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Relebogile Mabotja produces The Man Council

Relebogile Mabotja produces The Man Council

Multi-talented, award-winning actress, singer, presenter, musical director, radio host and MC, Relebogile Mabotja, gets personal and real with The Man Council, the latest TV show that she produces which debuts tonight on BET Africa, DSTV Channel 129 at 22:30 CAT.

Join in on the conversation tonight using the hashtag #BETTheManCouncil and connect with the show online on the below social media handles.

The Man Council is a talk show hosted by TBose, Naked DJ and Khaya Dladla. The show was originally broadcasted online on Facebook Live with a slightly reserved take (with episodes still on the show’s fan page). The BET Africa version of The Man Council holds no barriers on sex, love and relationships. The six-part talk show gets to know some of the country’s favourite personalities’ private thoughts on subjects some find taboo.

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Trevor Noah opens up to Oprah Winfrey about his mom

Oprah Winfrey and Trevor Noah

Speaking to Oprah Winfrey as part of her SuperSoul Conversations series, comedian Trevor Noah opened up about his mother and the major influence she has had on his life.

Noah paid homage to his mother in a short video clip uploaded to the Oprah Winfrey Network’s YouTube channel.

Oprah started off by commenting on how “badass” Trevor’s mom was.

“Most people would have a sign to protest government oppression, my mother had me. In telling my story and writing this book, I never thought it was about my mom. I think most of us believe that we are the heroes of our story and in writing this story, I realised that I was my mother’s punk ass side-kick,” said Trevor.

When writing Born A Crime, Trevor didn’t intentionally set out to focus it around his mother. He was simply telling his life story.

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“I knew Ntando was the one” – Khaya Mthethwa

Ntandoyenkosi Kunene and Khaya Mthethwa

Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and the multi-instrumentalist, Khaya Mthethwa, says he just knew he would not have to look any further the moment he met former Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene.

Khaya Mthethwa and his wife Ntandoyenkosi only dated for three months before tying the knot.

Speaking on Afternoon Express, Khaya revealed that tying the knot so early was not something he had planned but something his heart told him to do.

“To be honest, I didn’t plan on getting married last year. It was not something that was part of ‘the plan’ for my life but it was just something the I felt in my heart. When I met Ntando, I just knew. I was like, ‘this is it for me and I ain’t trying to waste the rest of my life without her” he said.

Speaking about his wife, the Pastor’s kid said, “She’s an incredible human being. She’s a strong character and comes from a phenomenal family. Everything about her culminates into this beautiful person that I want to spend the rest of my life with.”

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New Kid on the block Psy The Menace is inspired by Eminem

New Kid on the block Psy The Menace

It was imperative that we speak to Psy The Menace, the boy behind the hit “Lost in Melancholy” which got the people dancing in January.

Psy The Menace is a Botswana bread, Johannesburg based rapper and producer (who goes under the production moniker Arthur Valentine), he’s been pursuing music since 2014 and was part of an Alternative-Pop duo called Lucid180 in 2015.

He fully produced Long Time Coming with Botswana based artists JayK Rollin’ & O-Star, Shadows EP by Lucid180 and a low-fi EP called Opiates with Untamed Culture. You can listen to some of his tracks by visiting https://soundcloud.com/psythemenace. He’s set to pursue a solo career as a lead artist and he has a lot under his sleeve for the year.

Psy The Menace recently released his debut song titled “Lost in Melancholy” on the 20th of January as well as his second single titled “Nighsky” on the 12th of February. His first two features, one of which he produced will be released within the next two weeks. He’s also releasing monthly to give a back story into his debut EP that’s coming out in July with the unofficial title “Blossom Through the Wildernesses”

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Trevor Noah bags SuperSoul Sunday interview with Oprah Winfrey

Trevor Noah bags SuperSoul Sunday interview with Oprah

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah announced over the weekend that he was part of Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations recently.

Noah was interviewed on Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations in front of a live audience at New York’s legendary Apollo Theatre.

Oprah discussed Noah’s memoir, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, as well as the current political climate in the United States.

They discussed both having grown up using an outhouse. She said, “You never get over that smell.” Noah recounted a rumour from his childhood that a child had fallen into the pit toilet. “I was sure that had happened!” he said, pointing out that his grandmother still lives in the house he was brought up in, and still uses the outhouse, although it now has modern plumbing.

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Oprah sat down with Salma Hayek, Jordan Peele and Trevor Noah for the conversation.

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The Close up with Connie Bhebhe

Connie Bhebhe unseen talent

A new South African artist, Connie Bhebhe has recently released her debut single, Remember. Connie says Remember is a song about loving someone who doesn’t deserve you. This song is about a good girl who gives her all to a “bad-boy” who always finds his way back to the bad girls of his past.

Connie also has multiple other songs recorded and ready to release. We’ve spent time with Connie just know her better.

Who are you and how did you become a artist?
My name is Connie Bhebhe, I’m best known as the owner of the cosmetic company Connie Transform.
I was first introduced to music in school by entering talent shows and although I never won, I focused my attention to writing. I always doubted that music would be lucrative so I shifted my attention to business because I never wanted to be a struggling artist. Now that I am in a good place, I am able to return to music and do it out of passion.

Who is your inspiration or what inspires you the most?
Girls like Stef Lon Don and even Nadia Nakai are inspirational because they carve out their own slice of the pie and bet on themselves.

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