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Jackie Phamotsi announces nationwide book tour

Award-winning book author Jacqueline Phamotse is ready to travel the country and meet some of her most devoted fans.

The year started out quite miserably for Jackie after she was sentenced to two years of house arrest earlier this year following a case in which businesswoman Basetsana Kumalo and her husband Romeo took legal action against her for defamation of character.

This comes after a prominent personality previously shared a tweet in which she alleged that the former Miss SA pageant winner and her husband were involved in an alleged three-some.

Despite all of the court and media drama, she still however managed to release her 11th book titled, The Tea Merchant, this month.

In a previous interview with The Citizen, she expressed her overwhelming gratitude towards her fans, saying: “ You have never left me. I can’t wait to see you on tour”

Meanwhile, the dates for the tour have now officially been released.

Taking to X (formally known as Twitter) san excited Jackie announced the dates of her nationwide book tour from August until November.

In her post, she wrote: “Hope to see you on these dates in your area! It’s book tour season.”

In a separate post on Instagram, she also hinted that she has started working on her 12th book.

 

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“Let’s go! A focused queen. Living within God’s grace and purpose. Let’s write book number 12,” she wrote.

Also see: Romeo and Basetsana Kumalo win their case against Jackie Phamotse

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