Vuyiswa catches serial rapist [The Queen]

Vuyiswa arrests Derrick

For the past month, The Queen has kept us reaching for the Kleenex; Mpho walking in on Schumacher in bed with some random guy, Vuyiswa getting raped, several women reporting rape charges and Schumacher getting beaten black and blue by Thando’s thugs. The sixteen days of activism against violence on women and children have come … Read more

“I was raped” — Teddy finally speaks

Teddy cries on Langa's shoulder

Finally it seems the Manzi and Teddy saga is drawing to its conclusion. Random statistics; 44% of marriages in South Africa end in divorce before their tenth wedding anniversary. SAPS recorded 41,583 rapes in 2018/19. But gender justice activists state that many more cases of rape go unreported every year, South Africa is dubbed the … Read more

When love hurts [The Queen Mzansi recap]

When love hurts

A cynic once said love ought to come with pain medication, because love hurts. I mean, think about it, Cupid spends all his waking hours doing target practice, just so he can shoot pointed arrows into people’s hearts. Sex – the act of making love – is characterised by bite marks, carpet burns and broken … Read more

Male rape is real in Gomora

male rape on Gomora

November is traditionally the month of activism against abuse of women and children, but the celebrated writing duo of Phathutshedzo Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon have brought into the spotlight the social problem of male rape. For the past month, Gomora, a collaborative effort by Makwarela, Beynon and Seriti Films, has illustrated a subject which is … Read more

Connie Chiume ‘s daughter makes The Queen appearance

daughter of Connie Chiume

Connie Chiume has the sort of talent any film director would want to clone for the future. She has numerous film and television awards including a role on the iconic Black Panther movie. But what if a Connie Chiume clone already exists? Nothando Mabuza, better known in the music industry as DynastyFutureBetty is the daughter … Read more

Meet Isibaya’s youngest star — Baby Beyoncé

baby Beyoncé and her two mums

At just 4 months, Baby Beyoncé is the youngest member on Mzansi Magic telenovela, Isibaya. On her birth, proud mom Ntwenhle Ndlovu chose the name Thandeka, in memory of her boyfriend Jabulani Zungu’s late sister. But once Dabula (real name Chris Q Radebe) was confirmed as the biological father, he overruled Ntwenhle and renamed his … Read more

Teddy – victim of sexual abuse or schoolboy hero? [Gomora]

Teddy and Manzi

The story of Teddy (real name Sicelo Buthelezi) takes me back to high school. The toilet walls were teeming with graffiti which featured teen sexual fantasies. The names of teachers appeared over and over again on badly drawn caricatures of people engaging in lewd sexual acts. Boys stared when the French teach walked down the … Read more

Schumacher strikes gold [The Queen]

Schumacher strikes gold

Schumacher lives on a driver’s salary. But he is cursed with a love for the finer things in life, even though what passes for “finer things” in the eyes of Schumacher is often quite hideous. He is a career Ben 10 who pursues high net worth individuals for trinkets and bae allowance. Schumacher is conveniently … Read more

How rape affected Vuyiswa [The Queen]

Can you reverse rape

Vuyiswa is a decorated cop, just last week she achieved the highest conviction rate having locked up criminals for rape, theft, and other major crimes. She is therefore familiar with rape protocol; swab for DNA under the victim’s fingernails and vaginal orifice, collect hair samples, refer victim to doctor for post exposure prophylactics. Despite several … Read more