The voices of emerging South African creatives: “Take us off your mood boards and hire us!”
Art is more than just a visual experience, it is a way for people to make statements, tell stories and impact the world around them. In the social climate that creatives currently find themselves in, finding their voice is about listening and collaborating. This theme was recently explored during the second episode of a six-part […]
AKA Tests positive for COVID-19
Multi award-winning South African musician, AKA, has tested positive for the novel COVID-19 virus. In an attempt to create awareness around the virus and to caution citizens to be more careful in their daily interactions with others, AKA has chosen to make his results public. AKA pleads for everyone to adhere to social distancing guidelines, […]
For the 2020 BET Awards, the Winners Are…
2020 marked the 40th anniversary of BET channel and the.20th anniversary of the BET awards. Due to the current global health crisis and pandemic of COVID-19, the show as we know it couldn’t continue, but the channel decided to move ahead with a virtual version of the awards anyway. Using an array of innovative techniques […]
Dankie San: The Kasi Rap Documentary Tribute to Linda “Pro” Mkhize
Today, Linda “PRO” Mkhize would’ve turned 39 years old. Coming up to the two-year anniversary of his death in August, it still feels so unbelievable that he’s gone. Perfectly timed, “Dankie San: The Kasi Rap Bible” premiered this past Thursday, and the second part is coming up on Thursday the 25th June. It serves as […]
Vans’ Loveletters to Skateboarding Series Dedicates 11th Season to Voices of the LGBTQ+ Skate Community
Vans’ long-running original content series, Loveletters to Skateboarding is about the love communities around the world have for skateboarding: a common bond shared regardless of race, religion, and sexual orientation. The 11th season of Lovelettersis a testament to this, premiering worldwide with a 6-part series dedicated to the voices of the LGBTQ+ skate community. Cher Strauberry and Jeff Grosso Exploring topics of […]
Multichoice Group Programme is Putting the Youth to Work
Youth Month is usually a time to reflect on the sacrifices of generations past to empower the youth of today. 44 years since the event that the national holiday commemorates, 2020 is a particularly challenging year for South African youth in the face of a pandemic that has placed a significant strain on our country’s […]
Of Pandemics and Artistry
How many times have you seen “The New Normal” when reading anything COVID-19 related? It’s marketing’s newest catchphrase and the disposition of sometimes blithely indifferent politicians, but what is the new normal to you? For essential services providers it’s longer hours and heightened awareness, for a 9-5er it’s working from home and requiring a more […]
Navigating Creative Entrepreneurship and Freelancing
Sazi Mba offers prospective freelancers advice on securing opportunities in the time of COVID-19 Meet Sazi Mbalekwa; producer, production manager and freelance career consultant. Having worked on the sets of major motion and commercial productions, Sazi Mbalekwa is a budding young expert in her field. She holds a BA in Motion Film Production from the […]
ACA is taking homegrown talent to the world
News of Netflix’s second African original series came to us in June last year when they started production. Come 2020, Blood & Water premiered in 190 countries worldwide on the 20th May. A coming of age mystery drama, the series is flush with young creatives, from the cast and crew to the photographers they worked […]
Travel Africa with these iconic movies for Africa Day
We’re celebrating Africa Day today and our rich history of storytelling on the continent makes film the perfect art-form to celebrate that history. Our borders may be closed due to the nationwide lockdown, but we’re travelling Africa with these 26 movies curated from across the continent, available on Showmax. BOTSWANA: A United Kingdom (2016) The […]
AKA goes public with the details of his Reebok deal
AKA took to his social media yesterday, speaking on his relationship with Reebok as it relates to his range of footwear, the SneAKA. The rapper signed a seven-figure deal in 2017 as the face of Reebok Classics Africa and later partnered with the brand for the manufacture of his custom-made SneAKA. Limited to only 600 […]
AKA TV has arrived
Taking to Instagram Live on Wednesday, AKA announced the details of his new channel, AKA TV. It’s available on app stores, and functions as one, but the muso was hesitant to describe it as an app, but rather as a channel. In so far as the content available on the app, he’s launched with exclusive […]