Fashioning Modern Africanism

Romance, rivalry and revenge – that’s what Mzansi Magic viewers can expect when the country’s most buzzed-about show,  The Wife , premieres on the channel on 12 September. The hit show, which is a Showmax Original, will air three nights a week – Compact subscribers can catch it every Monday to Wednesday at 21h30. Mzansi Magic viewers can also enjoy the omnibus on Saturdays from 21h30-23h00. The most-watched series in Showmax history,  The Wife  has broken several records on the platform. The premiere of the recently concluded season 2 enjoyed the most first-day views on the streaming service – beating its own previous record for the season 1 premiere. “Having seen its impressive and record-breaking performance on Showmax, we have decided to bring  The Wife  to our DStv Compact subscribers so that they can get in on the action. We know that our viewers will fall in love with the story and its characters. It’s a show that has resonated deeply with many, and we’re glad to bring all of our

  Deep house maestro Chymamusique emerged victorious at tonight’s #SAMA28. He picked up gongs in the hotly contested categories of Male Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Musique. This brings his tally to three after he also won Best Dance Album in last night’s event.   Zakes Bantwini and Kasango went into the night with multiple nominations and left with two trophies for SAMRO Highest Radio Airplay Composers Award for Osama and Best Collaboration for the same hit.   In the public voted categories, Haksul Muziq stunned viewers when he was announced as SAMPRA Artist of the Year, beating formidable competition in that category.   Makhadzi’s  Ghanama featuring Prince Benza won the TECNO Music Video of the Year award, while Vula Mlomo by Musa Keys was voted TECNO Record of the Year. In the inaugural TikTok Viral Song of the Year award, uMlando by 9umba, Mdoovar and Toss clinched a win.   Other notable winners were Khanyisile Mthetwa for White Star Newcomer of the Year for African

Taking place at   Idols SA ’s new home, Tshwane’s Heartfelt Arena, it was the competition’s first live show in front of a full house since the pandemic began – with over 2,300 people in the audience. The first voting show of the season also featured collaborations between contestants and some of the biggest stars in the music industry.    "It feels good to be back!” said host ProVerb as he introduced the first live show of Idols SA season 18, and – with electrifying performances that saw six of the top 12 take to the stage – he was on the money. Kicking things off was this season’s youngest singer, 18-year-old Zee, who performed a duet with Kelly Khumalo on her soaring hit  Empini . For her solo act, Zee sang the sexy  Surprise  by Chlöe. All three judges praised her solo performance, with Thembi Seete calling Zee’s delivery “beautiful”. While both JR Bogopa and Somizi Mhlongo also applauded her, Somizi felt that the teenager was intimidated by singing with a star the calibre of K

Savanna went on city to city tour around South Africa and conclude it's last leg last night at Monte Casino in Johannesburg. It's Savanna Comedy Bar Tour and instead of a barrel full of laughs, it's a bus, full of SA's best comedians, dropping into cities, towns and some really unexpected places all over the country to bring some much deserved laughs because we can all really do with some right now. Comedy is golden and so is Savanna Premium Cider, the most loved cider in the land and the biggest supporter of the local comedy scene, has decided to get up, stand up, for our right to laughter whilst using an innovative Non-Fungible Token (NFT) execution to prove the value of every single chuckle.  After all, comedy is a basic human right and it's high time it was brought to the people and empowered us all. It's time to #StandUpForYourComedy.  NFTs have this great ability to represent physical and abstract items such as art, virtual worlds, fashion items, moments i

Following the huge success of Jozi’s latest trendy spot, the MmohoBlock Market at the Waterfall Park in the Mall of Africa in April, organisers announced the next edition of the market set to take place on Saturday 27 August & Sunday 28 August respectively. Focussed purely on local lifestyle products and brands, the inaugural market took place at the end of April, and it was a big hit with fashion-forward & local-loving market-goers .  The next MmohoBlock market is happening Sat 27 & Sunday 28 August, and is set to be an even greater experience! With over 100 local brands to showcase and retail their products, MmohoBlock is all about local.  MmohoBlock is at the forefront of the trending 'Shopping with Purpose' and 'Loving Local' movement by connecting ultra-curated, and hand-picked local designers, makers, creative entrepreneurs & producers, to the greater Jozinite community.  MmohoBlock Market is super excited to have teamed up with partner Nedbank to

The latest ‘Friends with Purpose’ doccie series installment by Klipdrift, South Africa’s favourite brandy, tells the story of a powerful friendship between three friends that has grown from a shared love of cycling into a movement. The story of Biking Bandits is about a trio of friends with a love of pimped-out fixie bikes, who started the ‘Homies Night Rides’ around Soweto last year. Drawn together by a love of cycling – and born from the loneliness of Covid – friends Titi Mashele, Tsatsi Rantsatsi and Tebogo Galagala started a cycling group to reconnect with their community To commemorate International Friendships Day on 30 July 2022, Klipdrift and the Biking Bandits hosted a special ‘Homies Friendship Ride’ in Soweto, where friends from Joburg and Soweto were encouraged to gather, grab a bike and join the Bandits to share in friendship gold. Just under 100 guests registered and were part of this momentous celebration. The ride started off at Native Bar & Restaurant in Jabavu, pa

  Bernini – the Real Sparkling Spritzer Made from Wine – is introducing a sophisticated NEW 500ml can and is inviting Glow Getters to be part of the Glow Up through a series of masterclasses called the ‘ Bernini Glow Up Bootcamp ’ hosted by their brand ambassador Linda Mtoba, alongside a likeminded group of multi-faceted South African influencers. The iconic  Linda Mtoba  will be sharing her tips on ‘branding yourself for success’; financial goddess,  Phumelele Zwane,  will be talking about ‘making your finances glow’; wellness coach and entrepreneur  Phemelo Segoe  on ‘bringing your best-self to an interview’; actress and philanthropist,  Thabisile Zikhali,  on ‘finding balance and glowing in life’ and TV presenter and businesswoman,  Roxy Burger,  on ‘starting your own business’. “We truly believe in the real unbound potential of women and our Glow Up Bootcamp gives women the chance to tap into this potential through practical tips from other Glow Getters who are taking their potenti

There is a new twist in this year’s search for the next  Idols SA  winner – season 18’s live performances will kick off with 12 contestants vying for the top spot as opposed to the usual top 10. This is following a pressure-filled and gruelling few weeks for contestants, who have made it through the famously tough theatre week The top 12 were announced in tonight’s episode, a two-hour show that showcased the highly impressive top 32 performances – evidence of the tough competition contestants faced. Making it even tougher was the surprise reveal that, instead of the traditional top 16 at this stage of the show, this year’s competition would cut the number down to 12, who would then perform in the live shows starting next week.  The judges – Somizi Mhlongo, Thembi Seete and JR Bogopa – have done their bit: from Sunday 28 August, it’s in viewers’ hands, where votes will determine who stays and who goes home. Without further ado, here are the top 12 contestants for  Idols SA  season 18. C

  Showmax has just dropped the trailer for  Blood Psalms , an epic, action-packed African fantasy series. A co-production with CANAL+,  Blood Psalms  will premiere on Showmax on 28 September 2022, with new episodes every Wednesday for 11 weeks.  Blood Psalms  will also have its world premiere in Cape Town on Wednesday, 24 August 2022 as the opening night screening at MIP Africa, part of FAME Week Africa.   In Ancient Africa, one thousand years after the fall of Atlantis, the five surviving houses of Kemet find themselves beset with fears of a prophesied end of days.  Watch the trailer: Bokang Phelane ( Keeping Score, Isidingo ) has the role of a lifetime as Princess Zazi, a fiercely determined teenage princess who must navigate primordial curses, long-standing ancestral vendettas, and her inexplicable role as the damning prophecy’s chief harbinger.    Mothusi Magano, winner of four SAFTAs and an African Movie Academy Award, plays her father, mad king Letsha, while SAFTA winner and 2022

It’s a first for kykNET and also a first worldwide! Fans of the Real Housewives franchise can now look forward to the first Afrikaans version of the international reality series when kykNET launches Die Real Housewives van Pretoria (RHOP) in October. Six women from Pretoria will dust off their most beautiful and expensive pairs of stilettos to entertain viewers every Thursday night. Think luxury vehicles, magnificent mansions, designer clothes, extravagant parties and the most expensive diamonds – all packed into 13 episodes with Pretoria as the backdrop. "It is a privilege to bring the famous international Real Housewives franchise to kykNET. The fact that this series is set in Pretoria rather than Lagos or Cape Town was always going to require us to approach it differently than the other Real Housewives shows produced around the world. We want to showcase a group of strong Afrikaans women from Pretoria who play big roles in their families and communities, and of course also brin