Fashioning Modern Africanism

Now a Showmax Original, the reality show follows the life of Shauwn Mkhize and her children Sbahle and Andile Mpisane. Shauwn’s daughter-in-law, Tamia Mpisane, makes her debut on the show this season. The first episode of the highly anticipated second season of  Kwa Mam’Mkhize  premiered on Thursday 14 December 2023 exclusively on Showmax.  Sibahle Mpisane says she is ready to open up about her life-changing accident  Sbahle, who is known as a “fitness bunny”, has established herself as one of Mzansi’s most recognisable fitness influencers. In 2018, she was involved in a near-fatal car accident and she will be detailing her recovery in the second season of  Kwa Mam’Mkhize .                   Trailer What’s changed between the first and second seasons of  Kwa Mam’Mkhize ? There is never a dull moment with the family in Season 2; there is always a buzz and something going on.  The biggest difference is that everyone has grown so much from Season 1, from our mom going through her divorce

Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku stars as Sihle Biyela in the hit new Showmax Original  Outlaws , which is currently at #1 on the streamer’s Top 20.  From Tshedza Pictures ( Adulting ,  The River ,  The Republic ), the modern-day Western tells the story of two families at war with each other: the Zulu, cattle-farming Biyela clan and the Basotho, cattle-raiding Ts’eoles.  To say Nirvana is showbiz royalty is an understatement. She is the daughter of legendary musos Bheki Mseleku and Tu Nokwe; her aunt is Mango Groove vocalist Marilyn Nokwe; and her grandparents are Durban thespian Alfred Nokwe and opera singer Patty Masuku. Nirvana started singing professionally when she was just four years old - with the likes of Mam Busi Mhlongo and Bra Hugh Masekela.  While she’s been on screen before, including playing Mbali in the International Emmy-nominated crime series  Reyka ,  Outlaws  is her breakthrough lead role. We spoke to the multi-talented artist to find out more.  What attracted you to this role?

Now streaming on Showmax,  Outlaws  is the story of two families at war with each other: the Zulu, cattle-farming Biyela clan and the Basotho, cattle-raiding Ts’eoles.  South Africa’s first modern day Western series,  Outlaws  is created by Tshedza Pictures’   Phathu  Makwarela  and Gwydion Beynon, who’ve won five Best Scriptwriting SAFTAs in the past four years for smash-hit shows like  The Republic  and  The River , which was also nominated for an International Emmy.  Outlaws  is Tshedza’s second Showmax Original, building on the success of  Adulting , which set a record for the most first-day views of any drama on the streaming service.   Fresh faces Lehlohonolo Mayeza and Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku co-star as Leruo Ts’eole and Sihle Biyela. Also look out for two-time SAFTA nominee Siyabonga Shibe ( Shaka iLembe ,  The Wife, Gaz’lam ) as the Biyela patriarch and Mmabatho Mogomotsi (Snowey in  Yizo Yizo ) as the Ts’eole matriarch, not to mention the likes of SAFTA winner Nolwazi Shange (

Rosemary’s Hitlist  is produced by IdeaCandy, the company behind the SAFTA-winning true-crime sensation  Devilsdorp , and directed by Valen’tino Mathibela (the first season of  The Real Housewives of Durban, Lebo M - Coming Home ), with SAFTA winner Richard Gregory ( Steinheist ) as a consulting director.    A trail of killings. One beneficiary.  On 12 October 2015, Ndlovu’s live-in lover, Yingwani Maurice Mabasa, the father of her only living child at the time, went missing. Three days later, his body was found in  Olifantsfontein -  with 76 stab wounds. Mabasa had 16 policies in his name, totalling over R400 000 - and Ndlovu was the beneficiary of all of them… These weren’t the first payouts from suspicious deaths to Ndlovu. She was eventually sentenced in 2021 to six concurrent life terms for the murders of not only Mabasa but also five of her family members: her sister, two nephews, a niece and a cousin. Together, their killsurance was worth over R1.4 million to Ndlovu.  Ndlovu was

Set in Johannesburg,  Adulting  explores the parallel universes of four varsity friends. Their strong bond has held them together even as their journeys in life have taken them in very different directions. Theirs is the bromance of the decade.  Adulting | Showmax Original | Mondays from 20 March 2023 Thembinkosi Mthembu (Mabutho in  The River , Junior in  The Republic,  and King Dingiswayo in the upcoming epic  Shaka iLembe ) stars as successful businessman Bonga, with Luthando BU Mthembu ( Big Brother Mzansi,   Ayeye: Stripped ,  Redemption ) as toy-boy Vuyani, Thabiso Rammusi ( The Suit ) as cheating family man Mpho, and Nhanhla Kunene ( Muvhango ,  Lavish ) as hot-headed bad-boy Eric.    Also look out for the likes of SAFTA nominee Winnie Ntshaba ( The Herd ,  House of Zwide ,  Generations ) and Sikelelwa Vuyeleni ( Hope ,  House of Zwide ) as Vuyani’s sugar mamma and Eric’s baby mamma respectively; Lungile Duma ( The River,   Durban Gen ) as Mpho’s wife; and Buhle Samuels ( Kings

Hosted by writer Kim Windvogel and journalist Romantha Botha, the adults-only documentary series will take a broader view of what South Africans get up to behind closed doors, and, well, everywhere else too.  The first episode features a diverse range of South Africans talking openly about their first experiences of sex and sex education. It’s aptly called Clueless.  “ Honestly, this is a hundred times better than I had thought it would be,” says Izak de Vries on  Litnet . “I loved the way Kim Windvogel and Romantha Botha normalised sex talk. This is not a dirty little thing to watch under the blanket. Every parent, every teacher and every partner can learn from the experts, who explain things in a way even I can understand.”  Siv Ngesi Whether it’s Moonchild Sanelly talking about her first blowj*b, Siv Ngesi talking about losing his virginity or Lesego Tlhabi (aka Coconut Kelz) talking about browsing p*rn on her school’s computers before she learnt to erase her search history, it’s cl

R adio personality, DJ and podcaster Sol Phenduka will host the reunion of the hit Showmax Original reality series  This Body Works For Me (TBWFM) , premiering this Wednesday, 8 March 2023.  No stranger to controversy himself, Sol will be steering this rather rocky episode, set to be filled with brutal honesty and clashes that are bound to leave viewers gobsmacked. “I feel like the reunion needs to be hosted by someone who understands the women’s profession and at the same time enjoyed watching the show,” says Sol. “There was a time in my life when I consumed adult entertainment content, so I get it.” TBWFM  topped the charts on both Twitter and Showmax, where it’s stayed in the Top 20 since its launch in November. Watch Trailer   After 19 drama-filled episodes,  TBWFM  ended on a cliffhanger. With Showmax presenting the final episode in a reunion format, Sol hopes to get to the bottom of all the cat-fighting that occurred throughout the entire season. “There’s a lot of tension; there’

  DAM S2  | Showmax Original | Thursdays from 16 February 2023 Created by four-time SAFTA winner Alex Yazbek, the twisty and twisted Showmax Original psychological thriller  DAM  was one of the 10 most-watched titles of 2021 on Showmax and the most nominated drama series at the 2022 SAFTAs, earning rave reviews for breaking the mould of South African TV.  Season 2 is set three months after the Spring Festival. The cult’s ritual sacrifice seems to have worked: rain has come and transformed the land. Yola has no memory of anything since her return for her father’s funeral. Can she put the missing pieces together as diamonds are discovered, a mass grave uncovered and a monster surfaces in the dam? Lea Vivier and Pallance Dladla return in their SAFTA-nominated roles as Yola and Themba, with Natasha Loring reprising her SAFTA-winning role as Yola’s sister, Sienna. Made in partnership with Picture Tree, the Showmax Original also won Best Art Direction for Sue Steele at the 2022 SAFTAs SUPERW