The entertainment industry in 2024 did not shortchange us when it came to drama, celebrations, commiserations and expose’s.
There were personalities who managed to shake up the internet and get on everybody’s nerves with headlines week in and week out.
Gagasi Fm presenter and Umkhokha actor Kini Shandu found himself in trouble with the feminists early in the year when he commented about women who have children out of wedlock.
Penny revealed she was underpaid
Penny Ntuli left Gagasi Fm after she revealed that she was being paid a mere R2 800 a month by the commercial radio station. Ntuli exposed how underpaid aspiring radio presenters are and found a new home at Jozi FM, a community radio station. Later in the year she found herself “the snow spokesperson” as people were stuck on the N3.
Then we had influencer Mihlali Ndamase who was accused of leaving 77 missed calls then forcing her way into Leeroy Sidambe’s house. The couple, who had been through it all, making everyone think that they would have a happily-ever-after even though Sidambe was still very much married, proved that romance built on the tears of another will hit an iceberg.
From trips with bae to tricks
Gcinile Twala and Grootman had us scamming our employers for the VPN line so we could watch the steamy revenge porn. Their courtship went from fancy trips and tricks to steamy clips on the internet and later to the courtroom.
Miss Universe Nigeria Vanessa Chidimma Adetshina aired South Africa’s Home Affairs department’s dirty laundry in public. She went from being a fugitive Miss SA finalist who was proudly South African to a Miss Universe 1st princess who is proudly Nigerian.
While we thought marriage and relationships were good, all it took was Sheet Street shopping bags for Berita to dump Nhlamulo Nota Baloyi. Nota was left to spiral out of control refusing to accept that he had lost the love of his life.
Messy divorce
A mere cheesecake led Matthew and Sonia Booth to a messy and tiring divorce. After months of denying they had marital problems all it took was a podcast interview for Letoya to reveal the nitty gritties of their relationship. This led to disaster as Lebo Keswa went on a podcast tour to detail how Letoya had messed up.
They say the way you get into a relationship is the way you will exit and that was the case with Asavela Mqokiyana’s marriage. The actress put her acting career on hold, and they still took her man. Not sure what went wrong with the nation’s it-couple Siya and Rachel Kolisi but their separation was a shocker to all. Just when we thought Sello Maake KaNcube would last in a relationship with Pearl Mbewe, he was dumped like that used condom that was found underneath his bed.
