Fashioning Modern Africanism

Widows Unveiled is set to premiere on Showmax from 12 February 2024 with c ast unveiled including HHP’s widow Lerato Sengadi, Mandoza’s widow Mpho Tshabalala and Menzi Ngubane’s widow Sikelelwa Ngubane, among others with New episodes every Monday Widows Unveiled  is a 10-part Showmax Original that follows the lives of five women who were married to public figures who passed away. The reality series documents the journey of each woman from pain to triumph as they navigate the drama and scandal that followed the death of their husbands. Widows Unveiled  is produced by Passionlane Productions, the brains behind Mzansi Magic’s SAFTA-nominated hit show  Uthando Nes'thembu .   The cast includes PR specialist and marketing professional Lerato Sengadi, the widow of Motswako legend HHP; entrepreneur, award-winning philanthropist, executive producer of  Nkalakatha: The Life of Mandoza  and stroke survivor Mpho Tshabalala, the widow of musician Mandoza; broadcaster and philanthropist Sikelelw

Thembisa Mdoda, a three-time Most Popular TV Presenter SAFTA winner, will host the reunion special of  The Mommy Club , premiering on Showmax on 5 December 2023.   “I am going to get to the bottom of all the tea.” Thembisa    The Mommy Club  set a new record for the most first-week views of any reality series on Showmax.  Fans have been calling for a reunion since the dramatic finale in September 2023, which once again topped the charts on Showmax and X (formerly Twitter).   “As a mom, I jumped at the opportunity to host  The Mommy Club  reunion,” says Thembisa, who gave birth to her fourth child just seven days before the reunion. “I have always wanted to host a reunion so the fact that it came to me after all these years, with a show I truly love, is a blessing.” The mommies ended the season on uncertain terms, with lines drawn in terms of their friendships. On the one side, we have Her Majesty and Mpumi; on the other, Nunurai and Ratile. In the middle, we have Ms Manche, who has rem

South African audiences can’t get enough of reality TV, with POP24’s  The Mommy Club  and  This Body Works For Me  topping the charts on Showmax currently, not to mention  Love Island UK ,  Love Island USA ,  Themba: My Inked World  and  Nganele  all in the top 20.  With  The Real Housewives of Gqeberha  now streaming, and  The Real Housewives of Lagos  S2 coming at the end of the month, here’s a round-up of the Showmax hits everyone is talking about:  JUST LAUNCHED:  The Real Housewives of Gqeberha S1   | Binge now Get ready to see a side of Gqeberha you’ve never seen before in  1Magic’s  The Real Housewives of Gqeberha . Meet stylish events planner, mother and wife Norma Nicol (who married into Ghanaian royalty); sought-after MC and award-winning businesswoman Buli G Ngomane; dedicated mom, former construction project manager and recent widow Liz Prins; successful salon owner and the wife of the city’s former mayor, Unathi Faku; and Ashleigh Mather, a wife and mom who works in the fa

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

The hit Showmax Original reality series that won the 2021 SAFTA for Best Soap Structured Reality TV Show. The new season launches first and only on Showmax on 5 July 2022, with new episodes every Tuesday.  Season 3 picks up in April 2022 with #KellyKhumalo trending on Twitte r again, with  the release of a true-crime documentary series about the death of Senzo Meyiwa  and his tr ial about to start. As Kelly says in the trailer, “They hate the fact that I am the one who did not die that day.”  Despite the ongoing conspiracy theories, Kelly’s career has never been better: her SAMA-nominated album  The Voice of Africa  went gold, the AFRIMA-nominated  Empini  became the biggest hit of her career and went quadruple platinum,  Esphambanweni  went double platinum and  Ngathwala Ngaye  went platinum.  Watch the trailer:  Produced by G.O.A.T ( Dineo’s Diary ) and directed by Kuda Jemba, with Graeme Swanepoel as showrunner, Season 3 of  Life With Kelly Khumalo  shows Kelly at her rawest and mos

The first episode starts with Somizi listening, for the first time, to the leaked audio of Mohale’s abuse allegations. This is followed by a frank video call with Vusi Nova, where they discuss how Somizi feels and some of Mohale’s claims about Somizi’s sex life. This sets the tone for an explosive episode, which also features  Lockdown  star Lorcia Cooper asking Somgaga directly, “Did you hit him?”.  “ Living The Dream With Somizi S4  won the 2020 SAFTA, while  Somizi & Mohale: The Union  broke Showmax’s then-record for first day views when it launched,” says Candice Fangueiro, Showmax’s head of content. “So having shown fans the build-up to the wedding, and the ceremonies themselves, for balance, we wanted to also explore everything that followed.”    Watch the trailer:  The season starts in the second half of 2021, with Somgaga’s career at a crossroads: he is taking time off from  Idols a nd Metro FM, and has replaced his management team with himself. “If I thought iCovid was the

With the continent on the edge of its seat in anticipation to see   The Real Housewives of Lagos  (#RHOLagos) on our screens, Showmax is throwing the biggest event in African reality television of the year on Thursday, 7 April 2022. In an African moment worth celebrating, Chioma Ikokwu, Toyin Lawani-Adebayo, Iyabo Ojo and ​​Mariam Timmer of RHOLagos are jetting across the continent to join  The Real Housewives of Durban  (#RHOD), as well as celebrities and stars from acclaimed Showmax Originals, for a sumptuous gala dinner and celebration of pan-African culture and music.   The event - complete with pink carpet - will be hosted by a talent recognised across Africa, Bonang Matheba, who herself has not one but two reality series on Showmax ( Being Bonang ,  A Very Bonang Year ). Bonang is an accomplished MC, radio personality and businesswoman, born and raised in South Africa, and regularly spotted in Nigeria working on her many pursuits. This iconic pan-African event, to be hosted in Sa