Fashioning Modern Africanism

The 12 th  annual Feather Awards took place last night at the home of the Constitution in Braamfontein, Constitution Hill and what an evening it was. Having to adapt to the new ‘norm’ the awards observed social distancing with an intimate evening filled with electrifying performances, emotional acceptance speeches and plenty of energy. Synonymous  for it’s colourful live entertainment and witty commentary, the carefully scaled down affair did not fail to deliver with outstanding live performance from the super talented legendary songstress Gloria Bosman. Guests flew the LGBTIQ+ flag high and played out this years the theme “Turn Up the Love’ in all it’s glory.                         “With the current on going global pandemic, we made a call that the show must go on, obviously respecting all government regulations. Now in our 12 th  year, t he main reason hosting these awards during this trying period, was to continue celebrating the LGBTIQ+ community and turn up the love . Every year,

Lebo M - Coming Home  is the third Original reality series this year from Showmax, after  Somizi & Mohale: The Union  broke the overall first-day viewing record on Showmax and  Life With Kelly Khumalo  became the fastest Showmax Original to top one million views.  The trailer starts, like   The Lion King , with Lebo M’s distinctive voice singing, “Nants’ Ingonyama,” from   The Circle Of Life , off Hans Zimmer’s Oscar-winning soundtrack to the animated classic.   “I’ve worked with some of the biggest and greatest, most talented people in the world,” says Lebo M, who’s won a Grammy, been nominated for a Tony for his work on the highest-grossing Broadway production of all time, executive produced the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, had his songs streamed over 250 million times on Spotify alone, and won the 2020 DStv Mzansi Viewer’s Choice 1Life Legend Award.  But now, Lebo M says, “I’m re-entering a phase in my life as a family man… Family has always been th

  Seputla Sebogodi makes a grand entrance on The River Mohumi Ditshwene played by legendary actor Seputla Sebogodi has a long history with Lindiwe. Not only was he once a Khanyisa Diamonds employee during the time of Thato Mokoena, whom he was remarkably close to and admired, he also grew up with Lindiwe. He worked his way up from the mine, to being elected foreman and later secretary of the workers’ union. His downfall at the hands of Lindiwe came when he led a complete shutdown of the mine over salary increase. His strike spread into nearby mines, affecting the whole mining industry in the region. Lindiwe used the best skills at her disposal, manipulation and cunning, and framed Mohumi for stealing dynamite, which unbeknownst to her, was actually true. Mohumi was sentenced to 15 years in prison but he only served 10 years and was released on good behavior. With a burning desire to undo Lindiwe’s little rosy world, and a daring plan Mohumi recruits his friends to go after her. What he

Singer, songwriter, rapper, producer born Gift Zuma, better known as Gift Official is a creative that sees no limits in creating his craft. Gift Official was born in South Africa but has spent much of his life in the UK.      Gift Official gives blends of South African music he was previously exposed to as well as the unique Manchester influence that embodies his current environment.  “Too Many Man” was originally planned to be released in 2018, “The song was slightly ahead of its time” the young artist explains.  In 2019 with the entire world in complete chaos; including diasporas from Africa , Iran and even Europe. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to release a song that could do some much needed healing.   “Seems bad things often happen in 3’s, because that's when the world pandemic COVID-19 hit”. Once again the release was put on hold.    2020 saw a new opportunity for the release of “Too Many Man”. With emotions fleuring high, and human solidarity at its peak, “Too Many M

The world’s leading gin brand joins forces with food connoisseurs to bring South Africans an unmistakable taste of Tanqueray. Tanqueray’s all new campaign #TanquerayFoodie was conceptualised to bring excitement to gin lovers and food enthusiasts from all over the country. Best known for its unique taste notes and ease on the pallet, pairing perfectly with delectable delicacies, Tanqueray aims to challenge local consumers to put together their interpretation of the perfect meal paired with their favourite TnT.  “Being confined to our homes has meant a huge surge in the number of people baking, cooking and learning new culinary skills. We have also seen consumers putting in an extra effort to make their home drinks a lot more special, exploring and showing off special cocktail making skills. We are thrilled to be sharing this exciting opportunity with food enthusiasts from all over the country to showcase their passion for food and their ideal TnT pairing”, says Head of Gin & Super P

The 20-minute comedy follows four broke young women who begin to question their life choices when their only ambitious friend moves away to follow her dreams.  Watch the trailer Florida Girls  stars series creator Laura Chinn as Shelby, the mother-figure of the group, who’s intent on bettering herself. Laci Mosley plays Jayla, whose big plan is to marry rich; Patty Guggenheim is stoner-klepto Erica; and Melanie Field plays the unapologetically change-resistant pack-leader Kaitlin. “It’s four women who really don’t have any ambitions in life realising that they want to do more with their lives, all at the same time, and in very different ways... that are hilarious,” Laci says. Florida Girls  has an 85% critics rating on  Rotten Tomatoes , where the critics’ consensus reads, “A cleverly crass exploration of life in the sunshine state,  Florida Girls  is a perfect summer comedy with something to say.” “You’ve never seen young women on TV like the  Florida Girls ,” says  Vulture , which is

After months of lockdown desolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, soul music lovers are in for a treat on 21 November 2020 at the Middelburg Banquet Hall in Mpumalanga. An eclectic mix of soulful artists will converge in the Mpumalanga town for a night to remember. They vary from Samthing Soweto, Theo Kgosinkwe, Brian Temba, Presss to Simmy, Blaq Diamond and Encore. DJs on the line up are DJs TBose Mokwele, KK, DJ Emza, Peter. The proceedings will be MCd by comedian Peter Mashata. Tickets cost R250 per person and are available at Computicket. Doors open at 17.00. Alcohol will be sold. In line with the stipulated Coronavirus pandemic regulations of level 1 lockdown, masks will be provided at the door, and social distancing will be enforced and managed with the limited number of tickets on sale. The Middelburg Soulful Night presented by RMM Events is poised to breathe new life into the souls that have been deprived of live music events during the pandemic. For some of the artists in the

The winner of the current season 16 of the music competition will be signed to Oskido’s independent record label. This comes after the show parted ways with Gallo Record Company after three years.  As Idols SA’s new recording home, Kalawa will be in charge of artists and repertoire (A&R), artist management and marketing. Gallo has worked with Idols SA winners Luyolo Yiba, Yanga Sobetwa and Paxton Fielies during their partnership. They have also signed other Idols SA contestants such as Nolo Seodisha, Nosipho Silinda, the late Thami Shobede, Tebogo Louw and more “We are bringing a Kalawa Jazmee blueprint that has produced new talent that went on to be superstars,  We are looking forward to a new intake of University of Kalawa Jazmee students in the form of Idols winners, and to create South Africa’s next star.” said Oskido Founded in the early 1990s, Kalawa is renowned for its contribution to developing kwaito as a genre. They have worked with the likes of Boom Shaka, Bongo Maffin,

As the search continues for the 16 th   Idols SA winner, the competition is getting tougher, with the contestants continuing to impress with their exceptional talent.  However, there can only be one winner and as impressive as Be was last week, she became the second contestant in the top 10 to say goodbye to that dream, having failed to secure enough votes to progress to the top eight. But for the remaining contestants, it was yet another week to bring on their A-game.   Last night, the top eight paid homage to those who are still new to the music industry but are owning their space. Performing under the theme “New kids on the block”, the Idols SA hopefuls had the judges full of praise, proving that they too will soon be claiming their space in the music industry.   Performing Zandi Khumalo’s  ‘NgiyaKhuthanda’,  Bongi started the show on a high note – with the judges praising her warmly for her performance. Randall Abrahams said sticking with the ballads was working for her, but highli

The 24-year-old – who comes from Ha-Masia in Limpopo – has a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Pretoria. She is currently doing her BA Honours in International Relations at the University of Witwatersrand. She will receive R1 million in cash as well as a further R2 million worth of sponsorships and prizes, including the use of a luxury Sandton apartment and a Mercedes-Benz cabriolet for a year.   First runner-up was medical doctor Thato Mosehle (25) from Klerksdorp in the North West who received R250 000 in cash. Second runner-up Natasha Joubert (23), a B Com graduate from Pretoria, Gauteng, collected R100 000.   For the first time in the history of the Miss South Africa pageant, the trio will represent the country at the world’s three most prestigious pageants. Previously, the Miss South Africa Organisation has sent a representative to both Miss Universe and Miss World, but will also now be fielding a candidate to Miss Supranation