Fashioning Modern Africanism

This January, Mzansi Magic will premiere its latest show in the Sunday prime time slot, Killer Front Page, a suspenseful new show that challenges ambition, ethics, and cold-blooded murder. Produced by Barkers Media – who produced the drama How to Manifest a Man – this series will add the drama which is synonymous with Sunday evenings on Mzansi Magic. What lies at the center of Killer Front Page is Sol Mojalefa Phiri, played by Lemogang Tsipa, a journalist whose stale career takes an unexpected turn. Affected by his father's disappearance and motivated by a childhood promise to become the best in his field, Sol's desperation for recognition makes him fabricate a front-page story. The show follows the ups and downs of Sol, who, on the way to journalistic greatness, becomes involved in a web of lies, crime, and unexpected romance. His rivalry with colleague Black Gert, played by Emmanuel Gweva, and his clash with detective Sis Connie, played by Linda Sokhulu, deepen the drama, dri

Navigating   umjolo   can be tricky and full of surprises.   Last Chance Love , a reality show debuting on Wednesday 10 January on Mzansi Magic, DStv channel 161, digs into this topic from a new angle. This series takes viewers inside the lives of four young singles, each eager to break free from their relationship barriers which makes it impossible for them to keep lasting relationships. They're not just looking for relationships, they're also trying to understand why  umjolo  has been difficult for them.   Produced by The Narrators Africa, the team behind the Mzansi Magic drama series  Nkululeko ,  Last Chance Love  deals with the love lives of our 'Undatables' - Sibu, Zoya, Thato, and Bontle. Guided by relationship expert Makabelo Motaung, the participants explore their own sense of self-discovery.     The show features four pivotal dates for each: with a crush, an ex, a setup by a loved one, and a blind date with a stranger. On top of these experiences, they take pa

  Minx S2 and Fifteen-Love are now streaming on Showmax MINX S2 | First on Showmax | New episodes on Mondays   Set in 1970s Los Angeles,  Minx  follows Joyce, an earnest young feminist (Ophelia Lovibond from  Feel Good, Elementary  and  This England ) who joins forces with low-rent publisher Doug (Critics’ Choice nominee Jake Johnson from  New Girl ) to create the first erotic magazine for women.    Season 2 picks up as Doug and Joyce sell Bottom Dollar to a retired shipping magnate and  Minx  becomes a commercial success. Under new leadership, Doug struggles to maintain his control within Bottom Dollar while Joyce loses sight of her core beliefs as she rises to stardom. As our Bottom Dollar misfits go mainstream, they start to question who they’re becoming and what they really want from this newfound success.   With five-time Emmy nominee Paul Feig ( Bridesmaids ,  The Office ,  Love Life ) among its exec producers, Season 1 was nominated for Best Comedy and Best Actress in a Comedy (

Mzansi Magic is set to reveal the intricate and exciting world of  Maskandi  music with the launch of its brand-new reality show,  Kings of Maskandi . The Covid-19 pandemic knocked Maskandi artists, Sibusiso Mkhize, Nelisani Mseleku, Sakhiseni Mseleku and Khulekani Shongwe down, but they are making a comeback and putting everything they've got into reviving their careers. With its premiere on DStv channel 161 on Wednesday 3 May, the show will provide DStv Compact viewers with an in-depth look at the lives of these Maskandi artists and explore the competition that arises in the changing world order where popularity rules. Throughout  Kings of Maskandi,  viewers will gain a unique insight into their lives, both on and off-stage.   As they embark on their performing careers with limited resources post-Covid-19, Mzansi Magic viewers will witness what truly makes them unique. “This show explores the essence of Maskandi music, a genre that is widely enjoyed by diverse music lovers, espec

If you could ask your favourite local musician any questions about their work, what would you want to know? Well, the Mzansi Magic Music show,  Afropop Nation , has got you covered. Every Saturday evening, the show invites top musos into a picturesque and creative intimate studio setting to talk about their journey, their music and who they’re listening to right now. It’s an inside look at what makes African culture pop. Afropop Nation  covers the cultural impact of artists while taking us through the history of various subgenres. This is topped off by magnificent in-studio performances by featured artists, as they sing their most-loved and biggest hits. With Ami Faku and Blaq Diamond already having starred on the show, upcoming guests this season include  Moneoa, Berita, Una Rams, Langa Mavuso and Sino Msolo. Afropop Nation  is the one-stop shop for all things African pop culture, a platform of expression for African artists and youth celebrating the freedom to just be. Don’t miss it:

  Mohale: On The Record, Reyka, The Roast of Khanyi Mbau, The Wife: Behind The Veil, Silwerskerm shorts & more MOHALE: ON THE RECORD   | Stream from 5am on Thursday, 4 August 2022 Mohale Motaung has just released a  YouTube video  of himself reading mean tweets (see above), ahead of the launch of  Mohale: On the Record , his 51m tell-all interview with Aldrin Sampear, host of  Unfiltered  on SABC 3 and the drive time show  Beyond The Headlines  on SAFM. Mohale and Somizi Mhlongo became the poster couple for gay marriage in South Africa when their SAFTA-nominated 2020 wedding special,  Somizi & Mohale: The Union , was labelled the Union of the Year and set a then-record for the most first-day views on Showmax at launch. Their relationship was also a central focus on  Living The Dream With Somizi  Season 4, which won the 2020 SAFTA for Best Structured or Docu-Reality Show. But Somhale wasn’t the fairytale union it seemed. This became clear when the audio of an off-the-record inte

Did you previously miss out on your chance to enter the most high pressure and fun home-cook competition on TV? Finally found your cooking mojo and you want to share it with the world?   Have we got great news for you! My Kitchen Rules South Africa  ( MKRSA ) will be back for a fourth season, and M-Net is looking for the most talented home-cooking pairs to bring the heat! Judged by the brilliant pair of Chef David Higgs and award-winning artist, cook, guitarist and vocalist J’Something,  MKRSA  is a show that anyone who knows their way around a pot can enter. Loved by viewers across South Africa,  Season 4 will premiere in September 2022. “ My Kitchen Rules South Africa  gets better with each season, because the calibre of home cooks also gets better and better. This past season we saw that the pandemic and lockdowns really resulted in many people killing it in the kitchen, and we know that we can expect the same – or possibly even better – this time around,” says  MKRSA ’s J’Something

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, on the night he won his first Academy Award, as Best Actor for  King Richard , people joked online that this was not the first time Smith had “got in one little fight” and that next he’d be moving in with his auntie and uncle in Bel-Air - a reference to the setup of the iconic 90s sitcom  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . Based on Smith’s own life, this was the show that first made him a mega-star.  Bel-Air , now available to binge on Showmax, reimagines the Emmy-nominated sitcom, and Smith’s journey from the hard streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air - ‘flipped-turned upside down’ as a drama, not a comedy.  Rotten Tomatoes  listed  B el-Air  among their Most Anticipated Shows of 2022, with  LA Times  saying “ Bel-Air  brilliantly reimagines a comedy classic” and  Empire Magazine  hailing the series as “a bold reimagining that maintains the essence of the original show while exploring important social themes from an