Fashioning Modern Africanism

The first challenge of season 4 saw the choirs pay tribute to the Springboks – with a surprise twist ending After two touching episodes of auditions and personal stories,  Clash of the Choirs SA  got down to business as season 4’s first live performance challenge got underway – and it was nothing short of spectacular. All roads in the Mzansi Magic competition show led to Johannesburg, as the nine choirs and their choirmasters prepared a musical feast for audiences and the judges to indulge in. Hosted by DJ Sabby and Bontle Modiselle, the episode featured an uplifting group performance from the choirmasters and their choirs. COTCSA ’s musical director Zadok (whose glittering global CV includes working on the SAMAs and MTV VMAs) set the tone with a timely theme: the choirs had to compose odes to defending Rugby World Cup champions the Springboks. As Zadok pointed out, the marriage between music and sport is a classic one. Kicking things off was  Team Khanyisa  (Mpumalanga), who sang  Ubo

Why do we always wait until industry legends are no longer alive to honour them? The time has come for us to acknowledge our icons while they are still alive. A new Mzansi Magic show aims to celebrate these icons – while also sharing the lessons behind their success with viewers. Guests include kwaito icon and businessman Kabelo Mabalane, sports executive Jessica Motaung, musician and entrepreneur Khuli Chana, and marketing doyen Zibusiso Mkhwanazi. Hosted by presenter, actor and model Maps Maponyane, Mzansi Icons is a show that delves into the lives, lessons and legends of the biggest names in various industries and premieres on the 18th October 2022. Mzansi Icons sees super successful personalities and icons in their fields, enjoy an unadulterated interview to discuss what makes them tick and what it took to get where they are now. This is the story of success, fighting against odds, victory, overcoming adversity, struggling with success, and the reward that comes with it. “South A

As the weather warms up and buds begin to bloom, the magic of love will also blossom on Mzansi Magic come springtime. If you can’t attend a wedding in September, we’ve got you –  PS: I Love you , a four-part wedding special following low-key showbiz couple Phumeza and Shota’s journey to the altar, will premiere on DStv Channel 161 on Saturday 24 September at 18h00. Having celebrated their eighth anniversary, the lovebirds are taking us along on their journey as they undergo the formalities of solidifying their union. In a story that spans provinces and has a young family at its center, we follow the TV host ( Our Perfect Wedding ,  Abandoned ) and her music producer partner as they formally unite their families with the ceremonies of umembeso and umbondo, followed by a lavish wedding featuring the crème de la crème of the entertainment industry. “Reality is one of the genres our viewers love the most, and while they enjoy the stories of everyday people being told on screen, our special

The omnibus includes  Uprising,  which won the 2022 BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series, and  Black Power: A British Story of Resistance , which was nominated for a 2022 BAFTA for Specialist Factual. Both have 100% critics’ ratings on  Rotten Tomatoes .  The documentaries examine the systemic racial injustice that shaped what it meant to be Black in Britain from the late 1960s to the early 80s, and trace the real-life stories of resistance that inspired McQueen’s five-film anthology series  Small Axe , which won BAFTA and Critics’ Choice awards among many, many others.  As  IndieWire  puts it, “ Small Axe  grew out of a desire to shed light on Black resistance movements in Britain... So, too, [do the] documentaries… which chronicle pivotal stories from recent British history largely ignored by media. Viewed collectively, the films make it clear that McQueen almost single-handedly aims to disrupt the preferred timeline with films that detail tumultuous crusades for change that cross bor

Two of Mzansi Magic’s reality shows that always grip viewers and get tongues wagging on social media will be back for all new seasons come July. The emotional  Mnakwethu ’s third season will premiere on 5 July at 20h00, while the heart-warming  Unefa ’s second season premieres on 20 July at 20h00. Hosted by  Uthando Nes’thembu  star Musa Mseleku,  Mnakwethu  follows men who need Mseleku’s help in requesting their wives to agree to being in a polygamous marriage – to varying degrees of success.   One of the most talked about shows in South African television,  Mnakwethu  is often filled with tension and emotion, and it sees Mseleku  walking the tightrope between guiding the men towards fulfilling their aims while also helping the women accept what is sometimes a shocking request to them. Also dealing with surprises but of a monetary nature is Unefa, the show that sees unsuspecting people learn that they have an inheritance they did not know about. Hosted by acclaimed actor Motlatsi Mafa