Even For A Queer Person In South Africa, Indian Matchmaking Hits...
Growing up in Apartheid South Africa my family weren’t able to go to the theatre. But we improvised – we had weddings. It was...
Squid Game is a merry-go-round of horrors (Spoiler-free review)
Netflix’s Squid Game was watched by 111 million users in its first 28 days. The deadly show is a far-cry from the glitz and...
EXO Up The Tempo With Their New Comeback
EXO just made a comeback with their brand new album Don't Mess Up My Tempo and, as expected, its pure fire. It's been over...
‘Zulu Wedding’ Director Eager For South Africans To See Movie
The Zulu Wedding is finally releasing in cinemas. The movie’s release has been delayed many times in the past two years. The movie is...
SA’s Got Talent: The K-Pop Edition
You would have thought you were in the heart of Gangnam in South Korea - the home of K-Pop - if you were at...
Uzalo Trends For the Right Reasons At Last
Uzalo is trending and this time around for all the right reasons. Tuesday night's episode became the talk of the town with its well-crafted...
How Korean boyband BTS created a social movement
There’s an adage among the ARMY, the fans of Korean group, BTS, “You only find BTS when you need them.” It’s something most fans...
South Africa’s first feminist television show launches
To kick off the month of November, South Africans will be able to watch the country’s “first feminist television show”. Titled “It’s a Feminist...
Skemerdans is a shimmering light on Cape Town’s underbelly
Skemerdans is a neo-noir murder mystery set on the Cape flats, set for release on Thursday, 28th of April. It is set at the...
‘BTS World’ Is ARMY’s Dream
Go back to 2012 with BTS World. The game developed by Netmarble is the newest release of the biggest band in the world, BTS....
Netflix’s Wonder Boy – not your average fashion documentary
In 2019 Netflix documentary, Wonder Boy, Olivier Rousteing, creative director of French fashion house, Balmain takes us on his journey to find his biological...
Contentious Chinese cotton sparks celebs’ brand boycott
Lay Zhang, Jackson Wang and Wang Yibo are three well-known celebrities from China and Hong Kong. But in March, the trio made headlines for...
Netflix’s ‘Unbelievable’ Is A Searing Look At What Happens When Rape...
The Netflix miniseries Unbelievable - to be released on 13 September - is a jarring look at what happens when rape survivors are not...
South African short film, Five Tiger lifts veil on culture and...
Five Tiger is short fim about a sex worker who is trying to suppoer her family. It played at this year’s Sundance Film Festival....
#TDVFridayRecommends: Netflix’s Justice Served is a messy South African story
Netflix has a new South African series, Justice Served dropping on July 29. If you like action, drama, politics, ambiguous villains AND supporting local...
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....
What South Africa’s growing embrace of Afrobeats means
South Africa has caught the Afrobeats bug, and it is about time! Kat Upendi, Spokenpriestess and Boujeena are the three South Africans DJs behind...
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...
8 Films To Add To Your To-Watch List
“Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,” said South Korean director Bong Joon...
In Photos: South Africa Celebrates Korean Food And Culture
South Africans got a taste of Korean culture at the 2019 Korean Film and Food Festival held in Pretoria on October 19. From delicious...
