Botshelo

| Rih | Evolving | Better yourself and better others|

[BO4T. @boatsrevenge]

The way I’m going to give my kids a better life is by not having them❤️

[Mntrazana @moanerleaser]

Big fan of people who do whatever the fuck it is they want with their lives.

[Chief of Staff ZA 🇿🇦 @chiefofstaffZA]

Bonang Matheba has reached that rare place where she no longer has to prove she belongs in the room.

You can feel it before she says anything.

At SAMA32, what struck me most was not simply the outfit, the glamour or the cameras surrounding her.

It was the ease.

That calm confidence of a woman who has spent years being watched, judged, celebrated, criticised and still learned how to stand tall without shrinking for anybody.

There is a difference between dressing for attention and carrying yourself in a way that naturally attracts it.

Bonang understands that difference.

She doesn’t need to force a moment.

She becomes one.

That is why I have so much respect for her journey.

People see the finished picture.

They see the red carpet.

They see the designer clothes, the perfect angles, the applause.

But behind that image is a woman who has spent years building a name strong enough to survive beyond one event, one trend or one headline.

That kind of staying power does not come from beauty alone.

It comes from discipline.

Preparation.

Knowing your craft.

Learning how to recover when things do not go perfectly.

And having enough belief in yourself to walk back into the spotlight the next day as though fear never had your address.

That is what I saw at SAMA32.

Not somebody trying to remind us that she is Queen B.

A woman comfortable enough to let the years of work speak for themselves.

And I love seeing that.

Because there is something powerful about watching a South African woman reach a point where confidence no longer looks loud.

It looks settled.

It looks earned.

It looks like Bonang standing there knowing exactly what she brings to the table.

So today I am giving her flowers for more than another beautiful appearance.

I am celebrating the consistency.

The reinvention.

The courage to keep showing up in an industry that can love you loudly today and move on quickly tomorrow.

Queen B has survived changing seasons without losing the thing that made people pay attention in the first place.

Her presence.

Her professionalism.

Her ability to make a big occasion feel even bigger simply by arriving prepared for it.

Bonang, continue walking into these moments with your head high.

You have spent years building this version of yourself.

And now when the lights come on, you no longer have to chase them.

They already know where to find you. #SAMA32

[passion fruit🧚🏽‍♀️ @untando__]

Ngi busy

[Daily Loud @DailyLoud]

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna in Barbados https://t.co/itg7BapJYp

[SM @sisiphodube]

Yet another day to listen to APOP😮‍💨

[Botshelo @underscoreLelo]

@chiefofstaffZA 😂😂😂 hai

[Bonang Matheba 👑 @Bonang]

I ❤️ South Africa soooo much man. What a place!! 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[kgadi♠️ @Kgadi_yaMoloto]

Dear US and Rest of the World: I promise you that man was the best pick they could have had. We love him here, he looks like our regular family members and is believable. His acting skills are off the chats and we have watched and loved him since he won an Acting show years ago when he was our crush. Almost all the characters are old family favourites, and we really loved seeing them all in the roles they were in, regardless of how they look to everyone else. Respectfully, please stop it!

[Rihanna @rihanna]

Every tongue that rises up against me shall fall!!!!!!

[Nomandla Bobo @nomandlabobo]

UJ actually offers a free course in Microsoft Excel for the workplace.

https://t.co/BYBvuDTHqK

[Nhlanhla Hlabisa🇸🇿🇿🇦 @bab_hlabisa]

SABC must respect us, what is this😭😭😹😹😹😹😹

[NtsikiMazwaiMedia @ntsikimazwai]

My sister put it well:

You think Winnie would have killed black children BEFORE killing a Boer?

Stompie was killed by Apartheid plants in the football club. Kahle Nje

[Mimi @Mimidontcare25]

I don’t know, I feel the only person who could have done Mam’Winnie justice was Zoleka

[Sentletse 🇿🇦🇷🇺🇵🇸🇱🇧 @Sentletse]

The truth about the killing of Stompie Sepei

LISTEN!

[Botshelo @underscoreLelo]

Take it DOWN!💔😒 #TheTrialsOfWinnieMandela

[Botshelo @underscoreLelo]

@mohohlo_lerato 😂😂😂 wena

[Botshelo @underscoreLelo]

@mohohlo_lerato Like what does he mean!??????

[NtsikiMazwaiMedia @ntsikimazwai]

That documentary is trash.

[Botshelo @underscoreLelo]

@ntsikimazwai It’s a disgrace!