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IOL News
20-07-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Bolt celebrates Mandela Day with youth empowerment initiative
Artist Anele Zondo shared her own journey, highlighting the value of believing in yourself. Artist Anele Zondo shared her own journey, highlighting the value of believing in yourself. BOLT celebrated Nelson Mandela Day with a unique initiative aimed at empowering the youth. The company hosted a one-day youth career empowerment expo, "Drive the Future: 67 Minutes for Madiba," at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. Sixty-seven high school learners from Soweto participated in inspiring panel talks, interactive activities, and career demos, gaining valuable insights into potential career paths and industries. The event was an impactful celebration of Mandela's values and ideals, providing attendees with opportunities to engage with leading creatives, tech leaders, and BOLT professionals. The expo offered a platform for the youth to learn, network, and explore their future prospects, aligning with Mandela's legacy of promoting education and social change. The event was opened by Lerato Motsoeneng, Senior General Manager of Bolt South Africa, who delivered a powerful welcoming address. He spoke about his own challenging varsity years, shaped by financial hardship and perseverance. Motsoeneng shared how those early experiences gave him a deep sense of purpose that continues to guide his leadership today. In a gesture of commitment to the youth, he even offered to mentor 5 of the students in attendance, further underscoring BOLT's dedication to empowering the next generation.
TimesLIVE
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
Mandela Day career expo proves education is still the real power
Bolt South Africa hosted a Mandela Day career expo at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on Friday for 67 pupils from Fidelity and Namedi Secondary Schools in Diepkoof, Soweto, with celebrities reminding them of the importance of education. The expo showed the pupils there is more to success than likes and followers and that school still matters with celebrities Anele Zondo and Grace Mondlana, who are both university graduates, talking about their struggles to get where they are. Anele, who is an actress, presenter, musician and businesswoman, shared her story with the pupils, taking them back to the start of her journey. 'I knew I wanted to be on TV since I was 16, knowing that I want to be in Joburg, I studied media while I was busy with auditions and selling wigs just to get by and I graduated in record time. I am a media graduate,' she said. Even though she was building her career at the same time, she said it was important to get that degree as it taught her about the business side. 'School made me realise that you need to learn the business side of anything that you want to do, especially in the entertainment industry because talent is 50% and the other 50 is strategy.' Digital creator Grace Mondlana spoke about how she struggled in school but turned her life around using what she loved and was passionate about. 'I failed in grade 10 because I didn't know why I was in school but later I realised that my passion was content creation. When TikTok was first famous, we were all dancing in there and I realised that I want to bring something different to TikTOK, something authentic. 'Now I have a degree in education, I own my own car, own property and I am opening my own preschool in 2027.' Lerato Motsoeneng, senior general manager at Bolt South Africa, also shared powerful and inspirational words with the pupils, encouraging them to think about their future, work hard and never give up. 'No one helped me when I needed career advice but today, I want to help. I'm choosing five learners from here to mentor,' he said. Kgaugelo Shebe from EduChange and Research Foundation (ERF), who helped select the learners pupils, said they picked pupils who they knew were reliable and would show up. Some Namedi pupils who attended the expo said it was discouraging being labelled and judged as 'underperforming kids'. 'People judge us because of the class of 2024, forgetting that we are our own people and we have our own ways, I think that we will be better, we will bring change in Namedi, we will show them.' Grace left the pupils with an affirmation: 'I am enough, I am a priority, I am worthy, I am in control, I will succeed, I am deserving, I am capable, I am powerful and I am beautiful.'
The Citizen
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
‘It's a kiss; there was no nudity': L-Tido responds after YouTube restricts episode visibility
Anele Zondo, whose stage name is Ney The Bae, raised viewers' eyebrows on L-Tido's podcast when she kissed the host. Podcaster and rapper L-Tido says someone might have tried to report the latest episode of his podcast, where he kissed rapper Anele Zondo. 'I don't know why that happened, but people are assuming that other people tried to report it in hate, but things like that happen on YouTube where they try to limit the video,' L-Tido told The Citizen. Why @youtube doing this ??? for just a kiss smh 🤦🏽♂️ — 16V (@L_Tido) July 17, 2025 L-Tido unbothered Zondo, whose stage name is Ney The Bae, raised viewers' eyebrows on L-Tido's podcast by kissing the host. L-Tido went on X (formerly Twitter), tagging YouTube, after the video streaming platform required parental or guardian permission to watch the episode. YouTube marked it as potentially sensitive content. Despite posting on X about YouTube's decision, the rapper seemed unbothered. 'But it hasn't stopped anything 'cause the video keeps on growing, it's still getting the views. I don't know, maybe that negative situation – people are not taking it for what it is,' shared L-Tido . 'After all, it's a kiss, guys; there was no nudity, nothing crazy like that. It's just maybe an unusual thing happening.' ALSO READ: OnlyFans Unplugged: Rapper L-Tido launches raunchy podcast Going viral The episode, which aired on Wednesday, had Zondo opening up on a variety of things — from her upbringing to who the father of her child is, among the slew of topics they touched on. L-Tido, whose real name is Thato Lloyd Madonsela, said he had a feeling the episode would be a talking point, but didn't expect it to go as viral as it did. 'Obviously, I knew to a certain extent that it's gonna create a lot of talkability, but not to this extent.' NOW READ: Bushbuckridge Film Festival: Giving accessibility and community inclusion through film
TimesLIVE
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
Anele Zondo throws Barbie-themed party for her daughter's first birthday
New mother Anele Zondo recently celebrated a milestone with her daughter Moä. To make her first birthday more memorable, Anele threw a Barbie-themed party attended by dancer Bontle Modiselle, media personality LootLove, DJ Doowop, reality TV start and publicist Lerato Sengadi and friends and family. The birthday girl and guests donned pink outfits. Anele took to her timeline to express her gratitude: 'You chose me, and I will always choose you. My daughter's first year Barbie-theme party was nothing short of amazing. I'd like to thank my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ for the strength He's given me. My family for the endless love and support and my friends for being there for me. My daughter is one guys, and she's literally such a go-getter. I'm in love with the fact that she's made me see life differently.'
TimesLIVE
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
Doting mother Anele Zondo shares first photo of her daughter's face
Anele Zondo has unveiled her daughter's face on social media for the first time in celebration of her first birthday. In May 2024, Anele shot up trends lists after she revealed she was expecting her first child, with many wanting to know who her baby daddy was. While she has preferred to keep this part of her life private, on her reality show Anele Zondo — The Glow Up, she has gradually let her fans into her world, including her motherhood journey. After months of concealing her baby's face on social media, Anele recently took to her timeline to post images of herself and her bundle of joy from their photo shoot together, penning a heartfelt note. 'My heart is filled with gratitude. Sometimes I look at you and can't believe ukuthi ngiwumawakho. When I found out about you I was forced to grow up, to make tough decisions and to think differently. My whole world and what I thought I knew changed. You reconnected me with my faith because I had thought I lost so much. I was so wrong. I gained a love like never before. Thank you my Lord and saviour for blessing me with my daughter when I never knew I needed her,' she wrote.
