families. From a valley long divided by too little resources the bitter feud continues in Egoli, the city of gold as the Zungu’s seek to build their fortune.
 http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/category/shows/isibaya/


THANDEKA ZUNGU

Age: 22

Mpiyakhe’s daughter. Well educated, modern city girl. She has been protected by her fathers position and money and is an innocent. She must face an unrequited love and fight for what she believes in. 

She is filled with a passion for science and discovering the universe, but knows nothing about those living in it.

Values

Values education and learning. Family and family loyalty. Needs to integrate her rural traditional roots with her modern sensibilities.

http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/profiles/thandeka-zungu/ 

                                                                                            

 

SIPHESIHLE THUSINI -SIHLE

Age: 22

She is a bright, pretty, optimistic educated girl from a poor background. She is trying hard to support her struggling family. 

She wants to complete her tertiary education in the humanities and become a teacher.

Values 

integrity, curiosity, optimism, loyalty,

http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/profiles/siphesihle-thusini-sihle/

 QONDISILE BUTHELEZI

 

Age: 23

Qondi is a beautiful and somewhat enigmatic woman who lives at the Zungu’s KZN homestead and is considered part of the family. She is Phumelele’s late sister’s daughter. 

Values 

Integrity, optimism, humility, loyalty.

http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/profiles/qondi-buthelezi/

MKABAYI ZUNGU 

Age: 50

Mkabayi is Mpiyakhe’s older sister. Without children of her own, she is the strong matriarch of the Zungu homestead. Pugnacious, abrasive, tough talking matriarch of the family in KwaZulu-Natal. Is forced into a more high-profile public and political 

involvement with the taxi business. 

Still mourns a lost love and struggles to show her softer side. She learns to lead and find time to listen to the people around her.

Values
Mkabayi is a proud woman . She does not believe that leopards change their spots. She is suspicious and untrusting. She believes in family and traditions and in business. It’s survival of the fittest. ‘An eye for an eye’. 

http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/profiles/mkabayi-zungu/

IRIS ZUNGU

Age: 36

Mercantile, calculating and manipulative ‘city wife’ of Mpiyakhe. Married for money, power and position.
She is willing to do almost anything to retain and grow those things. Morally questionable and deeply flawed.
Values
Iris desires, above all else, material security. She wants status and power but does not know how to achieve this without riding on the tailcoats of a powerful man.

http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/profiles/iris-zungu/
  

SIPHOKAZI ZUNGU

Age: 45

The oldest of Mpiyakhe’s wives, is a respected childless matriarch with an irreverent, slightly wicked, sense of humour and a secret smoking habit.

Her astute but inexperienced business skills are put to the test when ‘the wives’ get a catering contract on the road construction project.

Values

Family, tradition. The welfare of her extended family.

http://mzansimagic.dstv.com/profiles/siphokasi-zungu/

2015 ROYALTY SOAPIE AWARDS

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Two years ago, actress Winnie Modise envisioned a ceremony to celebrate the soapie industry. That dream is set to materialise with the first annual Royalty Soapie Awards (RSAs) in November. Best known for her long-standing role as Khetiwe Buthelezi in SABC1’s Generations, Modise shares her journey as the founder and says the RSAs aren’t meant to rival or undermine the South African Film and Television Awards, writes Debashine Thangevelo.

http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/royal-awards-for-sa-soap-operas-1.1500604#.VSTMS440aBM

Royalty Awards founder Winnie Ntshaba (Source: www.sowetanlive.co.za)

Film and TV sectors around the world have a propensity to look to Hollywood for inspiration. And the plethora of awards ceremonies, from the Oscars to the Golden Globes to the Emmys, creates such hype every year that it’s hard not to be mesmerised by the slick running of it.

South Africa’s benchmark when it comes to awards ceremonies is the National Film and Video Foundation’s South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas). But, without taking anything away from past winners, it has courted controversy since its inception.

Now critics and the industry are excited to hear about the upcoming Royalty Soapie Awards, founded by Generations actress Winnie Modise.

In the just ended Royalty Soapie Awards, Isibaya and Scandal! were leading the charge with 16 nominations each for the second Royalty Soapie Awards.

 http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2015/03/29/isibaya-reign-again-at-the-2nd-annual-royalty-soapie-awards

SABC2’s 7de Laan followed with 14 nominations.The awards took place on March 28 in Durban.

Masasa Mbangeni from Scandal (Source:www.sowetanlive.co.za)

Notable changes this year include Mzansi Magic coming aboard as a sponsor and a bigger public voting participation as viewers will get to have a say in the winner of several categories.


Generations on SABC1 – which used to be South Africa’s biggest and most watched soap in terms of ratings before its massive fall from grace as well in the ratings and now called Generations: The Legacy – was largely shut out in the nominations.


E.tv has this year allowed its Rhythm City and Scandal! soaps to take part after pulling out last year.
http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/soapie-giants-go-head-head-royalty-awards/


SABC2’s Tshivenda soap Muvhango only scored one nomination, with kykNET’s Afrikaans soap Binnelanders completely absent and shut out from this year’s Royalty Soapie Awards although Villa Rosa is included.

http://www.filmcontact.com/news/south-africa/mzansi-magic-picks-royalty-soapie-awards-2015

Viewers will get to vote for the winner in several categories, which include: outstanding lead actor, outstanding lead actress, outstanding male villain, outstanding female villain, outstanding supporting actor, outstanding supporting actress, outstanding newcomer and most popular soapie.

Notably, no Generations or Binnelanders stars are included as nominees in any of these categories.

Isibaya cast at the Royal Awards (Source: www.sowetanlive.co.za)

http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/entertainment/2015/03/30/2015-royalty-soapie-awards---photos

Anne Nhira lands role in ZABALAZA

Anne Nhira (Source:http://www.pindula.co.zw)

Talk about Zimbabwe having talent. Anne Nhira is a popular Zimbabwean actress and model who rose to prominence in the early 2000s when she featured in the soap opera Studio 263. Nhire also tried her hand in singing in 2013 when she released a single, 'The One'.

http://www.pindula.co.zw/Anne_Nhira 

The former Studio 263 actress Anne Nhira, popularly known as Vimbai, has made her debut appearance in popular South African soapie Zabalaza. The actress, who is now based in South Africa, landed a role as an illegal Malawian immigrant working in a South African hair salon.

Zabalaza airs at 9.30PM on DStv's Mzansi Magic, channel 161 on Mondays to Thursdays.

Former studio 263 actress Vimbai ( source: www.fbcn-profile-a.akamaidhd.net)

The Chitungwiza-born actress is now rubbing shoulders with ex-Generations actor, Zolisa "Jason" Xaluva who plays Sydney Lwanathe, Slick Vic Media managing director.

Zabalaza has all the ingredients of a 21st century soapie - a tangle of sex, drugs, and egos, back-stabbing and sometimes lethal ambition. Sydney fancies himself as a citizen of the world and harbours dark secrets that create a rift between him and his creative director, Victor Ndou (Bohang Moeko, a former Mr South Africa finalist).

In Monday's episode, Nhira, 29, featured playing the role of an illegal Malawian immigrant working as a hairdresser in Sponono's (Lindiwe Ndlovu) salon.

In one of the scenes, South African police walked into Sponono's shop and arrested Nhira and her sister, accusing them of being illegal immigrants. The cops also arrested the salon owner, Sponono accusing her of being an illegal immigrant as well.

 http://www.harare24.com/index-id-News-zk-29206.html

She was born in a musical family were his brothers are singers. The brothers are popularly known as 'Ju-Wayne', 'Prince', 'Mambo Fletcher', 'A-Swag', 'Shawna' and 'Lamont'. 

Nhira made a mark in the acting industry in 2002 when she played the role of 'Vimbai Jari'. She was the lead actress, and the lover of James. The theme of the sopie was drawn from the two's love affair which was full of ups and downs. Though, 'Vimbai' was woed by another man 'Tom Mbabo', James would not stop loving her. Nhari played the role of an ideal woman who goes through rigorous education and achieve her professional goes and resolved to abstain from sex until she gets married. 

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2489610/mediaindex

Anne Nhira (Source: www.img.thezimbabwean.co.uk)

She then took a five year sabbatical doing something different from acting. she made a grand come comeback in 2013 when she featured in the South African film 'The Rapist' as one of the lead actesses. In the same year she featured in a joint south Africa and Zimbabwe sopie 'Ndafunga Dande'. The soap opera portrayed the life of Zimbabweans in the diaspora and the challenges and opportunities faced. She was also the coordinator of the project. She was also part of a panel of judges at the 2013 Miss Zimbabwe/South Africa.

http://www.zimbabweonlinepress.com/entertainment/theatre/1367-has-top-actress-fallen-on-hard-times-down-south.html

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/nhira-lands-role-in-zabalaza/

 http://www.reverbnation.com/annenhira

Legendary kwaito star dies "SENYAKA"

The late Senyaka Kekana (Source: http://www.destinyman.com)

Kwaito singer Senyaka Kekana popularly known for his hit songs Chisa Mpama, Romeo Wa Nkolota and Satane O’ Maponapona has died.

According to several media reports, news of the 58-year-old artist’s death was announced on Twitter by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula.

 http://www.newsit.co.za/2015/03/25/channel24-co-za-kwaito-legend-senyaka-dies/

Mbalula tweeted that he had received a call from DJ Mahoota informing him that the legendary kwaito artist was no more. The cause of his death is still unknown.

http://www.destinyman.com/2015/03/25/chisa-mpama-hit-maker-senyaka-dies/ 

The kate Senyaka (Source:www.southerneye.co.zw)

 Thula ‘Senyaka’ Kekana’s family confirmed that he had been in a coma for the past week; he passed away at Kopano Hospital in Vereeniging on Wednesday morning.

Senyaka first came to the limelight in the 80s and is responsible for hits such as ‘Chisa Mpama’, ‘Romeo Wang Kolota’ and ‘Maponapona Satane’ amongst a few.

http://drum.co.za/celebs/legendary-musician-senyaka-kekana-dies/

He will be survived by his two children as well as his partner.

Senyaka will be remembered for his entertaining lyrics, funny stage antics and his public spats with the late Brenda Fassie in the early 90s.

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/sa-kwaito-legend-senyaka-dies

The late senyaka during his first hits (source: www.open.spotify.com)

Second Launch of Big Brother Mzansi

 














Well because this season of BBM is all about double, Big Brother decided to have double lunches. It’s all more double and trouble. The pairing game is more like a speed dating game. The first launch was on Sunday and the second was on Monday. 

 https://twitter.com/bbmzansi 

The past 24hours before the next 5 couples were introduced, Ntombi as usual is all hyper and I swear it will not surprise me if she is evicted the first week.

In the second launch Biggy brought 5 more couples to the house and these guys were put together in a pairing manner. More like a dating game.

http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/ 

The housemates have been put in separate houses and they do not know that they are other 5 couples. The same goes with the first 5 couples that came into the hose on Sunday evening.

Housemate K2 (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/811004/profile-extra-k2)

1. K2 and Blue- his name started in High School. K2 is a rapper and music is what he kives. Blue believes she is strategist. She believes she is a royalty and trusts easily. She prefers to be called royal Blue. They believe they will take the money. They just make the perfect Matric dance couple.

Housemate Blue (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810884/profile-extra-blue)

Housemate Sibu (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810954/profile-extra-sibu)

 2.  Sibu and Mathias. Sibu is a humble but shy guy. Sibu is a fashion manic and one crazy character, fashion designer and just one hell of a gas. Matthias is a Diplomatic, a straight talker and short tempered. He believes he will take the money home. The question is will this couple pull through because both of them seem to be crazy. Mat is the white guy who apparently can speak Zulu, Xhosa and Setswana.

Housemate Matthias (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810874/profile-extra-matthias)

Housemate Lebo (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810914/profile-extra-lebo)

Housemate Ex (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810984/profile-extra-ex)

3. Lebo and Ex. Lebo is an easy talker a diva who grew up in S.A in Soweto and stayed in London for 12 years. Well she has a cool accent for someone who grew up in London. Ex is young and ambitious. He is a patient guy and most good-looking guy in the house so far. Ex is the ladies’ man let’s hope the ladies in the house don’t fight over him 

Housemate Kay (Source :http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/811014/profile-extra-kay)

4. Kay and Pumba. Kay is VERYYY loud and not very secretive. She loves having fun, loves making new friend and hey she is that girl form Soweto who is a heavy smoker.  Pumba is a cool guy, a party starter, very competitive. Hates liars and he is just a fun lover. The two look cute together no doubt. I so hope they will pull through this “DOUBLE-TROUBLE” phase. 

Housemate Pumba (Source: http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810854/profile-extra-pumba)

Housemate Mbali (Source :http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810824/profile-extra-mbali)

5. Chelsea and Mbali.  Chelsea   is a reserved girl. She is in the game for the money and.  Mbali is an actress in Rockville. She loves people who are opinionated. They promise the hose sexiness, spank and they just going to be the team. They are so confident about taking the money. So after they just click and let’s hope they will last till the very end in the house. They so look like twins and they are HOTTTT!!!!!

Housemate Chelsea (Source : http://bigbrothermzansi.dstv.com/video/810904/profile-extra-chelsea )

Finally the 5 couples from the first launch met with the other 5 couples of the second launch. The season 2 has finally started and this is a 56 day journey.  Let’s hope this season will be all "DOUBLE" just like the tag name they adopted this season.

 http://www.bigbrothermzansi2015.com/housemates/