Trevor Noah hosts Amazon Prime’s first South African original, LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa
In his first TV gig since leaving The Daily Show, Amazon Prime announced that Trevor Noah is to host the streaming service’s first South African original production, LOL: Last One Laughing. The LOL: Last One Laughing series is an adaptation of Prime Video’s global comedy franchise currently produced in more than 20 countries and territories worldwide. The […]
And the Oscar Award goes to…
The Oscars took place last night (this morning in South Africa) with ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ doing a major sweep of the award show winning seven times. Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win an Oscar and Ruth E Carter’s win for Best Costume Design on ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ […]
Entries open for the SA Music Awards 2023
The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) invites musicians to submit their entries for the 29th instalment of the SA Music Awards (SAMAs) for 2023. Entries open from Monday, 6 March 2023. Eligibility for a SAMA consideration in over 30 genre categories is for releases between 1 February 2022 and 14 April 2023. Submissions can be […]
Trinidad James is headed to SA for the launch of Sneaker District
Trinidad James, host of Complex’s Full Sized Run, is headed to SA for the launch of premium apparel and sneaker store, Sneaker District. Founded in Abu Dhabi, the retail store announced in November that they would be expanding to South African shores. The launch of the store is now set to take place in early […]
Masonwabe Ntloko to debut new exhibition this February
Visual artist and illustrator Masonwabe Ntloko will be exhibiting a new collection of work this February. Titled “Iliso Lo Moya” his solo exhibition will be held at the Katmo Gallery on 41 6th Street in Parhurst. An alumnus of the Nelson Mandela University, Ntloko had the opportunity to intern under fellow Eastern Cape born artist […]
Kevin Hart’s in South Africa for his Reality Check tour but he’ll also be the keynote speaker at Advertising Week
Kevin Hart is in South Africa. The superstar comedian and actor is touring his Reality Check show, and has four shows lined up in the country, this first of which is in Cape Town tonight. The other three are scheduled for Pretoria’s Sunbet Arena on the 17th, 18, and 19th of February. Also on the […]
Memorial and funeral details of Kiernan “AKA” Jarryd Forbes
We as the Forbes family would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love we have received over the past few days. Kiernan wasn’t just loved by us as a family, but by the nation, as we’ve seen from loved ones, friends, industry colleagues, media tributes and the MEGACY. It is our wish to celebrate the life […]
Connie Chiume: The Storyteller
Connie Chiume: The Storyteller It’s hard to imagine being dedicated to something for 45 years. Chadwick Boseman once said, “Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history.” For Connie Chiume, she found her purpose in the arts, and […]
Minnie Dlamini – The Storyteller
Minnie Dlamini: The Storyteller Minnie Dlamini hasn’t given a detailed interview in three years. Deliberately so. Her brother Khosini died in September 2019 after having suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and being on life support for 23 days before succumbing to his condition. “Devastating. Absolutely devastating,” she says of the ways in which his death […]
Entertainment is a given – but film also needs to inspire, educate, provoke and criticise
The Joburg Film Festival (JFF), which ran from Tuesday, 31 January until Sunday, 5 February at various locations across the city, offered a provocative and challenging slate of films from around the world that explored various social issues and offered a snapshot of a particular time in history. “Apart from entertaining, film also has an […]
Connie Chiume and Minnie Dlamini: Generations of Film
Connie Chiume is the darling of SA film and television. From teaching through the 1976 student uprising in Soweto to taking up a career as an actress, her story is one of working through an era when the creative arts weren’t seen as viable prospects in our country to being celebrated on the international stage. […]
And the Grammy Award goes to…
That’s a wrap for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards! Full of performances and history-making GRAMMY wins, the 2023 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 65th GRAMMY Awards, was one of the biggest nights in music history — ever. Below is the complete list of the winners and nominees for the 2023 GRAMMYs. General Field 1. Record Of The Year Award to the […]