Fashioning Modern Africanism

The Basadi in Music Awards (Bima) officially set to return for the second annual award ceremony to be held on the 12th August 2023 at Joburg Theatre. This year the ceremony will be hosted by actress and media personality Kanyi Mbau. Khanyi Mbau is set to take centre stage as the host of the Basadi in Music Awards.The media personality, who has been dominating the small screen, plans to put her best foot forward at the highly anticipated second annual awards ceremony on August 12 at the Joburg Theatre. “It’s such an honour. It’s been a minute since I have been on a big stage, so they can expect fireworks, fun, and loads of energy,” she said Bima presented the nominees in 24 categories and announced recipients of two special categories, the CEO’s Mosadi in Business Achievement Award and the Mosadi in Music in Africa Award, which were among three newly introduced categories alongside Reggae Artist of the Year, Nando's Emerging Artist of the Year and Mosadi in Music in Africa awards. C

Break free of the mundane and unwind every Friday to guess #WhoswhoattheZioux, with Johannesburg’s hottest DJs and entertainment. Toast to the weekend! Move a little, dance a little and escape the urban jungle with Mbali Nkosi this Friday the 22 April 2022. Located in the heart of Sandton, Zioux is an internationally acclaimed five-star luxurious bar and restaurant where one can go to enjoy extravagant designer meals, accompanied by a sophisticated champagne and cocktails. They say to run free is to escape from narrow-minded people, eliminate negativity and to choose innocence and the truth. To break free is to trust your instinct, because we are all creatures roving this earth to find purpose and freedom.” It doesn’t stop there, set yourself free and experience the pleasure of High Tea with Perrier Jouët at Zioux, every Saturday while rubbing shoulders with Joburg’s visionaries and creatives. Sip on some Perrier Jouët and nibble on a selection of sweet and savory from our delectab

After a one-week break,  The Wife  is back this Thursday, 17 February 2022, as Season 2 kicks off on Showmax, with Khanyi Mbau ( Unmarried ,  Happiness Is A Four-Letter Word )  and Mondli Makhoba ( Umkhokha ) stepping up into the lead roles as Zandile and Nkosana.   Zandile had already served 10 years in jail for the murder of her mother when the love of her life, Nkosana, finally broke her out of jail at the end of Season 1. Being on the outside is a big adjustment, but not as big a challenge as winning back her children’s love, rebuilding her marriage, and establishing herself as matriarch in a crime family where another woman, Hlomu (Mbalenhle Mavimbela ) , has been calling the shots in her absence. Today’s trailer also gives us a first glimpse of International Emmy nominee Lerato Mvelase ( Home Affairs , the Oscar-shortlisted  Life, Above All ), who joins the cast this season, in good company with Bonko Khoza as South Africa’s disgraced national husband, Mqhele; Abdul Khoza and Zik

Khanyi Mbau ( Unmarried ,   Happiness Ever After ) has landed the biggest role of her career: she’s joining the record-breaking Showmax Original telenovela,   The Wife,  in the Season 2 lead role of Zandile The Resolute, playing the wife of Nkosana (fan-favourite Mondli Makhoba), the leader of the Zulu brothers’ crime family.   Eagle-eyed fans of the hit show, which has topped Twitter every Thursday since its launch, will get their first glimpse of Khanyi as Zandile in Thursday’s episodes.    While she does feature again - and more prominently - in Season 1, she’ll take centre stage in Season 2, which premieres on Showmax in February 2022, and will be inspired by Dudu Busani-Dube’s bestselling novel  Zandile The Resolute .  "Season 2 is told through the eyes of uZandile,” says Stained Glass showrunner Gugu Ncube-Zuma ( eHostela ,  Ifalakhe ). “We'll be exploring Nkosana and Zandile's love story and finding out more about their history. We'll get to know Zandile as the