South Africans React to Bonang Matheba’s BNG Brand Decline: “It’s Competing With Paarl Perle”

South Africans React to Bonang Matheba’s BNG Brand Decline: “It’s Competing With Paarl Perle”

  • South Africans couldn't help but question the dramatic decline of Bonang Matheba's BNG
  • The once-famous alcoholic brand suffered several price drops in recent months and is now priced at just R99 a bottle
  • Mzansi is curious to know how this came about while others celebrated the price drop

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Bonang Matheba's BNG brand suffered a price drop
Bonang Matheba’s BNG drinks were reduced to clear at R99. Images: bonang_m
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It looks like things have been rough for Bonang Matheba after her alcoholic brand suffered a massive decline.

Bonang Matheba's BNG suffers price reduction

South Africans may finally get to enjoy Bonang Matheba's luxurious champagne after retailers dropped its prices, but sadly, this isn't good news for Queen B.

According to gossipmonger, Musa Khawula, things haven't been looking good for BNG as of late, which suffered a major price reduction in 2024 at one of its major retailers, Woolworths.

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Musa alleges that the champagne, which was initially priced at R399, was later dropped to R199 in months. He shared a photo after the Brut and Brut Rose MCC were reduced to clear, sitting at R99 a bottle:

Mzansi weighs in on BNG price reduction

Netizens are stunned and hope that BNG bounces back:

Lord_shaid said:

"Running a business is so stressful, big hugs to BNG."

njaps12 wrote:

"Eish, I hope it picks up its regular prices, or they are pushing her out to bring in a new brand? Or they wanna buy the stake at a lower market value? The market is full of dirty tricks."

Istorina4 was upset:

"This is saddening."

Merlothi_ posted:

"This is actually a sad development."

Meanwhile, others threw shade at Bonang and hoped the prices would drop even lower:

ramalokot threw shade at Bonang:

"This is what happens when you sue innocent people and block Twitter users."

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Malome_TT wrote:

"We are patiently waiting for it to be R45 like Namaqua and Paarl Perle."

bozzie_t said:

"It's now competing with Paarl Perle."

thiofhilambani was excited:

"Now I can afford it!"

What you need to know about Bonang Matheba

Matheba became a household name thanks to her outstanding presenting skills and unmistakable signature voice, rising to fame as the host of Live AMP on SABC1. She is also well-known for her role on the popular radio show, The Front Row.

Born on 25 June 1987 in Mahikeng, North West, Matheba attended Fourways High School in Johannesburg before enrolling at the University of Johannesburg, where she pursued a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Though she left to pursue her career after landing her first job, she eventually returned to complete her degree.

Her mother currently serves as the Executive Vice-President for Human Resources and Corporate Affairs at Sasol, while her father is a lecturer at North-West University.

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Mzansi pushes for Bonang Matheba to host Miss Universe

In more Bonang Matheba updates, Briefly News shared online reactions to fans pushing for the media personality to host the Miss Universe pageant.

Supporters believe that Queen B will do a phenomenal job, and sang her praises to the organisation ahead of the ceremony.

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za