Yaya Mavundla

A perfect example that young girls from small towns with average earning parents can achieve and accomplish dreams with hard work and perseverence. Picture by ANN7  Avashnee Vandiar (27) grew up in Durban in a simple home with strong family values.  The bubbly presenter is a   Bachelor of Social Sciences degree majoring in Marketing graduate; Media and Communications at the University of KZN, the ambitious Entertainment Presenter/Producer moved to Johannesburg to pursue her dreams in the media industry.  She might seem to be new in the scene but has worked extremely hard throughout the years to hone her skills and talents as a TV and Radio Host, Actress, Dancer, Producer and budding Entrepreneur. She is the former  Miss Asia 2006 and was selected as a finalist for the infamous Miss Bollywood IPL pageant. She also produced and presented her own early morning show which aired on Sundays between 3-7am on LotusFM called “The Morning Makeover”. ...

Gauteng leads with a majority number of finalists (7), three from the Western Cape and one each from Kwa-Zulu Natal and Mpumalanga for the Miss SA 2015 competition. Johannesburg, January 15:  The Top 12 Miss South Africa finalists, who are vying for the title of Miss South Africa 2015, have been announced. They will compete for the prestigious title at the Sun City Superbowl on March 29, an event which will be televised live and simulcast on M-Net and Mzansi Magic.  Here they are!  Picture from Miss South Africa Facebook page. Press release by  Peter Feldman 1. BUSI MAHLANGU, (23)  from  Kwa-Mhlanga Kwa-Ndebele Mpumalanga, 3rd year  economics student at the University of South Africa. 2. Chanelle Sardinha, (23) from Fourways, Johannesburg, Gauteng,  actress and model. Honours degree graduate in BA Dramatic Arts at Wits University.  3.    Kuils River, (21) from Cape Town, Western Cape,  a first year BCom Marke...

"Nomuzi" Muzi Zuma the successor! I could call her the "girl" that break the rules, maybe she makes them? Very hard to decide. I have met beautiful drag beauty queens but none like her, she is different. She's the drag version of Candice Swanepoel, tall, sexy, perfect make up & hair & she got the brains! Big ups! From the first day she entered Miss Simply Blue after she was highly disappointed not winning Miss Black Pride it was pretty obvious she will be crowned the next Miss Simply Blue. Despite the fact that her biggest competition who placed as her first princess Cheaza Jaar looks like a superstar, a girl you would take to Miss Universe & give all the girls run for their money if there were no questions, Muzi is still a step ahead. On the day Muzi Zuma , whom I prefare calling Nomuzi was sizzling on the day of the pageant! Looked like a queen that she is, perfect everything and answered her question more like she has been rehearsing i...

World's first "Lesbian bible" Faces & Phases book by international acclaimed photographer & film maker Zanele Muholi.   Pictures from www.inkanyiso.org  Zanele Muholi who recently launched the faces & phases publication published by Steild embarks on a journey of "visual activism" to ensure black queer & transgender visibility from Africa & beyond.  The extraordinary publication is a collection of black portraits that has been captured over the past 8 years.  Over 250 portraits are featured on the book and are accompanied by moving testimonies by many "participants" that are about their experiences. Some of the participants share their stories on being lesbian mothers, disclosing their HIV/Aids status & their day to day life experiences.  The book has been launched in different cities around the world including Johannesburg, Durban, New York, Stockholm, France & Am...

This year you can either audition as an individual, or with a partne r. Isn't fantastic?  Big Brother Msansi returns for another season following the outstanding success of last year’s show  Last years's winner Mandla Hlatshwayo walked away with everybody's dream, fame, fortune and romance! Do you think you have what it takes to be part of Mzansi Magic‘s 24/7 live reality TV series,  Big Brother Mzansi 2.  Are you are bold, brave, smart and savvy enough to take on the challenge, a spot may await you in Big Brother’s house in 2015 and you might be walking away with R2 million! If you are a citizen/legal resident of South Africa and 21 years of age or older (as of 01 January 2015), then you can audition for the show. This year auditions will take place simultaneously in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg on Saturday, 31 January and Sunday, 1 February 2015. Audition venues: Durban, BAT Centre (45 Maritime Place) Cape Town at the Cape Town L...

Ladies, they are HOT, might not be available but are to die for!  As the Mr South Africa competition moves towards its highly anticipated grand finale on 28 January 2015, the top 12 finalists have just been announced.  For the past 12 months,  12 young men, who represent the crème de la crème of South Africa, have successfully navigated a series of rigorous competition activities designed to determine their leadership and management capabilities, as well as their planning and entrepreneurial ski lls, innovative thinking and creative problem solving abilities. The top 12 Mr. South Africa 2015 finilists are: Andre Faro of Pretoria;  Armand Du Plessis - Roodepoort, Gauteng;  Ditiro Rantloane of Midrand, Gauteng;  Geo Botha of Pretoria, Gauteng;  Jaco Gerrits of Midrand, Gauteng;  Krüger Swart of Midrand, Gauteng;  Morné Marais of Cape Town, Western Cape;  Morné Emery of Pretoria, Gauteng;  Pieter Du...

The time has arrive, and its NOW!  It is that time of the year again,  The road to the country’s biggest music spectacle, the METRO FM Music Awards (MMA) has arrived and you will be voting for your favourite rtist in no time to take home the prestigious award(s) from the selection of 17 categories.  The METRO FM Music Awards will be celebrating 14 years of existence and of recognizing the rich South African music and talent respectively. "The METRO FM Music Awards ceremony affords South African artists an opportunity to be awarded for their talents and encourages our listeners to actively participate in this process by nominating and voting for their favorite artists" - Metro FM's publicist Happy Ngidi on a press statement.     The main event will take place on Saturday, the 28 th  of February 2015 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.  These Awards promise to be bigger & better than 2014, with epic ...

LATE POST: Miss & Mr. Gay Daveyton 2014 The 6th of October 2014 saw a number of hopefuls from Daveyton township in Benoni competing for the tittle of Miss & Mr. Gay Daveyton at Two Tone Lounge that is organized by Lesiba Mothibe every year. Some of the contestants brought the house down while some were weakest links on the game. The standard of the pageant was on another level, nothing like an expected township pageant. As much as there were few moments where we were like "Joh" but it was no big deal. Actually should the MC, Labelz DeGlamour stuck on doing her job no matter what the problem was, the pageant would have been flawless. Not that most contestants would claim "they woke up like that - flawless" The judges table was filled with anger and laughter. As usual, like in any other pageants, contestants just cannot answer the judges questions. It was a sad case. Not so surprising for the contestants not to be able to answer as one of the judges s...