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#TeamCoolRed share the love from their R1 million Tropika Island of Treasure prize winnings. The ninth season of the hit TV show Tropika Island of Treasure has just crowned #TeamCoolRed, Nadia Jaftha and Trevor Lagerway, its winning team. After a gruelling season with some of the most intense challenges to date, the duo walked away with the shared R1 million grand prize. Naturally, both Nadia and Trevor have some big plans for their ...

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke Launch their new Album in August. Erasure, Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, have announced details of their eighteenth studio album, The Neon, and share the album’s luminous opener, Hey Now (Think I Got a Feeling). The 10-track album is out on Mute, by Gallo Record Company for SA), on 21 August 2020, and available as pre-order exclusives on limited edition ...

Ambient Prog Master Unveils New Album with New Single. Ryno Theron from Durban is back with his new album, Howling Rush. The first single of this album, Sparks, also saw the strings strung, in anticipation to the album release. Howling Rush is an atmospheric journey of ten ambitious tracks exploring experimental guitar styles and genres, with ten special guest artist each imparting an even deeper ...

You’re About To Get Caught Up South African, singer, songwriter, Josh Middleton has released his latest single Caught Up prior to the release of his upcoming album A Mild Case of Insomnia. Caught Up is an up-tempo acoustic pop track giving the listener the festival feels. Josh wrote and produced Caught Up alongside producer Crighton Goodwill of Good Noise Productions, who has worked with the ...

The 7th South African International Ballet Competition to Pivot Online The South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) is pivoting! The highly anticipated event that was scheduled to take place at the Artscape Opera House from 13 to 18 July 2020 has taken a leap into the online space and will now be held virtually. A virtual ballet competition first, the SAIBC Online will now have ...

Connect with the Fugard’s New Online Platform from 1 June, The Fugard Theatre’s new digital platform The Fugard At Home launched on 1 June, presenting a unique opportunity to access a range of theatrical content on The Fugard Theatre’s website. Following the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the subsequent lockdown, and the current uncertainty about when theatres will be able to safely operate again, The Fugard Theatre has ...

South African No-Crew Feature Film Completed in Lockdown. Principal photography has wrapped on Cabin Fever, a South African feature film created under lockdown conditions, and the trailer has just been released. The world’s first feature film to be created under lockdown conditions, Cabin Fever had no crew and used no specialist movie equipment. Filmed by the cast using only phones and laptops, the script was ...

Vicky Sampson’s Dream Keeps on Keeping on. We are all searching for hope in these uncertain and turbulent times where the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll on so many different levels. Christien de Klerk of Embrace The Brand Media, had a brainwave just after the lockdown to approach her artists to record an indigenous song which will not only transcends hope, but also encourage people to ...

Here is what you can expect in June on your Netflix and Chill Menu:

The time has come to reinvent our ROAR! In May 2020, 21 artists from across the globe came together online to stand in solidarity with the entire entertainment and live events communities and recorded a unique take on Katy Perry’s hit song ROAR, culminating in the release of an inspiring video today, #ReInventYourROAR. No matter where in the world we find ourselves, and in whatever circumstances, everyone ...

M-Net’s Trackers debuts June 5, Exclusively On CINEMAX. An adaptation of internationally acclaimed author Deon Meyer’s crime novel, Trackers, shot entirely in South Africa premieres Friday, 5 June, on Cinemax (US). Trackers deftly interweaves three story strands into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of the country, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, ...

Artists assist those in the medical field through Smile Foundation and Tixsa initiative. Several South African artists are now also offering their services to assist those in the medical field by supporting the Smile Foundation Tixsa’s initiative. This campaign was recently launched and involves the purchase of essential supplies / PPE for those in the medical industry – and anyone from businesses to individuals can ...

Nuwe Musiek Video, en Behind the Scenes Footage. To further celebrate the release of their new sophomore album, Love & Legehness, Van Pletzen have released the Behind The Scenes footage of the making of the music video for their latest single, Dronk op Liefde. Released on 31 March 2020, the video already has close to 200 000 views. Another collaboration with Early B, a true master of legehness, Dronk op Liefde is the ...

Robbie Wessels Bring Moed en Lag in hierdie Tyd. Met ’n splinternuwe album, Die Sluise van die Hemel, slaag Robbie Wessels weereens daarin om aanhangers te laat glimlag met sy humoristiese aanslag en voed hy ook die dieper denkers met liedjies wat elkeen ’n storie vertel. Dié album bevat 12 enkelsnitte, elkeen vanuit Robbie se eie pen, wat aanhangers oor en oor sal wil luister. ...

Brace Yourself for a Horrific Winter Zombies in quarantine hospitals, abandoned windmills filled with scary secrets and survivors of murderous rampages are all headed your way this June, as the films coming up on Frightfan.tv promise to keep you on the edge of your seat. With more terror than ever before on Africa’s first curated transactional video on demand service dedicated to horror, thriller, sci-fi ...

Poppie Nongena Film to Launch on DSTV BoxOffice.   Poppie Nongena, the feature film based on one of the finest African novels of the twentieth century, is set to grace DStv BoxOffice screens in June. An inspiring story of courage and tenacity, the movie explores the brutal and tender journey of a single woman caught between two families. Replete with tumultuous twists and turns, Poppie ...

Fairy-tale ending for The Bachelor SA Season 2 as Marc chooses Marisia. In a special season finale of M-Net’s popular reality dating series The Bachelor SA, Bachelor Marc Buckner handed the final rose and beautiful Jack Friedman ring to shy speech therapist Marisia van Wyk as a symbol of his love and commitment. The dreamy fairy-tale moment took place behind a spectacular African sunset, at the five-star ...

“Who is this Max Fellow? We just need to talk.” by Louw Mulder South Africans’ hope of releasing some lockdown-tension with that next cigarette went up in smoke when Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced the ban on cigarette sales.  Then Max Hurrell remixed this speech, and within days, reached the top spot on the South African Itunes charts, with millions of views on various social media ...

New breakfast show to help you start the day with Empathy Announcing a brand new breakfast show, the type that the world needs right now: Empathy for Breakfast. This innovative weekly show specifically designed for Covid times is filled with insight, inspiration and practical knowledge that will empower you to navigate the week ahead with empathy. At a snappy 17 minutes long, Empathy for Breakfast ...

Reveals of First Evidence that Mummification took place Underground. Premiering Friday 5 June at 20:00 CAT on National Geographic and airing globally in 142 countries and 43 languages, Kingdom Of The Mummies tracks Dr. Hussein’s team of archaeologists, along with Egyptologist Prof. Salima Ikram from American University in Cairo, mummy expert Dr. Stephen Buckley from University of York, digital archaeologist Dr. Matthias Lang from University of ...

Hollywood Star returns to SA to Star in Real Life Crime Film. by Louw Mulder Internationally recognized, South African actor Arnold Vosloo, returned home from Hollywood, to feature in the latest local Afrikaans feature film, Griekwastad due for release early May, on DSTV Box Office. Based on the bestselling true crime novel by journalist Jacques Steenkamp, who closely followed the case of the Griekwastad family ...

The third musical from the keys of Andrew Lloyd Webber to be streamed this Friday night on YouTube, is the highly anticipated, Phantom of the Opera. The production to be seen, is the film adaptation from 2011, when the musical was staged at the Royal Albert Hall, to celebrate the Phantom’s 25th Anniversary of falling chandeliers. This particular staging showcases the original design and concept, ...

Returning Cast for a third run of Award Winning Stage Production.

Are You Ready to Make Out as the End of the Road World Tour hits SA? Big Concerts announced that it is the End of the Road… But not for them as South Africa’s leading promotor of International Artists on South African Stages, but as the World Tour remarking on by the controversial band, Kiss, bringing their show, Kiss: The End of the Road World ...

A Newly Imagined Queen Musical Begins Major 2020 World Tour here in SA!

An Experienced Production Team pays off for Yellowbone Entertainment.

Starry Cast for Athol Fugard’s Masterpiece for the Fugard’s 10’th Birthday! A star-studded cast has been announced for a new Fugard Theatre production of Athol Fugard’s masterpiece Master Harold…And The Boys which marks the start of the Fugard Theatre’s 2020 season and tenth birthday year. Presented by Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre’s Master Harold…And The Boys will run in the Fugard Studio Theatre from ...

The original family drama is coming your way in Feb! M-Net’s first English language drama series in more than a decade, Deon Meyer’s thrilling crime story, Trackers, rocketed to the top of M-Net’s ratings for the year and received rave reviews from critics and viewers alike. Following the success of this magnificent production, M-Net 101 will boost its broadcast schedule with a host of exhilarating local series ...

Cape Town, Durban, Jozi… R U Ready… WWE LIVE will return to South Africa in 2020 with events on Wednesday, April 29 at Grand Arena Grandwest in Cape Town; Thursday, April 30 at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban; and Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg. Tickets for WWE LIVE South Africa are available via Computicket. Fans attending WWE LIVE will see their favourite Superstars including Seth Rollins™, Becky Lynch™, Charlotte Flair™, Bobby Lashley™, The O.C.™, Ricochet™,  Aleister Black™ and more*. “We ...

kykNET se Plaasjapie beloof ‘n Groot Oes met Groot Pryse! Kan jy vir  een maand op ‘n plaas oorleef? Skryf in vir kykNET se nuwe realiteitsprogram, Plaasjapie, en bewys dat jy ‘n boer is wat ‘n plan kan maak. Plaasjapie is kykNET se splinternuwe realiteitsreeks wat deelnemers die geleentheid gee om te wys of hulle die deursettingsvermoë het om op ‘n plaas te oorleef. 20 ...