Gabisile is back! Baby Cele-Maloka returns to Uzalo
After a horrifying death, Baby Cele-Maloka’s character, Gabisile, concluded her final storyline on SABC 1’s Uzalo in February. But now almost six months later,...
The K-Pop Files: Rocket Punch Drop Acoustic Version of ‘Ring Ring’
On July 15, Rocket Punch, the six-member K-pop girl group released an acoustic version of their latest song Ring Ring. The song is available...
“Busiswa: An Unbreakable Story” is a doccie about the rise of...
The documentary “Busiswa: An Unbreakable Story” narrated by Busiswa Gqulu is an inside look into the singer-songwriter and poet’s life. Gqulu takes us on...
Reality TV is profoundly relatable
Each week there is a reality television show that debuts we cannot look away from. Earlier this year, I binge-watched Bling Empire on Netflix....
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....
Five times South African musicians “inspired” the world
South Africa Twitter was not impressed last week with British singer, Jorja Smith’s take on amapiano. Amapiano is a South African music genre similar...
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...
The Rise of contemporary South African music
In 2020, Jerusalema took the world by storm during lockdowns. The upbeat dance song with gospel lyrics by South African DJ Master KG featuring...
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....
Showmax’s Devilsdorp is a WTF-fest
Devilsdorp is a true crime documentary series covering a spate of horrific murders in Krugersdorp. The killings took place between 2012 and 2016 with...
How the pandemic is rethinking cinemas
The entertainment industry in South Africa has been hit hard by the pandemic. Cinemas are one of many casualties with each adjusted lockdown. But...
Rafiki is a Black queer love affirmation
Living in a pandemic has given us the opportunity to travel and explore the world through watching films. Queer people will tell you how...
#BeTheDrivingForce: Tackling the patriarchy using comedy
Over a month into the campaign, we’re excited to see how #BeTheDrivingForce is creating a space where we are learning about occupying spaces in...
The K-pop files: Bling Bling on the release of their new...
K-pop is ruling the music charts. From the amazing album production to the perfect dance moves and all-round great performance, the K-pop industry has...
In his own words: Thomas Gordon and bringing classical music to...
Classical music is always seen as stuffy and a privileged class activity. Thomas Gordon challenges this idea by giving violin music a modern twist....
Barakat is a must-see South African film
The film Barakat is a love letter to an entire community.
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REVIEW: Ashraf Kagee’s new book is the story of childhood trauma
Childhood trauma has a way of changing people for the rest of their lives. But what happens when childhood trauma meets childhood neglect? It...
REVIEW: The Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival a showcase of South African...
Held over four days last week, the Emthonjeni Heritage Film Festival in Cape Town showcased films of heritage and historical relevance. Ling Shepherd attended...
Documentary Filmmaker Enver Samuel on elevating unsung heroes through film
Dulcie September was a South African anti-apartheid political activist. She was assassinated in Paris on the 29th of March 1988. The 2021 documentary, Murder...
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...
