Showmax’s first telenovela The Wife is a wild ride through crime...
Showmax’s The Wife is a telenovela inspired by Dudu Busani-Dube’s bestselling novel Hlomu the Wife. The streaming service has already commissioned three seasons. The...
Competing Petitions Launched Following Zodwa Wabantu’s Anti-Gay Rant
Following the outcry by the queer community to get Zodwa Wabantu’s reality TV show cancelled in response to the reality star’s homophobic and transphobic...
The Bachelorette SA – The guys do not know how to...
Reality television shows always have a formula. Not for nothing was Survivor’s tagline was OUTWIT, OUTPLAY, OUTLAST. You have got to get your hands...
New Material movie: “It’s all about family”
Almost eight years after the release of the first Material movie, comedian Riaad Moosa is back with New Material (pun intended). With a delay...
The Harry Potter Books Are Timeless, JK Rowling Not So Much
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Ask any 90s kid and they are likely to say that the Harry Potter books were a big part of their lives. Being a...
EXO Are Back And We’re Obsessed
K-pop group EXO made their much-awaited comeback with a sixth album called Obsession on November 27. It’s been more than a year since the...
Why Thembinkosi Lorch Is The Hero We Deserve
When Bafana Bafana beat hosts Egypt during the Round of 16 stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on July 6, South...
Everything you need to know about Comic Con Africa 2022
After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, Comic Con Africa is back. The 2022 edition of the fan festival will take place...
Africa and I: From Morocco to Cape Town with only R1000...
Othmane Zolati walked, hitchhiked, and skateboarded over 30 000 km through 24 countries, over 4 years. He had never travelled outside of Morocco when...
Showmax’s Devilsdorp smashes viewing records and launches a companion podcast
Showmax has launched Devilsdorp: The Official Companion Podcast, presented by Nicole Engelbrecht of True Crime South Africa. It’s South Africa’s first victim-focused true-crime podcast....
Boitumelo Rametsi: “I’m Not Afraid To Be Known As The Girl...
Boitumelo Rametsi believes in accepting your present-day self. The Soweto-born and based creative founded Spotted Beauty, a project that evolved from her personal Facebook...
Barakat is a must-see South African film
The film Barakat is a love letter to an entire community.
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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’...
Tension, tears and a wild rose: The Bachelorette SA catch-up
Truth be told, the Bachelorette SA was boring me. Episode 4 was the last one I watched in real time - and everything in...
5 Nollywood On Netflix Movies To Check Out
The Nigerian entertainment industry is one of the African continent’s most successful entertainment exports. Commonly known as Nollywood, the industry has been around for...
Uzalo Hit By New Fake Auditions Scam
SABC1's most loved show Uzalo will embark on an educational drive aimed at raising awareness around legitimate processes of the acting industry, particularly auditioning....
The List: Korean content everyone needs to watch
As the world locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic and people were stuck home, many turned to online streaming for comfort. And so...
The fascinating history of Netflix
The iconic “Tudum” is now a sound most people are familiar with. But did you know Netflix actually started off as a DVD rental...
How Hallyu Spread In South Africa
Google is a great tool to track patterns of fascination over the years. We used it to track interest in the Hallyu. The Hallyu...
The list: the elements of Hip Hop culture
Hip hop is commonly and incorrectly often just referenced as rapping. Rap forms part of it but there are many other elements it encompasses....
