Being seen to be on the social scene
MADITABA just came back from a fabulous four-day road trip that involved three words men never want to hear: The Big Hole!
Yes, Madi was in Kimberley, the dorpie where potato salad with parsley is the height of sophistication.
Let me give you the 411 so you can get that horrified expression off your face. Kimberley is one of the towns where the extravagant sushi king Kenny Kunene himself chose to open one of his bars, ZAR. Alas, its doors closed faster than a producer would shut the door in V-Mash ’ s face.
Well, I guess ZAR is in touch with its inner Khanyi Mbau because it managed to jump on to the next rich mogul who came along.
His name is Kgomotso Modiragale and he is the man to watch right now. So humble, so grounded and, most important, so cute!
Anyway, Madi can officially say that the launch of Opium (the former Kimberley ZAR) was amazing but she was a bit irritated by “fish oil ” weaves parading around the club. But hey, it ’ s Kimberley.
The welcome was so warm and Madi was at some point treated to young drum majorettes marching as part of the festivities. So sweet, and the dedication to their craft was amazing. Madi just worries that we might be training our kids to be secu- rity guards when they grow up, thinking that it is a great career choice. Let ’ s try teaching them to dream big, shall we?
I don ’ t know if Modiragale has an allergic reaction to sushi or what, but gasp, he had a word of advice for Kenny: “Rich people don ’ t flaunt their riches unless they are broke bums with lots of debt, trying too hard to get laid.”
And look where that got poor Kenny!
In keeping with the spirit of launching new things, Madi also went to the launch of Boschendal ’ s new “premium prestige cuvée ” at The Venue in Sandton on Thursday.
Don ’ t worry, “premium prestige cuvée ” is just a fancy term for ridiculously expensive wine. Celebs who love to gulp showed up in droves.
Giraffe-tall Claudia Henkel was the MC and, I ’ m sorry to say, she lived up to her hair colour by reading the script so badly. Gosh girl, is that why you didn ’ t make it far at Miss Universe?
Madi bumped into model and actor Tazz Nginda. What a gorgeous piece of meat. Madi just wonders why hot men like chicks with faces made for radio, as he rocked up with some rural-looking girl wearing a frumpy dress from Marabastad. Sweetie, people don ’ t use “step one ” relaxer anymore. Also bumped into the drab couple Melanie and Zwai Bala. She looked like an exhausted soccer mom who needs several botox injections. Yoh!
What happened, honey? Tired of popping babies? Ask Zwai for a break.
Gorgeous model Maps Maponyane also rocked up and almost immediately had women falling all over him. One who wasn ’ t subtle about her advances was actress Carmel Fisher, who was a step away from whispering “your place or mine ” to poor Maps.
Sweetie, maybe try using those huntress tactics to convince Mfundi Vundla to renew your Generations contract! lightning during a violent electrical storm on February 10 2008, and suffered some damage on the fingers, head and eyebrows.
It was closed in for four months in 2010 and covered in scaffolding as a major restoration work was done. As part of renovations, elevators have been built so that visitors can access the statue without climbing up the 220 steps.
It was unveiled in June 2012, to prepare for its 80th anniversary this year, and to make sure the image is looking its best for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.
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