It’s Ayanda Thabethe’s birthday today – and she’s introducing her twin, iYANDA…
The popular TV personality, MC and speaker has stepped into the digital future by bringing to life iYANDA, her virtual alter-ego who is set to take centre stage in South Africa and world’s fashion and influencer scene. iYANDA joins other talked about virtual human influencers (VIs) such as Shudu, Kim Zulu, Lil’Miquela, Bermuda and many more.
Thabethe recently received international acclaim after being identified as one of the top 12 black tastemakers in beauty, hip-hop, food and fashion in Time Out magazine’s (USA edition) list of global Black ‘influencers of influence’. The list featured influencers from the US and UK and she’s one of only two from Africa – the other being Kim Zulu.
Two dead after structure collapses due to rains in KZN, one missing 25 February 2021 - 11:26
Two men died when a structural wall collapsed on their shack in Siyanda, north of Durban, after a mudslide caused by heavy rainfall in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele identified the victims as Simo Mkhize, 28, and Nathi Mbatha, 25.
“Two men died at about 2am on Thursday morning at house A942 Siyanda when their neighbour s wall structure collapsed over their shack while they were asleep. They were covered under debris.”
Police search and rescue members and paramedics are at the scene to locate the body of a person who is still trapped beneath metres of concrete and mud.