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Bonang Matheba’s BNG Confusion Made Clear

CSA Global has allegedly negotiated directly with House of BNG wine-making partners Vino Ventures and has split the partnership between them cutting Bonang Matheba out as a shareholder. 

CSA claims Bonang is aware that any intellectual property, trademark or copyright developed by CSA remains their property including House of BNG. 

Bonang says CSA has acted without her knowledge in certain matters while claiming she brought House of BNG with her when joining CSA

CSA Global also claims Bonang was the only one who made millions of rands in profits out of House of BNG meanwhile CSA is still at a loss after investing millions to make House of BNG a success.

CSA Global says Bonang earns a royalty on the retail price for each unit sold while not exposed to any liability should the business make a loss or required to be capitalized. 

CSA has also ordered Bonang to relinquish control of the House of BNG account or face consequences.

Sparkle With BNG This Festive

A TIMELESS TASTE OF AFRICA

In 2019, Bonang Matheba launched her very own luxury beverage brand with the introduction of the House of BNG and its Brut and Brut Rosé Méthode Cap Classiques (MCCs).

Bonang’s “loveletter to Africa”, the brand became the country’s favoured celebration partner – from the Presidential Inauguration to Miss SA – and, in the process, ‘Queen B’ also became the first black woman to become a member of the Cap Classique Producers Association.

The House of BNG followed up soon after with the release of its Prestige Reserve MCC, launched at the SunMet, Africa’s biggest and richest horse-race.

The House of BNG continues to innovate the category and its unstoppable ascent in the South African luxury beverage market following the release of the Nectar range, one of the first African brands to produce a true sparkling wine in a can.

“The House of BNG was a passion project of mine for a long time. It’s no secret that champagne is my favourite drink, so having the opportunity to make my own MCC was an opportunity I couldn’t miss out on! I’m so excited about the brand’s growth and in its innovation of new products,” says Bonang.

Known as the “Champagne Queen”, Bonang made a specific decision to orginally make MCCs with Cape grapes rather than a champagne (made from region-specific French grapes) and involved the careful crafting of a unique blend by acclaimed Cape Wine Master Jeff Grier, selecting the finest grapes from across the world-renowned Stellenbosch wine-producing region. To suit her taste preferences, Bonang collaborates in the creative process, from advising on the balance between bitter and sweet to the size of the bubbles.

“It’s been a magical journey working with Bonang. Taking cues from Bonang herself, the MCCs embody her spirit of vibrancy and optimism, from bouquet to palate,” says Jeff Grier. “As for the Nectar range, it’s outstanding wine, in the Demi-Sec style, light in style but big on taste.”

Being Bonang Season 3 Premiere

The season 3 of Being Bonang has officially aired. Well, Last week friday and the 1st episode did not disappoint as she gave us exactly what we wanted, She featured her BNG Champagne Launch Party which was a huge milestone especially for episode 1 with this rate we wonder what the season finale is going to bring us.

Catch Being Bonang on channel 103 1Magic every Friday @ 19:00 CAT

On The Cover

Born 25 June 1987 is a television personality, radio host and businesswoman. She rosed to fame when she became a presenter in the SABC 1 music show, LIVE 2007-2012, now known as Live Amp. Some of her career highlights include being the first South

African celebrity to launch an online reality show, “B*Dazzled” in 2011 and the first Black South African to feature on the cover of FHM Magazine SA. The first South African star to cover Cleo Magazine. The first and only face of international cosmetics brand Revlon outside of the USA. The first South African to host the MTV Europe Music Awards pre-show. The first South African to get their own E! News Special in Africa. The first Black South African to cover Glamour Magazine South Africa.

Bonang was born in the North West of South Africa. Her mother Charlotte was the Corporate Head of Human Resources at a major agriculture company, and her father Gampi was a senior lecturer at the University of North West. She has an older sister named Nthabiseng. Her parents divorced and her mother later married Joe Mokoena and had a son, Thabo Mokoena, Bonang’s halfbrother. The family relocated to Leondale, in the East of Johannesburg, while Bonang attended Fourways High School, a prestigious government co-ed school in Johannesburg’s affluent Northern Suburbs. In October 2016 Bonang was unveiled as an Ambassador for Ciroc Vodka in Africa alongside South African fashion designer David Tlale, hip hop recording artist Da L.E.S and club/radio DJ Dimplez. In 2017 after a trip to Brazil Bonang was named the new African Brand Ambassador for Ipanema sandals, taking over from Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen it was later revealed that during her trip she had taken meetings with the Brazilian sandal-makers and even shot an advertisement in Rio de Janeiro.

In the same year Bonang released her autobiographical book “From A to B” written through Black Bird Books’ Thabiso Mahlape. The book received negative publicity from the South African public, with many lambasting the book on social media regarding its litany of spelling, grammatical and factual errors. The outcry led to the book being pulled from store shelves by book retailing giant Exclusive Books. It was later replaced with a 2nd edition where many of the previous errors were corrected. Also in 2017 her reality show “Being Bonang” was premiered on VuzuAMP, 14 July DStv channel 104. The show which gives a glimpse of her day-to-day life has been largely popular with South African viewers and season 2 began airing, 4 May 2018 on 1Magic DStv channel 103. In 2018 Bonang signed an endorsement deal with cellular network giant Cell C a deal that saw her partnering with them to also launch her own mobile app and an emoji pack called ‘BMoji’. The deal is said to net Bonang a reported R3 million. Also in 2018 Bonang hosted the Miss South Africa Diamond Jubilee spectacle where she was against notable host like Reyo Pucaso which took place at the Sun Arena in Pretoria. After the ceremony many took to social media to commend her for an exceptional showing of professionalism and her effortless hosting skill.

Some of Bonang’s past and present brand endorsements are Peugeot, Legit edcon, BIC Razors, Brutal Fruit, Diva Divine Hair, Lifestyle Pads, Revlon, Ciroc Vodka, Ipanema, Woolworths, Cell C , Courvoisier this truly proves her work ethics and how professional the girl is and with that we the “Beau” team are honored to cover her this February the 1st lady of everything

Photo: Being Bonang