Mathebas book became a best seller in its first two weeks of release. Publisher acknowledges, regrets errors in bonangs book. Following widespread criticism for the grammatical errors and the subsequent recall of her book bonang. Titled bonang from a to b, the book shares a story of how a girl from mafikeng in the north west found her face next to that of halle berrys in a worldwide revlon campaign. Freedom of expression without offending is a thing in. From a to b will be relaunched after it was pulled from exclusive books shelves and heavily criticised for its poor grammar. But in a blink of an eye, somizis book, titled dominoes, is now at number one. The media personality who recently celebrated her 30 th birthday in spectacular fashion. In her new book, queen b talks about her career, an abusive relationship as well as her friendship with somizi, among other things. Apart from the mistakes, the new version scrapped off some names. Bonang matheba, born 25 june 1987 mononymously known as bonang, is a south african television personality, occasional actress, author, radio host, and businesswoman.
Bonang matheba has finally released her muchanticipated book. Bonang wont apologise for publishers errors, says her team. First sentence into bonangs book and the first mistake is her birthday is wrong. Bathi bonang didnt release a book but a compilation of errors. Many reacted in amusement and recalled that bonang had the same spelling issues when she published her first book, from a to b.
Bonang matheba unapologetic despite errors in new new book. The errors in the book were so bad that it had to be pulled from some bookstores until a better version was released. Bonang matheba relaunches book after fixing errors all 4. From a to b by exclusive books, people still believe bonang matheba owes her fans an apology. Black twitter turns bonang into memes over her book okmzansi.
Twitter drags bonang matheba over new book filled with grammatical errors. These are the stories that young people should read. Speaking to tshisalive after news of the books recall shook the internet this week, bonangs manager sylvester chauke blamed the recall on a. South african media personality bonang matheba launched her highly anticipated book titled from a to b end of last week in a private event at sandton. It looks like the beef between former best friends, bonang matheba and somizi mhlongo, has reached new heights. Bonang matheba relaunched her book, bonang from a to b, on thursday night during an intimate book signing at the mall of africa in johannesburg. Bonang matheba will remove euphoniks name from her book. Bonangs response came two days later, and although she tweeted with her usual confidence, it seems as if she got ahead of herself because. One month after, bonang matheba rereleases her book. It seems her debut literary effort is littered with mistakes. Tweeps not happy with typos in bonang mathebas new book 702. Bonang matheba relaunches book, removes somizi and. Bonang matheba wrote a book and it sucksand its not anti. The publishing house, blackbird books, was quick to respond, saying it took full responsibility for the.
From a to b was released two weeks ago and the errors were immediately picked up. South african star bonang matheba has relaunched her controversial book. Bonang s book became an instant success as soon as it hit bookshelves. Publisher claims full responsibility for bonang book errors. During his show theres a gupta on my stoep the comedian didnt waste the chance to poke fun at the errors in bonang. Local tv personality bonang matheba launched her book, bonang. Bonangs from a to b looks at how a girl from mahikeng climbs her way to the top of the industry, an inspirational and necessary story. Thabiso explained she wrote the line that included bonang s birth date and 24 june stuck in her head because b initially planned to have her party on the date. A to b, at sandton citys diamond walk on thursday night to much fanfare, despite being widely criticised on social media for its grammatical and factual errors. The publisher says it wanted to ensure that bonangs voice landed as truthfully as possible, hence the direction and conversational nature. After enduring weeks of ridicule and criticism following the release of her poorly edited book, from a to b, the queen b has come back stronger and released a new and second edition of the much publicised memoir. Heres why people think bonang matheba could learn a thing. This book is an invitation to sit in as she reflects on her journey from a to b from childrens tv presenter to international campaigns.
Trevor noah pokes fun at bonangs book errors timeslive. The release of bonang mathebas debut book, from a to b, did not go as planned, but queen b is hoping the second times a charm the 30yearold has released a revised version of her book. Bonang matheba has built up her brand, making her face the most. A different view of bonang mathebas book from a to b. One of the errors highlighted was bonangs birth date. Famous tv and radio star bonang queen b matheba held a relaunch of her book bonang from a to b, on 14 sep 2017, thursday night during an intimate book signing at the mall of africa in johannesburg.
South african media personality bonang matheba recently released her memoir from a to b and it has gained a lot of criticism on sa twitter for having a bunch of grammatical errors. Bonang mathebas book and controversy are still on the same whatsapp group. Bonang matheba confirms that she will release a series of. Publishers of bonang mathebas new book announce plans to. Black twitter turns bonang into memes over her book. In august, bonang matheba the popular south african tv girl and radio personality released her first book titled bonang from a to b. Bonang matheba is once again at the backend of twitter bashing and this time its for her newly launched book, bonang from a to b. From the wrong birth date, to missing words to tautology. Mzansis media darling, bonang matheba, is one woman who cannot be put down. Tweeps not happy with typos in bonang mathebas new book.
Bonang matheba was left disappointed by her memoir being pulled off shelves by exclusive books, but will not apologise for the errors which caused the nationwide recall, her team said. Bonang mathebas book, from a to b might be a bestseller, but those who have a copy have complained about how poorly the autobiography is written from grammatical errors, to repetition and factual errors, twitter users highlighted passages from bonangs book, pointing out where it could and should have been improved. Before everyone else could read the book, bonang book errors became a trending topic in south africa and across africa. The media personality turned author has been faced with criticism after many errors were seen in her book. The grammar in the book has been described as mediocre and style of writing. Social media edits bonang mathebas book botswana gazette. However, tweeps who have read the book have been very critical of it. Bonang dorothy matheba was born in mahikeng, north west province on the 25th of june 1987. Twitter users have criticised matheba and her publisher, thabiso mahlape of black bird books, for grammar errors in the book which was released in july.
Bonang was obviously upset by it but she will not apologise for the errors because these were publishing errors, sylvester said. On thursday bonangs team said she was not apologetic for the errors in the book as the fault was not hers. Euphonik had approached the courts to get bonang to remove his name or face defamation charges. While b is on tour promoting her book all over mzansi, tweeps have been tearing the stars book apart for its bad grammar and poor use of the english language. Bonang matheba s book, from a to b might be a bestseller, but those who havea copy have complained about how poorly the autobiography iswritten from grammatical errors, to repetition and factual errors, twitter users highlighted passages from bonang s book, pointing out where it could and should have been improved. Bonang relaunched her book last week after the first edition was recalled because of grammatical and factual errors. She was born in a good family with the father being a lecturer at the university of north west, while her mother was the corporate head of human resource. I take full responsibility for the errors bonangs book publisher. But, the grammatical mistakes and other errors overshadowed the success. Many will remember how b received flack for the book shortly after its release last month after it was. Exclusive books have withdrawn the books until a republished version is out and have. Fortunately, bonang matheba relaunched her book, bonang from a to b in september 2017. Social media wasted no time in turning media beloved bonang matheba into a meme after her book went viral for all the wrong reasons. Blackbird books has taken responsibility for the grammatical errors in media personality bonang matheba s first memoir, bonang.
Reports say jacana media has agreed to remove bonangs xboyfriend themba nkosi aka euphonik from the book. Blackbird books has taken responsibility for the grammatical errors in media personality bonang mathebas first memoir, bonang. Matheba launched her book at sandton citys diamond walk. Theres a gupta on my stoep, the comedian didnt waste the chance to poke fun at the errors in bonang mathebas recently released book. In the book, she talks about her career, an abusive relationship as well as her friendship with somizi, among other things. In the book, she talks about her career, an abusive relationship as well as. Bonang matheba has built up her brand, making her face the most recognis. Heres everything we know about bonangs book so far. Twitter mocks all the bad grammar and typos in bonangs book. Thabiso explained she wrote the line that included bonangs birth date and 24 june stuck in her head because b initially planned to have her party on the date. Matheba launched her book at sandton citys diamond. Bonang matheba invites top billing into her new home.
South african radio host and tv presenter bonang matheba has fallen foul of eagleeyed social media users apparently taking instruction from the title of her new book, bonang from a to b. Intimate and engaging, the book grants the reader access to bonangs world like never before. Bonang matheba has built up her brand, making her face the most recognisable one in south africa. The book, which was published by black bird books in conjunction with jacana media, is bonangs.
When she published her first book from a to b in 2017, she was trolled for the many typos and. South african media personality bonang matheba wrote an. Following bonang revealing the root of their fight in her book, bonang from a to b. Bonang matheba releases her new book bonang from a to b. The new edition of the book omits a chapter in which she mentioned her former best friend, somizi, and her exboyfriend, euphonik, after both apparently sent legal letters demanding that their names and any references to them in. Somgaga seemingly mocked bonang s book when he posted a video on instagram of him at exclusive books, where he wanted to confirm if his book is available. As bonang matheba basks in the glow of the launch and bestseller status of her autobiography, from a to b, social media users are revelling in. Bonang matheba released her book, from a to b this year.
This is the story of how a girl from mafikeng in the north west found her face next to that of halle berrys in a worldwide revlon campaign. Social media users roast bonang for spelling error on her. Subscribe now you will receive the latest news and updates on your favorite celebrities. Bonangs book became an instant success as soon as it hit bookshelves. The first copy was taken off the shelves after readers complained that. Johannesburg media personality bonang matheba launched her book titled from a to b at a private event in sandton and people on social media did not like what they were reading the book is said. Dont ever say trevor noah doesnt keep up with what is going on in sa. Media personality bonang matheba will be launching her book titled from a to b tonight at a private event in sandton.
Guys that girl bonang spelt elegant wrong on her bottle of champagne must we jusss ignore. Bonangs new bestselling book slammed over bad grammar and. The initial release of her book in august was met with disappointment, social media took her to task when extracts from her book were posted online with grammatical errors. This is what bonang will be talking about in the book according to exclusive books this is what you can expect from the book. A week before her book launch, bonang was celebrating her book being at number one. Last night bonang mathebas from a to b was officially launched at the. South african media girl, bonang matheba has been under a lot of fire lately over her recently released book titled bonang from a to b. Much to the disappointment of many curious readers and those who anticipated a tellall book, bonang made no mention about the love triangle that was with her current boyfriend, musician, aka and his exgirlfriend and the mother of his child, dj zinhle. Author and media personality bonang matheba launched her book titled from a to b at a private event in sandton citys diamond walk in johannesburg on thursday.
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