Mongi Matyholo

  South Africa’s women in sport and sportswomen, have for decades, been given the crumbs of sport administration, funding and sponsorship and media allocation by those who control the sport industry and all its mechanics of operation. SA’s sportswomen have complained and spoken out against gender inequalities and discrimination. However, the voices are too few and too soft. South Africa fancies itself to be passionate about sports and over the past two decades has launched a series of initiatives to promote women’s participation. But it doesn’t have a great deal to show for it. The best example is at professional levels where the nation’s main sports, cricket, rugby and football, have yet to consider establishing domestic leagues for women. Men have always dominated the sports media realm, be it on the back page of daily newspapers or yelled at on our television screens every weekend as we sip on beverages in the comfort of our living rooms. The average South African sport...

Songbird Bulelwa Mkutukana  “Zahara” is set to sue Somizi Mhlongo and South African Music Awards (SAMA), over a comment that he made during the (SAMMA23). Somizi hosted  the wards over the weekend. The Loliwe Hit maker expressed herself on instagram ”I only wish what I heard upon my return from Swaziland Bushfire Festival this past weekend about what Somizi said at the SAMA is not True!. If he did I am suing Somizi and the SAMAs for defamation of character I am tired of this” The Pop star is not so impressed bywhat  the people call “It was a joke”. The Idols judge and  Choreographer  made a comment about the Eastern Cape born star, for being at the bar for a free beer! Clearly Zahara did not take the words so well.  

A local drama, Rhythm City viewers will be graced with the long unending acting. Albertina Jaxa, affectionately   known as  Tina", the Gold Diggers lead actress has join Rhythm City. The 47 year actress veteran will make her first appearance on 2 June. She will be slaying a  jailbird character Andiswa; she is jailed for stolen good.  We can’t shun away that the former Generation and  ward-winning actress takes her craft serious. Every role she snatches she slays it. Her recent role was on the eTv telenovela God Diggers.She bagged a South Africa Film& Television  Award (SAFTA( 2017, for Best Actress in  TV soap, Gold Diggers  The former Umhlobo Wenene FM Breakfast Show presenter has being appeared in various South Africa characters, on Generation season 1, Gold Diggers season 1&2, Ashes to Ashes, 90 Plain Street, Madam  & Eve and many more. But the godness of acting admits that her Madam and Even rol...

South Africa brace yourself  of a new talk Show that will air at the end of June 2017 on GauTv, channel 265, DSTV.The award winner singer Kelly Khumalo is set to add a talk show to  many of her talents. The Uthando hit maker new show is called Love and Matrimony. Basically the show will follow suit other shows like, Real Talk With Anele. The difference is that the songbird will profile SA’s celebs on their closet love lives, marriages, break-ups and challenges they have encountered in the love relationships The Spruitview born actress is mostly  known for her strong character. She has made headlines for wrong reasons, but fans admirer the 33 year old for being a great  pressa pusha panda celeb.   The show going to be a love promoter at some point,  and to concrete the saying that “We are obliged to love each other”, irrespective of the hiccups that come with love. The mother of two is set to tackle different type of relationships ...

Africa Day represents an opportunity for each and very South African to reconnect, and recommit in support for all government intervention to, develop better Africa a better world. It’s a historical day, Organisation of Africa Unity (OUA) was established on May 25, 1963, to fight against  colonialism and today it’s known as AU. It was disbanded on July 2, 2002 by its last chairperson, former RSA president Thabo Mbeki and replaced by the (AU). It turns 54 years this year. The theme for Africa Month 2017 is “The year of OR Tambo; Building Africa and a Better world”. South Africa will use the day to reaffirm support for the African union’s Agenda 2063 and commit the country to playing its role within the AU to ensure the successful implementation of the vision and plan to build a better Africa. Africa Day’s 2017 theme says “Harnessing the Demographic through Investments in Youth”. The question is does African youth really see the necessity to celebrate the special day. Bei...

Mother’s Day in South Africa: In South Africa, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in the month of May. People of South Africa celebrate Mother’s Day in its true spirit by acknowledging the importance of mothers in their lives and thanking them profusely for all their love and care. Young children present their mothers with homemade gifts while the elder ones buy gifts for their mothers. In South Africa, Mother’s Day is taken as an opportunity to thank not just mothers but also grandmothers and women who are like mothers. .  South African's use Mother's Day to not only thank their mothers, but also grandmothers and other mother figures in their lives. Mother’s day is a day for many South African’s to show their appreciation towards mothers and mother figures worldwide Mother’s Day is a day like any other for some, a magical day for others and a painful day for those who have lost a child or their own mother. Sad to say that some will be ...

The term born free is explains a person born from 1994 upwards. Born frees are often describes as privileged, spoilt and kids of a silver platter. They have rights and access to vast amount of things. Rights come with responsibilities. In most instances children of democracy often fail to adhere with the responsibility that comes along with the responsibilities. South Africa’s “born frees” – a nickname for those born in the year of the country’s first free elections – turn 23 this year, coming of age at the same time as a democratic SA. While they acknowledge the importance of remembering the struggle, the future is where their focus lies. Born frees are South Africa first group born during democracy and comprise nearly a quarter of national population according to the Government data. Children born after 1994, the year of the birth of democracy are called the ‘born free’ generation. However, the title bears more weight than raised free from the shackles of apartheid...