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GALLERY: Inside the celeb-filled Duma Collective Kickstart event

A multitude of South Africa’s most notable celebrities from all parts of the media industry gathered in numbers for the exclusive Duma Collective Kickstart event, sharing snippets of their time on social media for fans to see.

An agency that strives to redefine creative communications, the Duma Collective – founded by businesswoman Sibu Mabena – hosted the who’s who of Celebville to celebrate the previous year’s work with a kickstarting brunch like no other.

Celebs on the guest list included influencers, actors and musicians such as Oscar Mbo, Thapelo Mokoena, Refilwe and Bontle Modiselle, Priddy Ugly, Celeste Ntuli, Sjava, and more who stuck to a theme of shades of nude, brown and white.

Take a glimpse inside the star-studded event through these celebrity’s images below.

Entertaining the crowd was none other than BONA‘s December cover star DBN Gogo. “I can’t begin to tell you what happens when you watch young black women walking, hell running in their light. What a way to start the year! Same place next year?” wrote the deejay for her Instagram post.

 

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Actor Thapelo Mokoena enjoyed the event with his wife, Lesego-Tshepang Mokoena, by his side.

 

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Also enjoying each other’s company of the Duma Collective Kickstart event was media personality Lasizwe and actress Natasha Thahane.

Lasizwe shared, “Gravitated towards these amazing souls and what a day we had filled with entertainment, healthy conversations and laughter! What a good way to kickstart 2024!”

 

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Dressed in yellow, comedian and actress Celeste Ntuli also shared a few snaps of her eventful day.

 

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“It’s always amazing with family,” wrote actress Refilwe Modiselle, who attended the event with her sister Bontle and her brother-in-law Priddy Ugly.

 

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