Ngwako Malatji

Johannesburg

Reporter at Sunday World (South Africa)

Fearless tabloid fiend, creative writer , word smith unapologetic trendsetter and conversation starter

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Articles

Babita alleged mastermind faces arrest

4 days ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji |Mzilikazi Wa Afrika

A Gauteng businessman suspected of being the mastermind behind the gruesome murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran is being criminally investigated for organising a hit on television actress and influencer Tebogo Thobejane. The businessman, reportedly under criminal investigation for corrupt tenders at Prasa, cannot be named at this stage.
NLC retracts its R1.86m grant to Maake kaNcube

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji |Bongani Mdakane

Legendary actor Sello Maake kaNcube’s failed marriage to his latest wife, Pearl Mbewe, is now hitting where it hurts most, in the pocket. Sunday World can exclusively reveal that the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has withdrawn more than R1.8-million in grants it had approved for allocation to the actor’s foundation, Sello Maake kaNcube Foundation NPC, which is based in Ekhaya Centre in Dube, Soweto.
Vusi Thembekwayo sued for R13.7m by ex-business partner

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

The business partnership between Vusi Thembekwayo and Rovian Justin Naidoo has crumbled after the latter accused the internationally acclaimed motivational speaker of defrauding him. Naidoo alleged that Thembekwayo failed to pay him millions of rands. He said he saved Thembekwayo and his company, My Growth Fund Venture Partners (MGFVP), millions of rands by finding a good office rental deal that saved them wags of lucre. Naidoo also alleged Thembekwayo failed to pay him for his services to MGFVP.
Joburg entity asks court to evict Williams Okpara from building

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

Former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Williams Okpara is refusing to march out of a shop building he is renting after his landlord red-carded him for failing to pay rent. To read this story in full, buy a copy of today’s Sunday World or subscribe to the paper’s e-edition by clicking on the link below. https://www.magzter.com/ZA/Fundudzi-Media/Sunday-World/NewspaperVisit SW’s YouTube Channel for our video content
Lebo M details in court papers how ex-wife 'stole' his R1.2m piano

1 week ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

Grammy award-winning composer Lebo M has detailed how his ex-wife, Pretty Samuels, “stole” his Blüthner grand piano worth R1.2-million in an urgent application for an order to force her and the buyer to return the alleged “stolen goods”. To read this story in full, buy a copy of today’s Sunday World or subscribe to the paper’s e-edition by clicking on the link below. https://www.magzter.com/ZA/Fundudzi-Media/Sunday-World/NewspaperVisit SW’s YouTube Channel for our video content
Security guards block Thobela FM’s Lenny T from entering SABC studios

2 weeks ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

In a shocking incident, popular Thobela FM presenter Lenny T has been barred by security guards from entering the station’s studios in Polokwane, Limpopo, two days after signing a contract to be part of its new 2025-2026 on-air talent. The jaw-dropping incident, which has left the talented presenter feeling humiliated, occurred after Lenny T, real name Taemane Leonard Legodi, rejected a R90 000-a-month pay offer from rival radio station, the English media commercial station, Capricorn FM.
Maake kaNcube loses court bid to force former wife to pay his debts

2 weeks ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

Legendary actor Sello Maake kaNcube’s legal bid to force his ex-wife Palesa Mboweni to pay half of his debts of close to a million rands, and also get an equal share of her Gauteng property was dismissed with costs by the Johannesburg Regional Court on Monday. To read this story in full, buy a copy of today’s Sunday World or subscribe to the paper’s e-edition by clicking on the link below.
Mpura family, artists declare war on music labels and producer

2 weeks ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

The family of the late amapiano phenomenon Mpura and his fellow artists have declared war against several music labels for infringement of their copyright and failure to pay them royalties. Mpura’s family and amapiano producers Tee Jay and ThackzinDJ have appointed music expert and consultant Vusi Leeuw to take the cudgels on their behalf and fight for what they say is due to them.
Sonia called off secret engagement

3 weeks ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

Acclaimed television actress and executive producer Sonia Mbele has claimed to have called off her secret engagement to her former significant other because of his bad habits. This after she dumped her other boyfriend, a businessman after he got married because she did not want to be his sultana. Both the businessman and her ex boyfriend cannot be named for legal reasons.
Radio boss Mkhari hurls insults at former employee JJ Tabane

3 weeks ago | sundayworld.co.za | Ngwako Malatji

Radio mogul Given Mkhari has fired a broadside against hard-bitten television host JJ Tabane, calling him a “thief”, “a boy” and “a fool”. Mkhari hurled the abusive epithets at the prodigious television host on a WhatsApp group called “Open Politics” on Monday last week.