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TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
Inno Matijane leaves Moja Love's ‘The Way Ngingakhona'
Innocent 'Inno' Matijane has revealed his decision to leave Moja Love's reality show The Way Ngingakhona after five years. The show follows the loves of members of the LGBTQIA+ community — how they navigate their daily struggles — and it highlights their triumphs too. The media personality and DJ took to his timeline on Sunday, saying after candidly sharing his truth on the platform pertaining to an alleged sexual assault he suffered, he wanted to close the chapter. 'When I was back this season, I wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do. I had already started walking a more intentional path. But I accepted, because I wanted to share one last piece of my truth. And though I didn't say everything, I said enough. 'I have grown in ways I never imagined. Spiritually, emotionally and personally. And that growth has shown me that not every environment will always reflect who you are becoming. That is why I have chosen to step away from the show. 'This decision is not coming from any negativity or discomfort. In fact, my experience with the production team has always been warm and professional. They have treated me with kindness and respect, and I am truly going to miss working with them. I leave with gratitude, not regret.' Inno went on to say he hopes he can make a reality TV comeback one day on a different show. 'This is not the end of my journey in reality television. I still believe in the power of real stories and real conversations. I still love the medium and everything it can be when it reflects truth and purpose. I also look forward to exploring other spaces, including scripted work [acting] and creative projects that allow me to keep growing.'
The Citizen
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
‘South Africa needs brave men like Mkhwanazi,' says Moja Love TV boss' foundation
The foundation claims that Saps did not want to collaborate with Moja Love's crime-fighting shows. Moja Love TV channel boss Aubrey Tau, through his foundation, has thrown his weight behind KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 'South Africa needs brave men like Mkhwanazi who, despite being criticised, love the country dearly and are prepared to die for the Republic,' read a statement by the Aubrey Tau Foundation. Tau is the CEO of Moja Love. On Sunday, Mkhwanazi, through a press briefing in KZN, alleged that certain businesspeople were being shielded by national police leadership and claimed there was pressure on provincial police officers to drop cases linked to politically connected individuals. 'General Mkhwanazi took a bold stand and stood for the truth whilst jeopardising his safety, the safety of his family and fellow police men and women who stood with him.' ALSO READ: Fur, football and forfeits: MaMkhize lives it up as netizens link her to the Mkhwanazi saga Saps slammed for snubbing Moja Love collaboration In the statement, the foundation expressed claims that the South African Police Service (Saps) did not want to collaborate with Moja Love's crime-fighting shows. 'The foundation has noted the unfortunate approach by Saps not to collaborate with Moja Love TV programmes that are aimed at exposing criminals and restoring confidence in the criminal justice system in the country.' Tau's foundation specifically mentioned the popular show Sizok'thola, which is premised on combating the scourge of drug use in the community by raiding the homes of those who sell and produce the drugs. Loosely translated, the name of the show means 'we'll get you'. However, it seems that even when they've apprehended alleged suspects, the show's host, Xolani Khumalo, and his team are barred from carrying out their mandate of removing the said culprit from the community they're allegedly destroying through drugs. ALSO READ: Moja Love didn't want to 'throw Xolani Khumalo under the bus' as 'Sizok'thola' host returns Xolani Khumalo's take In a 2023 interview on DJ Sbu's podcast The Hustler's Corner, Khumalo openly spoke about a drug kingpin in KZN who is allegedly protected by a senior Saps member. 'At some point in Durban, you bust a rich drug dealer. You get a whole brigadier, who is in charge of a unit or a department in Saps, they call that person to say 'tell your people to stand down, what are you doing there',' said Khumalo. The TV host, who is generally seen by the country as a genuine crime-fighting figure, similar to Mkhwanazi, said they were once chased by armed men while shooting in Durban. He said this was because they didn't do a 'proper risk assessment' on the alleged drug kingpin. 'We had the intelligence that this person is a drug dealer, and he's big…and he prepares his drugs at this particular place,' said Khumalo. 'But in terms of the influence that he had, we didn't quite make sure…about how much reach he had.' He said during that incident, his team's guns allegedly needed to be verified. 'Imagine, you are at a place to bust a big criminal, then they turn around and make you look like a criminal…and you are with police [when raiding drug dealers, but] the police are told to stand down.' 'It was the first time seeing an old man brigadier shaking, saying 'I'm not ready to lose my job now', and I saw there that we are just playing. I swore at that old man, telling him that he is useless,' said Khumalo. In the same interview, Khumalo explained that their raids are conducted in conjunction with the Saps, who make arrests, and then the channel follows up. But he said some cases eventually get thrown out. 'To be honest, we do have honest cops. But they are few.' 'Actually, the system is not corrupt; it's the people that are corrupt, because for the system to be functional, it needs human resources. So if the human resource is corrupt, the system can't say 'hey I want to work, can you utilise me?'' NOW READ: Thembi Seete stuns in white bikini during luxurious Mauritius getaway [PICS]
The South African
10-06-2025
- Politics
- The South African
'We don't want Helen Zille as mayor': Ntsiki Mazwai
Outspoken media personality Ntsiki Mazwai has called for South Africans to reject former DA leader Helen Zille's plans to run for mayor of Joburg. Known for her controversial comments, the Moja Love star has gone as far as to call the 74-year-old a 'white supremacist'. Last week, the woman dubbed 'GodZille' confirmed that she was contemplating the monumental task of 'saving' Johannesburg. In a viral X post, Ntsiki Mazwai appealed to South Africans to reject Helen Zille's Joburg mayoral bid. She said: 'We cannot afford to have Helen Zille as mayor of Joburg. She is 100 million times worse than Cyril Ramaphosa. 'She is a white supremacist, and if you look at the Western Cape, you'll see that black people are abused there. They live in s**t conditions. She wants to bring that to Joburg'. Ntsiki – who has repeatedly called out politicians, particularly from the SA, added: 'She comes from a traumatic past for black people and she is triggering. We don't want her, she can go and retire, it's good'. She added that voting for Helen Zille as Joburg's next mayor would be 'a huge and scary mistake that would negatively impact the black masses' In another comment, Ntsiki agreed with her followers that the current mayor, Dado Morero of the ANC, was not the best option for the city. 'Anyone is better than Dada, guys. Helen is still not the answer', she posted. While Ntsiki Mazwai has rejected Gozille's ambitions, others are supporting it. In a tweet that also went viral, author Khaya Dlanga urged South Africans to give Helen Zille a chance, claiming that she offered a 'real, visible alternative' Anti-Apartheid activist Adam Habib stated that Helen was 'Johannesburg's best hope'. He added: 'Joburg needs water, power, roads, and frankly, governance. No one else has delivered it. Zille can!' Actor Siv Ngesi added, 'Jozi is such a huge mess, even the locals who hate @helenzille know that this would be the best thing for that dump of a place!' Speaking to eNCA, Helen Zille claimed that she had until Friday to officially submit her application to contest her bid as Johannesburg mayor. The DA's selection panel would then pick a suitable candidate from several names, including Zille's. 'Joburg is my hometown. I was born in Hillbrow, which looks very different than what it does today. Joburg was a functional city that I love and believe is the powerhouse of South Africa. Its health and its functionality is make or break for South Africa.' She added: 'If Joburg doesn't succeed, South Africa does not succeed.' Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp , Facebook , X, and Bluesky for the latest news. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 .
The Star
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
MacG apologises to Minnie Dlamini after backlash over offensive comments
Masabata Mkwananzi | Published 1 hour ago Podcaster MacGyver 'MacG' Mukwevho's comments about Minnie Dlamini sparked accusations of misogyny and prompted widespread condemnation, leading to a public apology. Podcaster MacGyver 'MacG' Mukwevho has done an unexpected U-turn, publicly apologising to Minnie Dlamini after facing backlash for his offensive comments. The controversy began in one of the episodes of Podcast and Chill when MacG and co-host Sol Phenduka discussed Dlamini's breakup with her ex-partner, Dr Brian Monaisa. The conversation rapidly veered into controversial territory. "Why can't she keep a man? There's got to be something wrong with her — maybe her c**chie smells or something," MacG said during the discussion, adding: "It happens, man, especially with the hot girls." MacG's remarks quickly drew widespread backlash, with social media users, advocacy groups, TV channels like Moja Love, and even Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, condemning his behaviour and slamming him for using offensive language against women. Letsike cautioned that such remarks go beyond being merely offensive, stating they amount to a form of online gender-based violence, as defined in South Africa's National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. 'This incident is not a harmless joke or casual banter – it is a harrowing demonstration of online gender-based violence,' she said. The deputy minister voiced her disgust, describing MacG actions as part of a recurring pattern of misogynistic behaviour. She further revealed that multiple women have reportedly initiated legal proceedings against him. 'Women cannot be reduced to vulgar slurs and the objectification of the female body, as this is a damaging reinforcement of gender-based disrespect and consequently violence,' she said. Moja Love strongly condemned MacG's remarks, criticising his continued use of offensive language towards women. In a statement, the channel said, 'MacG's persistent use of derogatory language towards women, reducing them to vulgar slurs and objectifying their bodies is not just offensive, it is a damaging reinforcement of gender-based disrespect.' They added that such conduct has no place in society or the media, 'where voices should uplift, not degrade.' Women For Change also condemned MacG's comments about Minnie Dlamini, describing them as 'misogynistic and degrading.' The organisation expressed that his remarks were 'not only vile and dehumanising but also reflect the deeply rooted toxic masculinity that continues to endanger and humiliate women in South Africa.' Macg found himself in legal trouble before. In October 2024, he was hit with a R13 million lawsuit after spreading harmful rumours about amapiano artist Nkosazana Daughter. During a past broadcast, MacG insinuated that Nkosazana Daughter had an affair with musician Master KG and claimed that her child was fathered by him, not her then-partner, Sir Trill. MacG eventually apologised publicly after Nkosazana Daughter's family denied the claims, expressing regret for making assumptions based on a photo of the child. "We were wrong. She looks just like Sir Trill," he said in his apology. However, he also insisted that he had information from a 'credible source' claiming that Sir Trill was not financially supporting the child. In the podcast episode that aired on May 12, MacG issued an apology to all the women offended by his comments about Minnie Dlamini, saying it was never his intention to upset anyone. 'I want to apologise first and foremost to all the female chillers and just women in general in South Africa that I might have offended with that comment, that was not the intention. You know, we never say things to offend people.' He also invited Dlamini to join him on the show, saying she is 'more than welcome' to come on so they can 'squash it' once and for all. 'This thing started on the podcast, let's end it on the podcast. She said some things, I've said some things, let's squash it once and for all, bro,' said MacG. The Star
The Citizen
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Media bullies should not be shielded by popularity
The more offensive the content, the more it profits—and that must change. No platform should be above accountability. In the late '90s, the Jerry Springer Show surpassed the queen of talk shows, Oprah Winfrey, in the television viewer ratings. It left many shocked and in disbelief. Winfrey's show had for many years ruled in the ratings because it was deemed as a wholesome show based on promoting family values of respect, love, honesty and healing. It had just been surpassed by a show that depended on the shock value of violence, nudity, sex, prejudice and just plain crassness to attract viewers. Fast forward 20 years later and South African television and podcast space is experiencing the same thing. Podcaster MacGyver Mukwevho, popularly known as MacG by the over 1.5 million subscribers to his Podcast And Chill YouTube offering, is to be summonsed to appear before a parliamentary portfolio committee for vulgar and disrespectful utterances about celebrity television host Minnie Dlamini. Mukwevho's podcast has partnered with commercial industry entities, among which are the channel, Moja Love, in the MultiChoice stable. ALSO READ: MacG's commenting goes beyond the bounds of free speech The channel and MultiChoice were quick to distance themselves from the vile utterances but the question is, have they done enough? The reason he has been summonsed to appear in parliament is that Deputy Minister in the Presidency Mmapaseka Steve Letsike says they view his utterances to be unhelpful in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). She is not off the mark. But, as is always the case with our parliament's intervention in matters that affect ordinary citizens, this comes a little too late in the game, 1.5 million subscribers too late. Mukwevho has been riding the shock jock wave for years without consequences at all. ALSO READ: Minnie Dlamini breaks silence following controversial MacG comments The same tactics that the Jerry Springer Show used to gain viewer ratings have been adopted by broadcasters like Mukwevho and many programmes on the Moja Love channel that have commercialised the social lives of the poor and vulnerable, especially women and children, and somehow turned them into regular entertainment for the same audiences. There's been little recourse for those who feel violated by either the insulting content, or the invasion of cameras into their private spaces in the false guise of 'fixing the country'. The lame defence that supporters of broadcasters like Mukwevho and his ilk have is that those aggrieved by their utterances must 'report them to the nearest police station'. This is a joke because it is known that in South Africa, reporting anything hardly ever works. Even worse, they hide behind the astronomical costs that act as a barrier to private individuals suing a moneyed entity. But the question is why would a podcaster with over 1.5 million subscribers not care that they are considered vile and undesirable by portions of society? ALSO READ: MacG says his partnership with MultiChoice is 'a natural evolution' despite it being criticised as a lazy move by the broadcaster [VIDEO] The simple reason is the more viewers going to the platform to see what the fuss is all about, the more money they make from their commercial partners. It works the same way for traditional television channels. The more eyes they have glued to their screens, the more they attract advertisers and the more money they make. So, it pays to degrade women and vulnerable communities. Parliament should not back down because someone feels they are so powerful that they are 'uncancelable', so uncaring that they've left the podcast on to garner views while the dignity of another human being continues to be imperilled by the podcast in question. It is time that parliament went into spaces that have been left to fuel GBV unregulated because the broadcasters think freedom of speech allows them to bully other people.
