AlexFM station manager: “Alexandra was silenced yesterday morning”
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Four community radio stations were attacked and looted in Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal this week. The ongoing #ShutdownSA protest targeted Mams Radio in...
Squid Game: the real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired...
Squid Game is anything but your typical, saccharine, soft-glow Korean television drama. In this biting commentary on life in South Korea today, viewers are...
BTS live in Cape Town: a euphoric cinema concert experience
As a co-administrator of a BTS fanbase, I sometimes know things before the general public has confirmation. In this case, I knew that BTS’...
[REVIEW] Angeliena on Netflix is as kitschy as it is kak
Netflix has reported that western audiences love South African content. These audiences are three times more likely to travel here, after watching a local...
The Bachelorette SA: Everything felt staged in episode 4
Describing a reality show as contrived is a lot like stating the obvious.We have been aware of scripted scenarios through the years. But as...
Blood & Water season 3 and more coming to Netflix this...
Every month, streaming service Netflix removes and adds a number of original and licensed content to the site. This means that sometimes everyone’s favourite...
The Queer Feminist Film Festival wants your films
The Queer Feminist Film Festival (QFFF) has put out a call for short film concepts. #QFFF2021 takes place in December. The theme this year...
The River’s Sindi Dlathu Vows To Serve Viewers With More Unmatched...
Since it was first aired in January 2018 on DStv’s 1Magic channel, the telenovela The River has been talk of the town due to...
SA BTS ARMY sells out concert livestream tickets within an hour
BTS, one of the world’s biggest musical acts, will be holding the “BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – SEOUL” concerts on March 10,...
Goodbye, 2019 – You Have Been Memorable
Let us count the ways this year has been wonderful.
Compiled by Fatima Moosa
The Springboks winning the World Cup
Nothing is likely to top the South...
A Man, Woman, And A Baby Visit South Africa
Petra Diamonds Limited on Monday announced the discovery of a big blue diamond. The mining company confirmed that 20.08 carat blue diamond had been...
Papgeld: Show Targeting Deadbeat Dads Is Problematic
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As the show 'No excuse, pay papgeld' continues to gain momentum on social media following gut wrenching episodes, there proves to be more problems...
3 things we liked and 1 thing we didn’t about Blood...
Netflix’s Blood & Water season three releases November 25. Here are some thoughts on the season. One of the most important things is that...
Only three episodes in and Showmax’s The Wife is riveting AF
Showmax’s telenovela The Wife debuted on November 11 with three episodes. The series chronicles the lives of the crime family, the Zulu brothers. In...
K-pop’s rise on the African continent: according to Spotify Wrapped
At the beginning of December, everyone was waiting eagerly for their Spotify Wrapped to release. Spotify Wrapped is the annual end-of-year feature from the...
#TheWifeShowmax tackles serious issues this week
In the latest episodes of Showmax’s The Wife, the Zulu brothers face a taxi war with the Majola’s. All the while, Hlomu and Mqhele...
SA Books, Movies, Music Albums To Anticipate in 2020
If you thought 2019 was a great year for South African entertainment, get ready for what’s coming your way in 2020. From books, movies...
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is coming to Disney+
On January 12, streaming service Disney+ announced that Marvel Studio's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be coming to the service in February.
From February...
Theatre in the Backyard takes the stage to communities
Director Mhlanguli George is bringing the theatre to people’s personal and private spaces. For over a decade now, he has been staging plays in...
News Flash: Disney+ to launch in South Africa this winter
On January 26, Disney Plus (Disney+), the streaming service service from the Walt Disney Company, confirmed that it will be launching in South Africa....
