Bonang Matheba news Archives

Bonang former MUA finally get paid,but not by Bonang

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Molly Mwangi

After over six months of waiting and being given the run-around, Bonang Matheba’s former make-up artist, Muzi Zuma’s prayers have been answered and he’s been paid the R25,000 that was owed to him.

As reported by TshisaLIVE on Wednesday, Muzi was contracted to do Bonang’s make-up for the KFC Taste Kitchen show, which was 24 days long. He was promised payment at the end of the shoot in July last year but until yesterday, was still out of pocket and in debt.

Since the spotlight was cast on Muzi’s situation many fingers have been pointed as to who was responsible for the payment. Bonang’s new pr company, Celebrity Services Africa said the claims was “news” to them, however TshisaLIVE is in possession of a WhatsApp conversation between a CSA account manager and Muzi, where he was asked to do her make-up and declined because of the money owing to him.

CSA director, Davin Phillips, reiterated that it had no knowledge of the bill, and later claimed to be “looking at the payment” that was debited from Bonang’s account to Muzi.

Bonang’s former pr company said if the expense was procured by B, she had to settle it directly.

After the back and forth, owner of DNA Brand Architects (B’s former pr company), Sylvester Chauke decided to pay Muzi out of his own pocket.

“I have decided to settle Muzi’s outstanding cost. I have utmost respect for Muzi and his work and through DNA, we have done some great work. With this back and forth, at the core, is a young man who is trying to build and grow his business and I thought it important to settle the matter on his behalf.

“Moreover, as a fellow black entrepreneur, I hate seeing us having to struggle to be remunerated for services that we render and ill-treat each other sometimes. This is not how we should do business. We should grow each other instead,” he told TshisaLIVE.

Muzi could not contain his emotions when Sylvester made the payment. He told TshisaLIVE that it was an answer to his prayers.

“My prayers were answered through Sylvester, because I know Bonang was going to ignore it and wait for it to sizzle down and still not make contact. I had accepted that I’d never get it. I was with my mom when Sylvester called and we both burst into tears. What he did was selfless. It’s (Bonang) no longer his client. I’ve also placed no blame on DNA but he knows the journey, he knows my heart and I think he felt my pain and thus rescued me.”

Bonang Matheba realizes dream (Photo)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Purity Lisa

Bonang Matheba is celebrating another milestone in her life. One month into the year, Bonang is already possessing it.

Bonang, has made one of her dreams a reality.

Going by her recent posts, she owns a vineyard.

Bonang made a post that read: “I’ve always wanted a vineyard.” The post was accompanied by a photo of her in a vineyard.

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Her post sparked reaction from her fans.

It has however been confirmed that Bonang did not buy the vineyard, but was simply having lunch there

Bonang feud with Muzi Duma over unpaid bill

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Molly Mwangi

After make-up artist Muzi Zuma accused Bonang Matheba of ‘dodging’ a R25K bill for over six months, many fingers have been pointed.

From Bonang owing the money, to her current management company pinning the blame on her old pr company, the only loser is Muzi, who still hasn’t been paid.

TshisaLIVE his mom is now in debt as a result caught up with Muzi so that he could share his side of the story.

Muzi cast the spotlight on the issue this week in a Twitter Q&A after a follower asked if he was still doing B’s make-up.

Muzi, who has worked with Bonang for four years, said he was not on good terms with the TV and radio personality as he had not been paid for a job from July 2017.

He told TshisaLIVE he signed a contract with Bonang to do her make-up for the duration of the KFC Taste Kitchen show, which was 24 days long.

Muzi said that he was promised payment of R25,000 once the shoot ended on July 5 last year.

“I contacted Bonang on numerous occasions to find out when I would get my payment and I was told that she did not receive payment from KFC and that she would be paid by September 30. So I waited until then. But September passed, November passed and December passed.”

Muzi said that a string of WhatsApp messages and emails have gone unanswered since then and he’s just been given the run-around.

“The reason I have kept quiet for this long is because I am not here to air anyone’s dirty laundry on social media. For four years I have done Bonang’s make-up and I have not put a foot wrong, but it is just frustrating that they are taking advantage of me.”

Muzi claimed that he was also promised food and accommodation for the duration of the shoot, but that never happened.

“Bonang told me that I would be fed and have a place to sleep because I was here for her convenience, but when I came to Joburg, I had to sort myself out. I used my mom’s credit card to cover those costs knowing that I would be able to pay the debt off.”

Muzi said he was angry and frustrated by the level of respect that has been shown to him.

When contacted for comment, Celebrity Services Africa, Bonang’s new pr company, said it had no knowledge of the unpaid bill.

However, TshisaLIVE is in possession of a WhatsApp conversation between a CSA account manager and Muzi, where he was asked to do her make-up and declined because of the money owing to him.

CSA director, Davin Phillips, reiterated that it had no knowledge of the bill, and later claimed to be “looking at the payment” that was debited from Bonang’s account to Muzi.

“Muzi Zuma’s claim is news to us as this expense has already been charged to Ms Matheba by her previous management company, who then should have paid Ms Zuma. Let it be recorded that we have yet to be contacted by Ms Zuma, which we find surprising, considering the claims being made on Twitter.”

TshisaLIVE contacted DNA Brand Architects’ Sylvester Chauke, who said that any expenses procured by Bonang should be settled directly by her.

“This has been our modus operandi for five years. Hence Muzi is engaging Bonang directly and not through DNA as he understands that too,” he said.

CSA later said the amount had been paid to DNA and it was their responsibility to pay.

Muzi, meanwhile, remains out of pocket. As does his mother, whose card he borrowed to cover his expenses.

Whats Minnie and Bonang relationship like

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Molly Mwangi

Minnie Dlamini and Bonang Matheba relationship is still not clear as to whether they are friends or not.

The TV personalities are often compared to each other, and they reportedly compete for the same endorsement deals and industry positions.

Minnie and Bonang have both denied that are beefing, but their behaviour might suggest otherwise.

Bonang was accused of stealing Minnie’s spotlight in July when she changed the date of her 30th birthday party to the day of her alleged nemesis’ umembeso.

Here’s a look at the alleged beef between the two stars, and how it all started,

The beginning

Bonang and Minnie’s feud reportedly began when they both worked as presenters on SABC 1’s music show, LIVE (now Live AMP). Minnie won the show’s presenter search, and made her debut in 2010.

Everyone was curious about the Durban beauty, who held her own on the same show as Queen B. Then rumours started to swirl that Bonang was not impressed with all the attention the new kid on the block was getting. But Queen B has always maintained that was not the case.

Bonang and Minnie cool?

Bonang told Drum magazine in 2015 that she was not competing with Minnie, and had no beef with the ‘It Girl’. “I have no idea where the perceived beef rumours started. Minnie and I are cool. We’re friends,” she told the publication.

Not friends

Despite their denials, rumours of a feud persisted, and Minnie tried to set the record straight in an interview with Grazia magazine in 2015.

“I want people to know that I don’t like talking about other personalities in the industry. That being said, Bonang and I are one hundred percent not friends. However, we’re not enemies either and I respect her as a colleague,” she told the magazine.

Did Bonang sabotage Minnie’s wedding day?

Bonang was accused of trying to steal Minnie’s shine when she threw her 30th birthday bash on the same day as Minnie’s traditional wedding.

However B maintained that this was not the case, and merely a coincidence.

“I have been in the industry for 13 years. It is water off a duck’s back. I am not worried about what people say. They will always talk about me because of who I am. As one of the biggest personalities in the country, if I throw a party, people care,” she told Tshisa Live.

Don’t follow her

A few months after Bonang was accused of stealing Minnie Dlamini’s traditional wedding spotlight, Minnie threw some major shade at the TV personality. When Jacaranda FM DJ Martin Bester asked her if she insta-stalked Bonang, she answered with a very firm no. “I don’t even follow her,” she admitted.

AKA announces break up with Bonang Matheba

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Purity Lisa

AKA has called it quits in his relationship with Bonang Matheba. The two have been together for two years.

Announcement

Announcing the news on Twitter, he said: “Myself and Bonang have decided to call it quits. I feel like I need to put this out there so we can both move on. I wish her all the best and I will always love her.”

Early this year, AKA made a similar announcement on Twitter, and later said it was all a PR stunt. He bought Bonang a R60,000 Gucci bag and apologised to her.

Bonang looks stunning in new magazine cover

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

Bonang Matheba recently jetted off to the fashion the capital of the world, Paris.

While attending John Galliano’s fashion show during Paris Fashion Week, she also did a cover shoot for international magazine Amina Magazine.

The radio and television presenter graces Christmas 2017 issue the international French-language woman’s magazine.

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Bonang hangs out with Eva Longoria

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

Bonang has been in London for the Global Gift Foundation gala event and just when we thought her trip couldn’t get any more levels she went and hung out with Eva Longoria.

And when we say ‘hung out’ we don’t mean pose on the red carpet and that’s it.

Nope. B and Eva were dancing on stage together while sipping on champers.

B posted the video on her social media and the two looked like BFFs.

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Its impossible for men with money to be ugly,Says Bonang Matheba

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

South Africans on Twitter recently had a heated debate on whether money has the ability to change women’s perception of the physical appearance of a man. Bonang Matheba and Sizwe Dhlomo also shared their thoughts.

The debate started off when a well known Twitter user shared his first clear image of himself on Twitter and his followers had a field day.

Known for his claps backs and shade-throwing habits, Twitter did not hold back from returning the favour, with his friends calling him “ugly”.

https://twitter.com/SizweDhlomo/status/929717686812205056

https://twitter.com/AntoinetteMpume/status/929704224635674624

….men with money can never be ugly. It’s not possible mo’girl!

Well guys what do you think ,do you agree with Bonang Sentiments.

AKA and Bonang show that “A couple that balls together stays together”

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

It’s no secret that AKA and Bonang are Mzansi’s power couple.

AKA and Bonang Matheba seem to be making more money now than they did before as their brands keep getting bigger. Bonang recently launched her App and partnered with Cell C, while AKA was chosen by Cruz vodka and Reebok to be their ambassador.

Along with that title comes a whole lot of serious dough. Over the past few years Bonang has raked in millions for her endorsement deals with Revlon, Wooolworths and, at the end of last year, was named as the African ambassador for Brazilian footwear brand, Ipanema.

Let’s not forget the string of MC and TV gigs that keeps her diary and bank balance bulging.

In July Bonang announced the launch of her own Bmoji range in partnership with Cell C.

Now Sunday World is reporting that Queen B raked in a whopping R3-million for the deal.

When asked for more information, Cell C told the paper that it could not comment on confidential information.

AKA has also been grinding hard to bring home that cheese. Last year the rapper told fans on Twitter that he charged between R90,000 and R130,000 per performance.

And since then he’s signed two mega deals. The Baddest rapper became the ambassador for Cruz Vodka last year, which apparently brought him R8-million.

“Yes, AKA is the brand ambassador and is still on the campaign. The contract is worth R8-million,” AKA’s manager, Prince Costinyo told the paper.

Then two months ago AKA signed a “seven-figure” deal with Reebok when he became the face of the sportswear brand.

Another achievement for Queen B

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Purity Lisa

Bonang Matheba has been named one of the 10 most influential icons in contemporary African pop culture by Africa.com.

This is her latest achievement that has made her over the moon.

Bonang is noted as having inspired fans with her work, red carpet looks and her reality TV show Being Bonang. The publication also notes that Bonang has inspired many through her efforts to see young women receiving an education.

“She helps young women with their tertiary education through the Bonang Matheba Bursary Fund. Earlier this year, she awarded 10 female high school graduates with bursaries to complete their studies at any Boston College branch in South Africa,” Africa.com noted.

Our Favourite Celebrity Cars

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

With outstanding careers equals great success to our favourite Southafrican celebrities.With great success equals lots of money,and how better to spend your money than buying the best cars.

South Africa’s most famous faces are going all out – splurging on the slickest models to prove that being a celebrity in Mzansi really does pay off.

Here are some of our favourite celebrity cars:

1.Bonang Matheba

Following rumours that her prized G-wagon had been bought for her by a former lover, Bonang came back strong, showing off her Mercedes-AMG G63 to full effect, while even managing to start an official hashtag, #GirlsWithAMGs. Her R2 million car boasts a 5.5-liter V8 biturbo engine and a 10 GB music register to ensure that the tunes keep coming.

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2.AKA

AKA is no stranger to buying cars and looking at his garage we are all envious of his car collection.He owns a BMW X6 M. Worth a whopping R2 million, the BMW X6 M allows owners to surf the Net while on the go, and has integrated voice control, keeping drivers’ eyes on the road.He also added a BMW i8 which would cost you back just over R1.3-million.

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3.Riky Rick

Riky Rick, has never shied away from showing off his lavish lifestyle. From sporting R14000 Gucci loafers to rocking up at events in a Ferrari, King Kotini has kept it consistent where balling is concerned. Nowhere is this more evident than Riky Rick’s whip – a Mercedes-AMG GT S coupe.

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4.Cassper Nyovest

Two are better than on they said,and why own one Bentley Continental GT V8, valued at R3.7 million when you can own two.Cassper Nyovest doesn’t own one but two Bentleys.

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5.Black Coffee.

Coffee has also obtained quite a car collection, including a G-wagon, a Bentley and most recently a Maserati GranTurismo. Sporting a powerful V8 engine, the Maserati GT can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, making it the perfect status symbol for a celeb.

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Feel free to share your favourite celebrity whip on the comment section.

No return for show ‘Being Bonang’

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Purity Lisa

After 14 episodes to the first season of Being Bonang, reality star Bonang Matheba announced that there would be no season 2 for her reality show.

“No Season Two… But, a big THANK YOU to everyone who’s loved & watched my show… Means the world to me,” she wrote on Twitter.

No Season Two… But, a big THANK YOU to everyone's who's loved & watched my show… Means the world to me.

In August, the Broadcast Research Council announced that the reality show had fallen short of making it to the top 30 list of most watched shows on DStv.

After the first three episodes, Being Bonang had failed to garner more than the 327,831 viewers who tuned in to watch Mzansi Magic’s Isithembiso, which occupied the 30th spot.

Bonang’s manager, Sylvester Chauke, stated that it was never in Bonang’s plans to have a second season.

“You would need to speak to the channel but the whole idea was for her to have one season of the show.”

He however disagreed with the figures and said that the ratings were completely inaccurate, saying that the decision to only have one season, was made by Bonang.

“The show has been on air for only three weeks; it’s inaccurate to compare the show to others that have been on air for longer. Being Bonang is the most-watched show on Vuzu by far.

“The show has done extremely well and there has been a phenomenal growth on the channel. The channel was extremely happy with the show but you will have to ask them for more information about the show.”

Bonang is currently focusing on her book From A to B, and taking it internationally.

Bonang and AKA are having a blast in Paris.(pics)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

Bonang and AKA are currently having their Baecation in Paris.The two lovebirds jetted to Paris for the Paris Fashion week.

They have been sharing their with us on social media and its seem they are having lots of fun.We all wish we could join to their trip but here are some of the photos from their trip.

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Make sure you follow them on their socailmedia platforms to get all the scoop from their trip.

Queen B trending for all the wrong reasons

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Purity Lisa

Earlier this year, Bonang Matheba gave out bursaries to underprivileged students.

The top media personality has however found herself trending again, after it came out that she had offered to help a university student pay her fees six months ago, but had not yet done it.

Six months ago, a student tweeted how she had lost on a job opportunity in China due to a large amount she owed her university account, and thus could not get her degree.

Bonang then responded, offering to help her. She then sent her messages asking for her contact details and saying that her office would get in touch with her (the student), to discuss settling the amount.

After learning however that the amount needed for the settlement was R56,000, Bonang apparently un-followed the student and stopped responding to any of her messages. Even cutting her from communicating through Twitter.

The student, told her side, explaining how she was left stranded by the media personality and business woman.

https://twitter.com/Maria98365727/status/912209789509349376

Bonang is yet to respond.

Bonang’s Revised Book Does not Reference Somizi and Euphonik

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

It was reported that both Euphonik and Somizi had turned to their legal teams to have their names removed from Bonang’s book.It was later reported that Euphonik had successfully interdicted to keep his name out of Bonang’s emotional memoir, “From A to B”.

However, according to Bonang and her team, there is nothing to remove because his name was not mentioned in the first place.

Her brand manager, Sylvester Chauke confirmed that there was no mention of Euphonik anywhere in “From A to B”

“If you’ve read the book, you will agree that the name Euphonik is not mentioned anywhere in Bonang’s book. So we can’t comment on his name being removed because it was never there. Anything else is alleged and I can’t comment on alleged things,”

In the Revised book Bonang talks about her abusive relationship in which most people assume its referencing to Bonang relationship to Euphonik.However Euphonik’s name is not mentioned anywhere in the book.

Bonang Matheba opens up about her tumultuous year

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Purity Lisa

2012 is the year that Bonang laid assault charges against Euphonik, who was then her boyfriend. In her relaunched book Bonang From A to B, she lays it all bear.

“Sometimes you can be going through the best and worst times, all at the same time, and that’s what 2012 was for me, because a part of my personal life was falling apart, while the best part of my career was falling into place… I never anticipated how badly I would be treated when the story of my break up leaked. It was one of the most painful experiences and sometimes I am not sure how I survived.”

In her first version of the book, she talked about her former best friend Somizi and made reference to Euphonik. The book was later recalled back due to grammatical and factual errors. Both Somizi and Euphonik sent her legal letters asking that she remove any reference to them.

The new version excluded them. It is however quite clear that when she speaks about 2012 being a tumultuous year for her,it is in relation to Euphonik. After dropping the charges, Bonang was called a liar with Euphonik maintaining his innocence, despite being called an abuser.

“I was embarrassed, humiliated, and ill prepared in how to deal with my very first scandal. To this day, I am called a liar.”

AKA Slams cheating Rumours.

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

South African rapper AKA has come out to blast cheating rumours.This comes after a local tabloid stated that AKA was cheating on his girlfriend Bonang with a socialite.

The tabloid later went on to add that AKA was spotted with the socialite in a popular club and was later seen taking photos with AKA’s car.

Speaking to Tshisha Live,AKA labelled the rumours “bullsh*t” and challenged anyone with proof of the alleged affair to come forward.

“It is not true. The claims are ridiculous. Someone just took a picture with my car and now I am cheating? I read the article and I think it is bullsh*t. In fact, I want anyone with pictures proving she was at the boxing with me to come forward,” he said.

AKA said the rumour would have been more believable if there were signs that Bonang and him were going through a rough patch, but said this couldn’t be further from the truth.

“I don’t usually comment on my personal life but it is ridiculous. Me and Bonang are happy. It would have been believable if we were not or if we had problems. But we are in a good space and have never been stronger. It won’t change our relationship because we don’t listen to what people say,” he added.

The star recently came to Bonang’s defense on social media in the face of criticism over her book, questioning why South Africa ridiculed her story while women were being abused and killed by their partners.

The rapper later told TshisaLIVE that he often spoke out not because he felt he needed to protect Bonang, but because he felt to address the issue in that moment.

“I don’t even do it from a perspective of having to defend her or fight her battles. I don’t see it as going online for that purpose or picking a time (to defend her). There is no formula, there is no thinking. I just exist. What comes out my mouth, comes out of my mouth. I say what comes out my mouth. Whatever I feel like saying in that moment, I will,” AKA said.

Bonang Matheba’s Revised Book Details.

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

Bonang Matheba’s book: From A to B was recalled due to grammatical and factual errors .Exclusive books recalled the books and even offered refunds to the customers who were not satisfied with the book.

Following the revisions it is reported that Bonang books will be back in stores soon.Bonang also went further to reveal she would have a book signing on the 14th of September.

They were also allegations that Bonang revised copy contained a whole chapter on Euphonik’s name in which Bonang camp has said it’s untrue.

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All Hail the Queen B

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Molly Mwangi

Bonang Matheba is arguably one of the most sought after media personalities in South-Africa.The self proclaimed Queen B of Africa has risen to be one of the most sought after celebrities in Africa.With most people arguing she is not the Queen B Of Africa .However, here are the 3 times this year she has proven to be the queen.

1.When she launched her own Bonang by Cell C App.

When it comes to mobile applications only a few celebrities have managed to have one most notably the Kardashian sisters.Nevertheless,the queen chose to remind us why she is not about to give up her throne by launching her own mobile application .The Mobile application is available for Android devices and will be available for IOS devices soon.The app will enable her fans to know what happens behind the scene as the Queen builds her throne.You can find the app on this link:Bonang by Cell C

photo credit:google play-store.

2.She has her owns emojis,B moji’s.

Its safe to say the queen is in a roll and we are here for all of it.Bonang recently launched her own set of emojis B mojis that showcases her lifestyle.The emojis consists of emotional faces and slang words.The app is available for android users at the google play store,please find the link :Bmoji by Bonang

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3.She taught us how to be a Queen.

Its safe to say that 2017 was Bonang’s year,from creating apps to emojis and now a book.Bonang recently released her “FROM A TO B “where she shared her story on how she become the Queen B of Africa.Though the book was met with criticism due to some typing errors it still become a bestseller.The book is available in both hard copy and soft copy.

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May the queen continue to reign supreme .