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The newly rehabilitated T-Man Gavini. Photo supplied. 

T-Man Gavini is making his comeback

 

T-Man Gavini used to be a celebrated kwaito music star who churned out hit after hit, with everything seemingly going for him. Sadly, the Tshisiwana remix hit maker, who rose to fame in 2006 and had fans eating from his hand during live performances, turned to drugs and was reduced to a street kid surviving on handouts.

This star, born Thivhulawi Ndou, now says that although he might have been down for some time, he is definitely not out.

Gavini is embarking on a major come-back and is set to reclaim his rightful place in the music industry with his latest single, Mazwale. The single was released a fortnight ago and is already enjoying massive airplay on many radio stations.

He has become a classic example that, with help, drugs can be beaten once and for all, and this, he says, is thanks to a Pretoria-based advocate Mpho Nefuri, who took him under her wing.

Gavini admits that the bad influence from the wrong company got him involved with drugs and alcohol abuse. He said that, as a celebrity, he hung out with many people who were ready to offer him drugs and alcohol at any time. “This gradually became a habit I could not control anymore. The real T-Man Gavini left me, and I was like a person who had lost his mind.”

He said that drugs and alcohol had nearly destroyed his life and music career. “I no longer had time for rehearsals and there were times when I did not even wash. My life was a mess and had deteriorated to such an extent that, at one time, I was convinced that there was no turning back and I was going to die.” Many people tried to advise him, “but I was so addicted that I would not listen to their advice”, he said.

The fact that Nefuri found Gavini and took him to rehab was pure luck. The kind advocate paid for his rehab and accommodated him for free at her house in Pretoria. If not for her, he said, he did not know if he would still be alive today. “I really do not know how to thank her, but doing well and changing my bad ways will make her very proud, and this will be a fitting thank you to her,” he said.

“I am on my way to recovery and to redeem my rightful place in society and my music career again. My new single is out, and my fans can expect a full album later this year. I will also soon embark on a campaign to make communities aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse, and hopefully the Department of Health comes on board and we can make the project work.”

Nefuri said she shad seen a picture of T-Man Gavini being circulated on Facebook, and that he had looked defeated. “The comments were not good, and people were mocking him. I was so touched and told myself: this is for me, and I started sending him money for food and other necessities.” She later invited him to Pretoria and took him to rehab.

“The guy is recovering, and I have hooked him up with Prime Entertainment, where he is busy recording an album,” she said.

Gavini’s advice to young people is to never start with drugs to begin with, but if they know they are already hooked, they should seek help. “It’s never too late to get out.”

Entertainment - Date: 25 March 2021

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Maanda Bele

Maanda  Bele, born and raised in Nzhelele Siloam, studied journalism at the Tshwane University of Technology.

He is passionate about current news and international affairs.

He worked as part of the Zoutnet team as an intern in 2017.

He is currently a freelance journalist specialising in news from the Vhembe district.

Email: [email protected]

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