Fashioning Modern Africanism

Theatre Week has seen 31 winners advancing to battle it out for the 2020 Top 16 spots in an intense round that required contestants to focus on their performance while having very little social interaction with their peers. Season 16 Theatre Week had 107 Golden tickets winners battling it out over four hectic days.     “Theatre week is a stage in the competition where viewers get to know their contestants better and to choose their favourites and first round of theatre week was filled with everything to keep the viewers on their edge of the seat – heartbreak, tension and entertainment,” says Nomsa Philiso, the channel director for Local Entertainment Channels at M-Net.   Theatre week day one   It was a nerve-wrecking and disastrous start for some, and a glorious ending for those who showed the tenacity to advance to the next round.   Brendon, who got his golden ticket from the Durban leg of the auditions, was the first contestant to hit the stage. He was nervous that he even forgot his

The Police and some of our society members are pure letdown to everyone to say the least. Let's take the Senzo Meyiwa's case as an example. In October 2014 Orlando Pirates rising star Senzo Meyiwa was shot (not died immediately) at his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo's home in Vosloorus. Senzo Meyiwa did not die on the scene, he was confirmed dead in hospital as Kelly Khumalo opted to drive him there herself. 7 people were at the house during the incident namely; Kelly Khumalo, Zandi Khumalo (sister), Ntombi Khumalo (mother), Longwe Twala (Zandi Khumalo's ex boyfriend aka Chico Twala's son), Christian Khumalo (Kelly and Jub-Jub's son), with Senzo's friends Tumelo Madlala and Mthokozisi Thwala. No police nor the ambulance was called by any of the 7 people mentioned above. Police were called by neighbours. The story they spun is that 3 robbers came into the house asking for their wallets and phones, Senzo opted to fight the robber protecting his girlfriend Kelly Khum

After an intense judging process and deliberation, the 4 th  Royalty Soapie Awards nominations are in. South African fans geared up to celebrate their favourite stars in the soapie world when the nominees were revealed in a broadcast on Wednesday, 26 August at 18:00 on SABC 1 and streamed live from the RSAs YouTube and Facebook platforms. Hosted by the exceptionally sensational, Winnie Ntshaba and the remarkable comedian, Mpho Popps the nominees' announcement was a display of great possibilities for the entertainment industry as the RSAs took centre stage in an opulent theatre set up.   The nominations announcement was recorded in studio and included commentary by previous Royalty Soapie Awards winners, who gave us insight of the soapie world.   Supported by The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, funding the youth and industry development made possible by the Royalty Soapie Foundation and the National Lotteries Commission, broadcasting channel SABC 1 Mzansi Fo Sho, and make-up

LIFE WITH KELLY KHUMALO  | Watch eps 1-6 now; eps 7-13 due 27 August 2020 A household name by 21, Kelly Khumalo is one of South Africa’s biggest music stars. She’s been named Best Female Artist at the South African Music Awards, sold millions of albums, opened for Grammy winner Missy Elliott, and has over 1.7m followers on Instagram alone.    But in recent years, her stardom has been dogged by controversies, from her turbulent relationship with her son’s father, hip hop star Jub Jub, and the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of her daughter’s father, Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa to her recent ‘divorce’ from her sister, Zand⁸ie.    Life With Kelly Khumalo  offers an intimate glimpse of the woman behind the headlines: a single mother of two, juggling parenting with the build-up to the release of not just her new album,  Voice of Africa,  but also her first gin, appropriately titled Controversy - both threatened by South Africa’s unprecedented Covid-19 lockdown.     “I'v

Bursting onto the public sphere as an actor, Thomas Gumede, or “Tommy 2 guns, 2 straps, 2 gats, 2 gals on both ma laps...” as we got to know him on  Forever Young,  is a master storyteller, filmmaker and is incredibly adept at entertainment. Thomas Gumede  has worked in various content capacities for Mzansi Magic in the past ten years, placing him in a unique position to see and be part of the changing nature of South Africa’s television landscape. “It has been literally life changing being part of Mzansi Magic’s content providers,” Thomas Gumede says, “We have changed people’s lives and perspectives on how we control our own narrative and how we tell our own stories.”   Indeed, Thomas Gumede and the pioneering team from Parental Advisory Productions (PAP) have brought in youthful flair to the Mzansi Magic family with some stellar productions.  Throughout the past ten years, Gumede has been a creator, director, presenter and executive producer for numerous local interest channels. The

                              A Show for Women by Women  The Women's Day Celebration by Lady Nesh is a celebration of the lives of women, women who strive and work hard to make their mark in the music industry. With the aim to create awareness and support each other in their respective musical journeys, from Djs to music producers, the ladie's passion for music brought them together to celebrate their sistahood in music.                                                 Lady Nesh "With the rate Gender Based Violence against women and children has been rising during the lockdown, we felt a need to create awareness and continue the conversation in support of the GBV survivors. The show empowers women and remind them of their worth, strengths and of course to remind ourselves that our lives matter. We deserve to be celebrated on a daily and this is a celebratory platform for women with the entertainment industry leading ladies showcasing their talent." Says Lady Nesh      

  Celebrate Women’s Month with a four hour live stream with four phenomenal female DJ’s    On  Saturday 15 August 2020 ,  Ballantine’s whisky , a  Pernod Ricard  brand, will be celebrating  Women’s Month  with hour long streaming DJ sets from four of Mzansi’s female DJs  Playgirl ,   Scotthegirl ,  Lady Sakhe  and  DBN Gogo  live on   Ballantine’s Facebook page   from  20:00  until midnight.   Lerato Lefikanyana  better known as  Playgal  will kick off the livestream at  20:00  with her selection of commercial house and amapiano. Hailing from Soweto,  Playgal  has featured as a guest DJ on 5FM and YFM and has always left listeners asking for more.  Following her at  21:00  is  Zama Mthethwa , also known as  ScottTheGirl , a multi-faceted DJ who’ll showcase her love for all things house.  Award winning DJ,  Lady Sakhe  will take the reins from  22:00 - 23:00 . Signed under  Katsaitis Music ,  Lady Sakhe  has been making South African’s dance to deep & soulful house music for over a