
The Real Housemates Showcase a Collective Brand and Staying Power
From being invited to spend one night in the Big Brother Mzansi House in January, 15 South African industry creative contributors have now come together to form a first-of-its-kind brand set to take over the entertainment scene. Made up of an undeniably cool crew of content creators, DJs, Influencers, radio hosts, actors, actresses, singers, songwriters, producers, presenters, MCs, bloggers, dancers, musicians, ambassadors, PR agents, event curators, fashionistas, podcasters, artist managers, creatives and hosts, The Real Housemates™ (TRH) bring along with them a combined massive social media following, brand appeal and an impressive list of industry connects. You have either seen them on your TV screen, heard them on your radio, read about them or at least heard of them and their names are Mzee “Robot Boii” Mbuli, Naledi Mallela, Teboho “Fresh by Caddy” Tsotetsi, Mpho Sebeng, Thato “President Thato” Dithebe, Bridgette Makhela, Hlengiwe “HLE” Ntombela, Siya Raymond Sepotokele, Siphelele “Skits by Sphe” Cele, Zamani Mbatha, Kutloano “Da Kruk” Nhlapo, Mandisa “Mandz Not Hot” Jakavula, Hope Sesera, Linda Majola and Katlego Maifadi. Bonded by unstoppable talent, drive, creativity, a range of fun-loving personalities and friendship at the core, The Real Housemates are your go-to crew for all your influencer marketing needs, creative collaborations, event hosting, appearances and brand partnership. Collectively, TRH have been spotted at the Big Brother Mzansi Season 3 eviction shows, the Big Brother Mzansi Season 3 final Saturday Night Party, Big Brother Mzansi Finale, Big Brother Mzansi Twitter Spaces as commentators, the 2022 Bacardi Holiday Club with Channel O, the Gold Reef City experience, U’R, Balcony Mix, The Real Housewives of Lagos launch, Celeb City Cassper Nyovest and NaakMusiQ boxing match in Sun City, the DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards nominees announcement party and soon, the crew will be at the much-anticipated Cotton Fest in Newtown. “We were all selected for a reason and immediately formed a bond, each possessing a unique understanding of the industry. We have sparked a level of curiosity with brands and establishments, hence Big Brother called us back for their final Saturday night party, come on!”, says TRH. |


While individually doing amazing things in their own lanes, TRH always publicly support one another and do this for all collective wins as well.
Industry is encouraged to keep an eye out for this crew because who knows what’s next?!
For updates, follow The Real Housemates’ Instagram page:
@the_real_housemates
Get to know each TRH member on socials:
Bridgette Makhela – @bridgettemakhela
Kutloano Nhlapo – @dakruk
Mzee Mbuli – @robot_boii
Linda Majola – @lindah_majola
Zamani Mbatha – @zamani_mbatha
Siphelele Cele – @skitsbysphe
Teboho Tsotetsi – @freshbycaddy
Katlego Maifadi – @selepe_m
Mpho Sebeng – @mpho_sebeng
Hope Sesera – @grey_hope
Siya Raymond Sepotokele – @siya_raymond
Mandisa Jakavula – @mandz.not.hot
Thato Dithebe – @presidentthato
Hlengiwe Ntombela – @hlelive
Naledi Mallela – @naledimofficial
With a large number of projects currently underway for the collective as a whole such as movies, TV series’, radio shows, ambassador deals, YouTube vlogs, blogs and so much more, see links below for more engagement:
Netflix South Africa (@netflixsa) • Instagram photos and videos
OKSALAYO – Robot Boii, Freddy K, Sje Konka – YouTube
Mama Jade (@grey_hope) • Instagram photos and videos
Kutloano Da Kruk (@dakruk) • Instagram photos and videos
Carve Africa – Carving African Creativity
Teboho Caddy Tsotetsi (@freshbycaddy) • Instagram photos and videos
bkoolmedia – Entertainment Blog & Social Media Services (wordpress.com)
Mandisa Jakavula (@mandz.not.hot) • Instagram photos and videos
Urban Brew Studios (@urbanbrewstudios) • Instagram photos and videos
1 Magic (@1magictv) • Instagram photos and videos