Family and Relationships

Violet Raseboya is the beautiful wife of Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic gold medalist. She came to the limelight due to her relationship with her partner, Semenya, who is a mid-distance runner and has won three world championships and two Olympic gold medals. Violet Raseboya's relationship with her wife, Caster Semenya, has faced much criticism and controversy even though she tries to keep her life private. However, there is...

King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, popularly known as King Zwelithini, had fourteen sons with his six wives in his lifetime. The Zulu nation king had one son with his first wife, five sons with his second wife, and five sons with his third wife. The late King's fourth and fifth wives gave him one son each, while his sixth wife gave him a child, a son. Besides his sons, King Zwelithini...

Nompumelelo Mchiza is the fifth wife of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zululand. She got married to the King in 1992, and the union was a source of Zulus' discontent. Most of the people were against the King marrying a Xhosa bride as both tribes have been in rivalry for ages. Nompumelelo's marriage to the Zulu King was perceived to have had a political undertone, and it...

Lynn Forbes is a successful blogger, motivational speaker, and businesswoman widely recognized as the mother of AKA, a South African multi-award-winning rapper. She has supported her son's career choice since he was a kid. Forbes has served as AKA's private personal assistant for two years before becoming the president of Kiernan Forbes Foundation. A savvy businesswoman, Forbes serves as the founder of Lynn Forbes PTY Ltd, a company that oversees...

Former president Jacob Zuma has married six times in his entire life. The women who are officially recognized as his spouses are Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo, Kate Mantsho, Nkosazana Dlamini, Nompumelelo Ntuli, Thobeka Mabhija, and Gloria Bongekile Ngema.  ​ ​Besides his involvement with these women, he has had several intimate relationships with other women, with whom he fathered not less than seven children. Zuma is considered a contemporary polygamist, and not just...

Dali Mpofu is happily married to Nompumelelo "Mpumi" Nxumalo, and their marriage is blessed with three children - Zwekazi Mpofu, Mncedisi Mpofu, and Letsema Mpofu. However, Dali Mpofu had a child before marrying Mpumi - a son named Siswe Mpofu Walsh. Just like Dali, his wife Mpumi is a career-oriented woman. However, members of the Dali Mpofu household tend to keep their lives away from the public. As a result,...

DJ Sbu is currently single but was previously engaged to Disebo Makatsa. However, their engagement was called off following allegations of Makatsa seeing another man. Since then, DJ Sbu is yet to slip the ring into another woman's finger or exchange the marital vows with someone. Originally born Sbusiso Leope, DJ Sbu is one of the most successful entertainers in South Africa. He has been in the limelight since the...

Nel-Mare Oosthuizen is a fitness coach but she is better recognized as the wife of Louis Oosthuizen, a South African professional golfer who is the 2010 British Open Champion. With her husband, she also runs their family foundation called Louis57 Foundation, their farms, and a wine company known as Louis57 Wine. Considered South Africa's best contemporary golfer, Louis has one of his biggest motivations in Nel who often cheers him...

Andile Mpisane is happily married to South African model Tamia Louw. The two embarked on their marital journey in the month of December 2021 and they have been doing pretty fine since then. Mr. Mpisane's engagement and marriage to Louw came as a big surprise to the public because he was believed to have been married to the mother of his kids at the time he went down on one...

DonnaLee Roberts is the wife of Ivan Botha. Aside from being the wife of the South African actor, she is also an actress, writer, model, and filmmaker. Together with her husband, she wrote movie scripts for productions like Vir Atyd. Before getting married to Ivan Botha, she already had some level of fame, but becoming his wife brought more attention her way. Ivan Botha is not DonnaLee Roberts' first husband....

Hard work always pays, and Natasha Thahane has been proof of it. Despite coming from a famous lineage, she was thrust into fame by her acting career. Popularly known for her role in the television series Blood & Water, The Queen, SkeemSaam, the beautiful actress is also very active on social media and has held many spellbound with her acting talents and beauty. It's no new news that Natasha...

Disebo Makatsa is a South African woman who rose to prominence after she began having an affair with DJ Sbu. The two kept their relationship under wraps for a long time before it emerged that they were an item. Unlike DJ Sbu, Makatsa was not a celebrity when they met and was not raised under the spotlight. Ever since the two went their separate ways, a lot has happened between...

Kenny Kunene has made a name for himself in Mzansi and is one of the most talked-about personalities. He is famous for many reasons and has a good fan base. He can best be described as a successful businessman, politician, and family man. Kunene's life as an ex-convict turned politician and entrepreneur is as interesting as his personal life, especially his love and marriage life. He is a rich...

South African billionaire, Douw Steyn is the CEO and founder of the BGL group which is an insurance company based in the UK. Douw is also known for his impressive real estate collection, especially Steyn City, a 900-hectare sized piece of land that is soon going to be turned into a luxurious private estate. He and his family live in his palatial mansion dubbed Palazzo Steyn City – an...

Many people wondered for long if Zimbabwe could ever have a billionaire emerge from its territories, being an African country with little or no recognition in the world, unlike many popular countries around the globe. Interestingly enough, it has one of the richest and most famous business tycoons in the world. Strive Masiyiwa, a Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist based in London with his wife Tsitsi and their six...

Nonhle Ndala is a famous South African TV personality, and professional fitness trainer married to South African footballer Andile Jali. Before her marriage to Andile, she used to be married to Themba Msiza, with whom she shares a daughter. The TV personality, who was born on the 23rd of May 1983, has faced a lot of ups and downs. Despite being famous for her career, she has also made...

Former Steinhoff Chief Executive Officer, Markus Jooste, reached the peak of his career when he emerged as the CEO of the retail holding company in 2000. Later in 2016, he became one of the wealthiest people in South Africa as he had an estimated net worth of $400 million at the time. One year later, his empire came crashing down as he was exposed to what has been considered...

For a man who hosts a family show on DStv's Moja Love called "Rea Tsotella", where he helps reconcile families, one would have thought his own family life was under control. This has not been the case as Bishop I Makamu has faced issues in his family emanating from a cheating scandal in 2021 and as a result, he made headlines for the wrong reasons. The fuzz that was generated...

Thabo Mbeki is a former president of South Africa who served between 1999 to 2009. He is also known as an apartheid hero for all his efforts and fight to end apartheid rule in South Africa. Some of the sacrifices he made included going on a self-imposed exile from the country in 1963. While in exile (in London), he continued to work tirelessly for the freedom and justice of...

Lorcia Cooper and Mandla Khumalo share what can best be described as a closely guarded relationship. This is coming many years after the actress and dancer came out of an abusive first marriage with a child. However, with her newfound love; Mandla, Lorcia seems to have gained another perspective into what a doting relationship truly should be. It is apparent she is at peace in her new home and...

The late Jackson Mthembu was a quintessential leader, father, and husband. Born in Witbank in Mpumalanga Province, the astute politician was a key figure in the fight against apartheid in South Africa. Jackson Mthembu was remarkable for his willingness and ability to speak the truth and stand up against injustice. He was married to Thembi Mthembu and together, they raised six beautiful children, some of whom are notable in...

Nonku Williams is best known for being a reality TV star who was featured in the Real Housewives of Durban (RHOD) reality TV show. She is also a businesswoman and the owner of Ashes to Beauty Winery, a construction company that focuses on low-cost housing and also a logistics business. But despite how unrelated her business interests are, she has been able to manage them well and is living...

The death of Anele Tembe, also known as Nelli, the late fiance of popular South African rapper AKA, was not just unexpected but tragic as well. What makes it even worse is the entire controversy surrounding the unfortunate incident, with her boyfriend and family bringing up different claims in respect to her death. Irrespective of all the stories surrounding the event, one thing that has remained constant is the...

The relationship between South Africa's popular rapper and songwriter, AKA, and relatively unknown Anele Tembe came to the fore under controversial circumstances but so did the end of the relationship - after the sudden and tragic death of the latter in an alleged suicide. Tragedy struck in the already tumultuous relationship which the rapper and his upcoming chef girlfriend shared on the 11th of April 2021 when she was...

Anele Mdoda's baby daddy is someone in her life who she has tried and succeeded to a large extent to keep his identity a secret. Though she occasionally references him whenever she talks about her son, her baby daddy has remained in the shadow for a very long time and she seems to be set on keeping it that way. Reports reaching us have it that Anele is looking...