A grieving Durban man confirmed that his 81-year-old mother died from Covid-19-related complications in hospital on Thursday afternoon.

Benjamin van Loggerenberg told TimesLIVE: “It is with heartache and sadness that we bid a final farewell to our dearest mom and granny, Drienie Dorrington, who was taken from us this afternoon after a short illness through this terrible Covid-19 virus.”

He said that due to her illness they were not allowed to see her.

The woman had been at the Bill Buchanan Association for the Aged in Morningside for only four days when she tested positive for the deadly virus.

He said his mom had died at 2.19pm.

The woman had been on a ventilator until Wednesday afternoon.

Van Loggerenberg said the family appreciated all the caring messages their family has received.

`“Thank you to all the doctors and nursing staff at St Augustine hospital for caring after our mother. A huge thank you to the management and mom’s friends at Arcadia Old Age home for the joyful moments and caring you showered upon our mother.

“Rest in peace mom. You will be missed by all,” he said.

On Saturday, the home’s spokesperson Dudley Fortune said a woman had recently been admitted to St Augustine’s Hospital for a suspected stroke.

A grieving Durban man confirmed that his 81-year-old mother died from Covid-19-related complications in hospital on Thursday afternoon.

Benjamin van Loggerenberg told TimesLIVE: “It is with heartache and sadness that we bid a final farewell to our dearest mom and granny, Drienie Dorrington, who was taken from us this afternoon after a short illness through this terrible Covid-19 virus.”

He said that due to her illness they were not allowed to see her.

The woman had been at the Bill Buchanan Association for the Aged in Morningside for only four days when she tested positive for the deadly virus.

He said his mom had died at 2.19pm.

The woman had been on a ventilator until Wednesday afternoon.

Van Loggerenberg said the family appreciated all the caring messages their family has received.

`“Thank you to all the doctors and nursing staff at St Augustine hospital for caring after our mother. A huge thank you to the management and mom’s friends at Arcadia Old Age home for the joyful moments and caring you showered upon our mother.

“Rest in peace mom. You will be missed by all,” he said.

On Saturday, the home’s spokesperson Dudley Fortune said a woman had recently been admitted to St Augustine’s Hospital for a suspected stroke.

It looks like Sarah Langa has a new man in her life after her shocking divorce

South Africa’s revered social media influencer Sarah Langa who was deleted from the marriage register like an accidental social media post by her rich husband Jehan Mackay has already moved on

Recently we published a story confirming the socialist was dumped by her husband and offered a whooping R2.8 million to leave the marriage, for many the news of their break up is still new in our minds, But seems our girl doesn’t waste time, as she quickly goes on to the next one.

Sarah (27) recently got her fans talking when it came out that she and her rich husband, Jehan Mackay were divorcing because of her high obsessoin for social media and had served her with a divorce summons in January.

A close source also revealed she was given R2.8million as part of the settlement terms for two years and 10 months of marriage. They have been living separately for several months.

Sarah seems to have found a replacement, love jingles are sounding once again in her life, just a few days before the news of her divorce, the influencer posted a picture of a handsome man on her Instagram page. That move sent the rumour mill grinding.

The handsome man in the picture Redaric Williams is an American actor and model, however, at first her followers just took it lightly and thought they were just good friends.

“Love you to the moon and back…” he commented on Sarah’s picture. As if to confirm the rumour, Sarah tagged him, a good sign for outgoing concern.

The man once played the character Tyler Michaelson for nearly two years on the show, The Young and the Restless. The 38-year-old actor has also featured in Lucifer and most recently Miss Me This Christmas – a TV movie starring Erica Ash and Eva Marcille.

He is not keeping it secret too, recently he posted a picture of Sarah and placed a sweet message: “A #LittleDamage with a lot of love…” the actor captioned the shot, to which Sarah answered with heart emojis.

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Red and Yellow ❤️?

A post shared by S. (@sarahlanga) on Mar 2, 2020 at 9:41am PST

She went as far as surrendering herself to him. “Safe place. I love you with all my heart. You are my [infinity emoji],” she wrote. She is however, not that person who shares out a lot regarding her personal life, save for the posts.

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A #LittleDamage with a lot of love…

A post shared by Redaric Williams (@redaricwilliams) on Mar 13, 2020 at 7:50pm PDT

She doesn’t worry much about what people would say and wrote on her twitter; “Why did she have to do that? Why didn’t she work hard enough? Why did she post that? Why didn’t she post that? Can she say something? Why didn’t she open her mouth?”

Sarah has since deleted the posts, but she made it clear that she was “done with humans” – well, all humans except Redaric Williams of course

Fans of Queen Sono’s lead actress Pearl Thusi were left bewildered after Pearl’s sudden disappearance from social media. Pearl has mysteriously went MIA without any announcement or even a small hint that she would be taking a social media break.

Best friend DJ Zinhle sent Pearl a public dedication on Twitter and the heartfelt message raised a few eyebrows with many wondering what happened to Pearl. The special dedication post comes a few days after Pearl deactivated her Twitter account.

Zinhle’s appreciation post saw her dedicating her 2019 hit Umlilo, with the caption; “This is for you. Everything will be okay… I love you.” This had many thinking that there is something wrong with Pearl and it is a private matter that needs some urgency.

On Instagram, the actress first made her page private, she then deactivated that account too. At often times, many ZAlebs go on a social media break when things get a little too hectic. Some do it for their mental well-being because the trolling that takes place can be a bit too much. No explanations are given and they come back in a better state of mind.

This is for you. Everything will be okay… I love you @pearlthusi.. ??❤️ #SpecialDedication. #Umlilo ?? pic.twitter.com/180oLN4Za7

— #Umlilo #ERAbyDJZinhle #ZeeNation (@DJZinhle) March 31, 2020

This is for you. Everything will be okay… I love you @pearlthusi.. ??❤️ #SpecialDedication. #Umlilo ?? pic.twitter.com/180oLN4Za7

— #Umlilo #ERAbyDJZinhle #ZeeNation (@DJZinhle) March 31, 2020

This is for you. Everything will be okay… I love you @pearlthusi.. ??❤️ #SpecialDedication. #Umlilo ?? pic.twitter.com/180oLN4Za7

— #Umlilo #ERAbyDJZinhle #ZeeNation (@DJZinhle) March 31, 2020

Dineo Langa has been slaying as an actress, but during the 21-day lockdown she has also been giving fans a glimpse of her musical side.

The Queen star joined her hubby Solo for a freestyle session this week and showed she’s got proper pipes for the people!

In the session, posted to Solo’s Instagram page on Thursday, Dineo laid down a verse for Solo to kick off from and then shut it all down with a powerful performance at the end.

“I just want to know. Don’t you sugar coat. Say it all if you want. Could you tell it like it is. Pretty little fears. Music to my ears,” she sang, really getting into it.

Solo was also feeling it, calling the freestyle “dope”.

When it was all done, the couple encouraged all their followers to stay indoors and wash their hands. Watch:

This is of course not the first time that Dineo has sung her way into the hearts of Mzansi.

Fans who attended Solo’s show, The Dreamer’s ABCs, at the Joburg Theatre late last year were treated to a collab from the duo.

Before the show, Dineo told people that she would be singing on stage after many years.

“Jumping on stage tonight after so many years, thanks to Solo. Hope I see you guys in the crowd,” she said.

Banake. #DreamersABC @ThisIsSoloSA @therealdineo The Langas. pic.twitter.com/QChOVGbNjq

— Kgomotso Moeketsi (@KGMoeketsi) December 17, 2019

Grace seems to have been located in Simz Ngema‘s life as just a few days ago she revealed a big accomplishment of buying herself a house after such a long time of working hard and here she is again sharing her new acting gig she scored. The actress Simphiwe has announced that she will be joining the cast of SABC 2’s Bone of My Bones.

The actress has taken to Instagram to reveal that she has joined the Bone of My Bones cast for their season 2 which premiers on the 9th of April where she will be playing the character Ruth.

Ecstatic Simz Ngema expressed that she couldn’t wait for her fans to meet her new character at the same time bidding farewell to her previous role on Isidingo…

“So blessed to be part of this production. We’ve said goodbye to Phindi, It’s almost time to say hello to Ruth! Can’t wait for you guys to meet her. Catch me on @boneofmybones_season 2, starts 9th April 2020 on SABC 2 at 21.30.” Simphiwe shared.

Simphiwe Ngema was part of the local soapie Isidingo which was axed out as SABC claimed that the show had poor audience ratings and a decline in revenue and poor return on investment.

Ann Malinga isn’t so cool with the lockdown as it reminds her about the death of her husband, Robbie Malinga. Taking to Instagram, the businesswoman shared a snap of the late singer with the caption.

Ann Malinga isn’t so cool with the lockdown as it reminds her about the death of her husband, Robbie Malinga. Taking to Instagram, the businesswoman shared a snap of the late singer with the caption.

One thing this lockdown is doing the most is that it has triggered the feeling of grief & caused a fair amount of anxiety. Its a daily reminder that our puzzle is permanently missing one piece.

Ann shared a snap of when she was in Paris with him and also on an outing, looking all dope. Speaking marraige with the late singer, Ann says, his priority is her happiness, and he makes sure she drips at all times.

It is an advantage, having a big yard at your house because you will get to exercise a bit freely since it allows you space to jog. Record producer and Kwaito star DJ Tira is one of the people with such an advantage and he has just shared how he is doing it to keep fit at his home during this lockdown period.

Taking to social media he posted a promotional video for Huawei’s fitness gear, while at the same time flaunting his multi-million rand house and cars. Along with the video, he emphasized the government’s call for everyone to stay at home, ‘Keep the energy high #Day6 We can win this war ?? #StayAtHome’, he wrote.

Watch him jogging at home:

From the video, he can be seen jogging to and from the gate at his home and you can tell from the views that the DJ is a man of luxury taste.

Bit by bit women are taking over! Our favourite local female celebs are coming with great business minds and it’s only a matter of time before overtaking most dominated male business sectors. Lerato Kganyago‘s baby is finally here and the good sis is focusing on charity work first.

Lerato introduced her elegantly designed Flutter By LKG sanitary pads brand, which is an addition to her Flutter family.

The newlywed, who has proven time and time again that she is the queen of making moves in silence, announced last week that she has been working on something these past few months however she chose to do it under wraps.

The DJ also has decided to put her philanthropic ways to good use by giving back to charities.

She revealed during an interaction session with her followers on Twitter that the first batch of sanitary pads will be distributed to rural areas for women and girls in need, for free.

Been working on this baby for months (Self funded)! Can’t wait for everything to settle down, so you can all meet!!! ?? pic.twitter.com/AbE731rdWe

— leratokganyago (@Leratokganyago) April 1, 2020

Thank you! I’m also starting off with. Few CSI projects then out to the market! Just waiting for the LockDown to end … so I can start moving again! ❤️ https://t.co/3Aq8EJEmU0

— leratokganyago (@Leratokganyago) April 1, 2020

All run by black females ❤️ #FlutterByLKGPads https://t.co/aBE4eEZzuc

— leratokganyago (@Leratokganyago) April 2, 2020

Television and radio presenter Relebogile Mabotja has bid farewell to Metro FM after being with the station for a year.

The star hosted her last show yesterday.

Read More: Relebogile Mabotja bids farewell to Radio 702 to join Metro FM

The actress took to Instagram to announce her final time on-air: “Lend me your ears tomorrow as I bid you farewell in my final show at Metro FM.”

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Thank you for tuning in to The King’s Suite. Lend me your ears tomorrow as I bid you farewell in my final show at Metro FM.

A post shared by Relebogile Mabotja (@relebogile) on Mar 30, 2020 at 9:09am PDT

Speaking to DRUM about her Metro FM journey, the bubbly media personality said, “My experience at Metro FM was one of growth. It’s great that the industry recognised my talent with the SA Radio Awards nomination [in the commercial news bulletin reader category] that I received. I’ll forever be grateful for my time at Metro FM and the new skills that I learnt.”

Relebogile Mabotja on being called rude on-air: ‘It’s part of the job’

She also put rumours of being “surprisingly dismissed” to rest. The presenter said she previously discussed leaving the station long before the public got to know about the production changes that Mtero FM recently announced.

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Almost time!! Yes, It was a difficult decision to leave Metro FM, a station that I’ve now come to call home. For today’s show we celebrate the great moments and the amazing platform and opportunity I was given. Let’s have fun!

A post shared by Relebogile Mabotja (@relebogile) on Mar 31, 2020 at 5:56am PDT

“It’s discussions we had before I left. No parties were surprised or aggrieved by the time the line-up announcement was made. I left Metro FM on good terms and still consider the station family,” Relebogile says.

RADIO: @METROFMSA has announced its new line-up

Rorisang Thandekiso & Nthabeleng Matela are the 2 new hires at the station.

This is what it looks like ???? pic.twitter.com/1lojUL4Vgj

— Phil Mphela (@PhilMphela) March 31, 2020

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???????? Thank you ??

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“It was a difficult decision to leave Metro FM, a station that I had come to call home. I left to pursue new personal goals that weren’t in line with staying at the station.”

She also shared that she would still love to return to radio in the future, if the right opportunity comes along.

Relebogile started on The Fresh Breakfast Show alongside DJ Fresh before moving to drivetime show The Kings Suite, hosted by SPHEctacula and DJ Naves.

When Tsakani Ndlovu gets home after a long shift as a professional nurse, she takes off her work attire outside her front door as a precautionary measure to protect her four children from anything she may have picked up on the job.

The 29-year-old mother and her 15-month-old triplets — Ntsakiso, Ntsako and Tiyiselani – have taken social media by storm with their cute antics such as pushing their crib around their house.

Ndlovu also has a six-year-old son, Ndzalama. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the young mom said she has to take extraordinary measures to keep her children healthy.

“As soon as I get home, I take off my clothes and leave my shoes outside the house. I then go inside to take a bath before I can even hug my children. My six-year-old even knows that he is not allowed to touch me until I have taken a bath,” Ndlovu told Sowetan.

Her children at just a few months old
Her children at just a few months old
Although she is not working with any Covid-19 patients, Ndlovu has decided to adopt these precautionary measures. “There is always a risk of contracting other infections such as TB, so this [Covid-19] is not the only worry as a nurse.

“One of the measures that I might have to take is leaving the house and eventually staying at the hospital where I work, if it comes to that.”

Ndlovu, who lives with her mother and nanny in Midrand, Johannesburg, said she was currently the only person allowed to leave the house, even for supplies. “If anyone needs anything I will go and buy it before my shift.”

Ndlovu said she also ensured that she kept the immunity of her children strong by feeding them fruits and vegetables. “I give my kids multivitamins and we also disinfect everything regularly in the house. Their hands and feet are also washed or disinfected frequently because they can’t do it themselves. You’ll find them sucking their feet or each others’ feet…”

Becoming a mom of triplets has been one of the biggest challenges of her life, but she has always wanted to have all of her children by 30.

“Initially, it was shocking to find out that I am having triplets. I was only used to buying stuff for only one child, but now its three children at the very same time,” she said.

Ndlovu said this can get very expensive and emotionally overwhelming. “You have to budget and you have to be mentally and psychologically prepared,” she said.

“If one child falls sick then you have to be prepared that they will all be sick at the same time.”

Ndlovu said although she was shocked that she was pregnant with triplets, the twin gene is in her lineage. “My father is a twin and my aunt has twins and one of her children has twins, but I am the first to have triplets,” she said.

Her dreams for her children is for them to have individuality and to be happy. “I want them to be individuals, I encourage them to be different. I want to provide for them and for them to be happy,” she said.