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With Thanks to the team at Indie Does It, we are giving away3 Copies of Gracepoint’s new album, Love is Calling. The Gracepoint worship team have, through their 14 years of the church’s existence, had the honour of performing and sharing a variety of distinguished gospel songs with their congregation.   The team recently released their very own EP, comprising of original music. With a strong message ...

Nat Geo gains exclusive access to the Sacred Structure in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. With exclusive access to one of the most sacred sites in Christianity, the tomb of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, National Geographic follows a team of scientific experts as they race to repair the collapsing Edicule, the “little house,” enclosing the burial chamber of Jesus and threatening it with destruction. ...

Great News For DStv Streamers Telkom announced that it will be offering its customers using the LIT service access to DStv Now. The Telkom LIT Video offering provides free video services to selected content partners at 0% data cost. Existing and new broadband home customers will also be able to enjoy DStv Now in their homes through their Telkom LIT TV Boxes. MultiChoice has developed ...

‘n Geel hart vir liefde en Halleluja Kersfees! Jak de Priester het, ter viering van sy vol en suksesvolle loopbaan, onlangs ’n splinternuwe album, 15 Jaar, uitgereik. Een van die liedjies op hierdie album is Halleluja Kersfees en dit is die ideale lied om jou in die romantiese atmosfeer van Kerstyd te plaas. Die liedjie is geskryf deur Jak self en is vir hom, op ...

Nat Geo premiers global mini-series Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist. National Geographic’s three-part global miniseries, Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist, offers an intimate account of the life and legacy of the iconic primatologist, 32 years after her violent murder. The series premieres on National Geographic 6 December 2017, 20h05, and will air globally in 171 countries and in 45 languages. Dian Fossey left ...

Uprising continues to push the boundaries of Wildlife Storytelling Last season, The Wall Street Journal called Savage Kingdom, “nature television as Shakespearean drama.” This season brings rebellion as the sins of the lion king are carried out by his sons.  Nat Geo WILD’s Savage Kingdom returns with Savage Kingdom: Uprising, a four-part global miniseries series event that tells an unvarnished tale of survival on the ...

Don’t Call me Moses launches Laurie Levine’s new solo album ‘Canyons’, in Cape Town Laurie Levine’s new solo album, ‘Canyons’ delves deep into the recesses of longing and nostalgia, with a burning hope as the undercurrent that gently washes through the record. Dark at times, introspective and pierced with a sublime beauty, the songs reverberate and shimmer with otherworldly elegance and intelligence. While some songs ...

Gracepoint Worship Music launches debut EP, Love is Calling The Gracepoint worship team have, through their 14 years of the church’s existence, had the honour of performing and sharing a variety of distinguished gospel songs with their congregation.   The team recently released their very own EP, comprising of original music. With a strong message of reverence and love, Gracepoint Worship Music hopes to inspire people ...

Cape Town’s top artists to usher in holiday season at festive lights celebration Patricia de Lille, Cape Town’s executive mayor, released the following statement: A few nights ago, I conducted a successful test switch-on of the festive lights on Adderley Street, as we prepare to usher in the holiday season. I was joined by top Cape Town talents, DJ Ready D, Heavenly Quartez, and members ...

SA Talent Host, TurnUp Music launches on Samsung Z Series Being the ultimate gateway that has successfully been hosting local talent for over a year now, TurnUp Music has joined forces with Samsung and officially announced the launch of a streaming service on the Samsung Z Series mobile devices. TurnUp Music has been turning heads over the past year as a disruptor in the local ...

The most successful revue in the history of SA returns for the Festive Season! Thanks to countless requests from audience members, South Africa`s most successful musical revue ever returns! Launched in 1994 as a co-creation between Ian von Memerty and Bryan Schimmel, A Handful of Keys has played to more the 420 000 people in over 1450 performances over the last 23 years! Multiple awards, ...

Age Old Classic coming to Johannesburg VR Theatrical expands to collaborate with various artists under the banner Crewworks, to bring to the stage Charles Dickens’ Evergreen tale of redemption, A Christmas Carol, with Jason K. Ralph as Scrooge, and Naret Loots as Everyone-one-Else, in this 2-hander adaptation by Elizma Badenhorst. Bah, Haumbug! The famous exclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge will be heard this Christmas season at ...

Very Funny, Somewhat Dirty, but Let’s Rock! by Louw Mulder There are only a few things better in life than to leave a theatre production where you have hit the epiphany of sheer entertainment. Taking nothing away from all the other brilliant theatre productions that stunned audiences this year, but with reference to Rock of Ages, now showing at the Lyric theatre in Gold Reef ...

Reawakening the magic of an age-old fable by David Simmons I am always in awe of the Joburg theatre, especially how year after year, when the silly season snakes its way through the city, we are treated to another enchanting piece of Pantomime magic! The 2017 offering brings a nostalgic and somewhat meaningful story to life, where we get to experience a rollicking ride of ...

The Family Girl behind the Stove. by Louw Mulder Through the television screen, and more specifically, M-Net’s My Kitchen Rules South Africa, we all got to meet the two ladies from Bloemfontein, Liz and Leanne. Last week saw them baking for the High Tea Challenge, after progressing to the Top 5 of the competition, cooking off against OG & G. Being fortunate enough to be ...

Time for South Africans to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast! Survivor South Africa is back! M-Net has confirmed today that the hit international format, of which the broadcaster has already produced five seasons, is returning to screens in 2018. For the sixth season of Survivor SA, M-Net is looking for players who are fans of the local and international series and have what it takes not only to ...

VOOV and DSTv launch VOOVTV: SA’s first Social Live Streaming TV Channel VOOV is a social live streaming mobile application launched in South Africa in July of this year, which allows users the opportunity to live stream themselves to other VOOVers using the app. On 3 November, VOOV TV will launch on DStv channel 196. This unique channel will start off broadcasting live streams of ...

StarSat stel ‘n nuwe Afrikaanse Christelike Leefstyl-kanaal bekend. TV-Kykers het deesdae die keuse, om met die druk van ‘n knoppie, letterlik honderde kanale op TV te kies – sport, kosmaak, flieks, realiteitsprogramme en vele meer, en, in die taal van hul keuse. StarSat is opgewonde om NOG ‘n Afrkaanse kanaal bekend te stel: InPasTV. InPasTV is een van drie Afrikaanse kanale op die StarSat-dekodeerder wat ...

Sandra Prinsloo stars in one-woman play at The Fugard Moedertaal, starring Sandra Prinsloo, will be presented by Naskrif Produksies at the Fugard Studio Theatre for a limited season from 14 November to 2 December 2017. The production comes to the Fugard Theatre off the theatre festival circuit where it played to full houses and standing ovations. Written and directed by Nico Scheepers, Moedertaal is the next instalment in Sandra Prinsloo’s trifecta of one-woman plays ...

SA’s Michelin-Star Chef to hit the Small Screen. For the first time in SA television history, an exclusive food series will explore the work and world of SA’s first Michelin-star chef, Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen. In Jan, this award-winning chef and culinary genius will invite DStv viewers to watch how he combines French and South African cooking in his restaurant, JAN, in Nice, France. The series ...

With Thanks to Alan Committie and Pieter Toerien Productions, we are giving away 10 sets of tickets for the Friday, 17 November Performance, at 20:00. Joburg audiences can once again enjoy their annual dose of favorite funnyman – Alan Committie – in his brand new solo stand-up show Laughing Matters. After a sold out festive season in Cape Town at the end of 2016 this ...

Dis Verkeerd, Eintlik is dit reg… Die opgewekte, voetstamplekker-wysie en betekenisvolle lirieke van Stephantasties se eerste solo-vrystelling, Dis Verkeerd, is die perfekte pasmaats vir dié veelsydige kunstenaar se stem. Die snit gaan binnekort die land se radiogolwe oorneem, net soos wat hierdie vermaaklikheidster die afgelope paar jaar die musiek- en vermaakbedryf kom verower het. Dis Verkeerd, is Stephantasties se eerste enkelsnit as solo-kunstenaar. Hy het ...

Joburg Tour For SA Songwriter With a career that has spanned nearly 20 years, singer/songwriter Garth Taylor’s tremendous stage presence always guarantees a great time. His top-class live performances have earned him spots on stages around the globe and given him the opportunity to share the stage with the likes of Simply Red and Brenda Fassie. This November, Garth Taylor will be performing around Johannesburg, ...

UPZ celebrates 10 years in industry with release of latest album Internationally renowned producer and artist, UPZ, that brought us Mzansi classics like Pure Surprise, Uzongilinda, Believing and What’s The Point as well as collaborations with Black Motion, Cuebur, Black Coffee and more – marks his 10th anniversary in the music industry with a brand new album titled, Drop It, which released on Friday, October ...

Nuwe Enkelsnit vir Len Aanhangers van Len Muller het die afgelope week aangedui dat sy liedjie Ons Is Een, vanaf sy tweede studio-album, Oog van die Storm, hulle gunsteling is. Len het geluister en pas dié liedjie as volgende enkelsnit bekendgestel. Len het tien maande in Amerika spandeer en het gedurende daardie tyd baie na Suid-Afrika verlang. Daar het hy besef dat hy sy land ...

A Tale Twisted, Sheer Entertainment. by Louw Mulder I often hear all the whines and the moans from Cape Townians and Durbanites who complain about top shows only coming to Johannesburg. However, lately I am constantly seeing marketing and promotional material of quality productions staged in Cape Town, which never get to see the backstage of a Johannesburg theatre. At this moment, I am referring ...

We have partnered up with the Producers to give three readers a chance to each win a set of double tickets to Rock Of Ages.  All you have to do, is to follow the link below to the Official Facebook page of Rock Of Ages South Africa. In there, you will find a fabulous Rock Of Ages Filter.  Snap a selfie in your most iconic ...

With appreciation to the producers, we are giving away one set of double tickets for the Johannesburg performance, and one set of double tickets for the Durban Performance of the legendary Yusuf / Cat Stevens. Johannesburg:  Tickets for the 8pm, 09 November, Ticketpro Dome. Durban: Tickets for the 8pm, 15 November, Durban’s ICC Arena. British singer-songwriting legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Yusuf / ...

We chatted to Bryan Hill on the 10th Anniversary of The Teatro. by Louw Mulder In 2013, I had the privilege to have a one-on-one chat with Bryan Hill, General Manager of the Teatro at Montecasino. Bryan told me then: “We have to constantly raise the bar higher to maintain the standards we have set for ourselves.” I think, that this was done with distinction. ...

The Cape Dance Company presents Interplay at Artscape The Cape Dance Company (CDC) under the artistic direction of Debbie Turner returns to Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre in November 2017 with Interplay. After a successful season at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, the critically-acclaimed neo-classical and contemporary dance company CDC is delighted to present Interplay, a season that will comprise two programmes of works that reflect ...