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Introducing SMag’s 5th Women of the Year edition Presenting the cover stars for SMag’s fifth annual Women of the Year issue: Celeste Ntuli, Nqobile Khumalo and Kitso Kgori.

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What happened

Introducing SMag’s 5th Women of the Year edition Presenting the cover stars for SMag’s fifth annual Women of the Year issue: Celeste Ntuli, Nqobile Khumalo and Kitso Kgori.

Why it matters

Ntuli, who plays Essie in The Polygamist, and won Headliner of the Year at the Savanna Comics’ Choice Comedy Awards in May, is our Woman of the Year in Comedy.

Common ground

She’s also getting ready for the fourth edition of Celeste & Da Big Dudes at the weekend.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.sowetan.co.za/entertainment/2026-08-06-between-meetings-with-sowetan…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “SMag’s 5th Women of the Year edition”
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The claim is explicitly stated in one web search result ('Introducing SMag’s 5th Women of the Year edition'), but other search results are irrelevant (transition words) or refer to different awards (Sowetan SMag Woman of the Year). No second independent source confirms this specific 5th edition.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andile ‘Sticks’ Dlamini (born 2 September 1992) is a South African singer and soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andile_Dlamini
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tshiamo Kgositsile Modisane (born 24 January 1990) is a South African author, activist, television personality and actress. She is the founder of Linzy-Lindsay Foundation and received the Sowetan SMag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tshiamo_Modisane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zandile Ndhlovu is a South African ocean conservationist, social activist, and filmmaker who is the first black female freediving instructor from the country. She is the founder of The Black Mermaid F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zandile_Ndhlovu
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Claim 2: “Ntuli, who plays Essie in The Polygamist”
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While Wikipedia confirms 'The Polygamist' is a South African telenovela on Netflix, none of the provided evidence confirms that Celeste Ntuli plays the character 'Essie' in that production. Other 'Celeste' results refer to a video game and a singer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Polygamist is a South African telenovela produced by Stained Glass TV Productions for Netflix. Upon its release on June 12, 2026, it became one of the streamer's biggest African hits, reaching No.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Polygamist
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web search NEUTRAL — Celeste (video game) ... Celeste is a 2018 platform video game developed and published by indie studio Maddy Makes Games. The player controls the player character Madeline, a young woman with anxiety …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_(video_game)
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web search NEUTRAL — Celeste Epiphany Waite (born 5 May 1994), known by the mononym Celeste, is an English singer and songwriter. She began her career in 2014 providing vocals for electronic producers such as Avicii, Tiek…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_(singer)
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Claim 3: “She’s also getting ready for the fourth edition of Celeste & Da Big Dudes at the weekend.”
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The claim states it is the 'fourth edition'. However, multiple web search results explicitly refer to the return of 'Celeste & Da Big Dudes' as the 'second edition' (scheduled for August 8, 2026).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Them Firewater Boyz, Vol. 1 is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer David Banner. It was released independently on August 15, 2000, by Big Face Entertainment. The album featur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_Firewater_Boyz,_Vol._1
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Da Good da Bad & da Ugly is the sixth studio album by American hip-hop group Geto Boys. It was released on November 17, 1998, through Rap-A-Lot/Virgin Records. Recording sessions took place at Hippie …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Good_da_Bad_&_da_Ugly
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Big Lebowski () is a 1998 neo-noir crime comedy film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, and J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Lebowski
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Claim 4: “Presenting the cover stars for SMag’s fifth annual Women of the Year issue: Celeste Ntuli, Nqobile Khumalo and Kitso Kgori.”
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The specific list of cover stars (Celeste Ntuli, Nqobile Khumalo, and Kitso Kgori) is found in only one web search result. Other results discuss Celeste Ntuli generally but do not mention the cover of this specific issue.
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web search NEUTRAL — Presenting the cover stars for SMag’s fifth annual Women of the Year issue: Celeste Ntuli, Nqobile Khumalo and Kitso Kgori.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/s-mag/culture/2026-08-06-introduci…
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web search NEUTRAL — Birthing Our Divine Feminine Conference : Celeste NtuliMuziCindiEvents146K views • 8 years agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (50+). 27:17. They COOKED Gen Khumalo—Then Madlanga TURNED TABLESMr T Podcast ZA38K vie…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSlny0BYrFQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Celeste Ntuli says that dating in your 30s can be rough.We aren't sure if Celeste has been hitting the speed dating circuit or if Tinder is her jam. One thing we do know is that sis is super determine…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2018-03-…
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Claim 5: “won Headliner of the Year at the Savanna Comics’ Choice Comedy Awards in May”
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Multiple independent sources confirm this: one web search explicitly states she was crowned Headliner of the Year at the Savanna Comics’ Choice Comedy Awards on May 2, 2026, and another news source (News24) corroborates the same date and award.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patrick Idringi (born 14 February 1985), known as Patrick Salvado, is a Ugandan comedian, actor, master of ceremonies, radio personality and engineer. He is also known as "The Arrogant Man". He was fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Salvado_Idringi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thenjiwe Moseley born Thenjiwe Maphumulo on 29 September 1977 is a South African comedian, actress, master of ceremonies and entrepreneur originating from KwaMashu, Durban. Professionally, she is simp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thenjiwe
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web search NEUTRAL — Acclaimed comedian Celeste Ntuli has been crowned Headliner of the Year at the Savanna Comics’ Choice Comedy Awards, held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at the Lyric Theatre in Johannesburg. Nominated acro…
https://gq.co.za/culture/entertainment/2026-05-05-celeste-nt…
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