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Multi-Millionaire, Gil Oved, takes Shark Seat in M-Net’s Shark Tank Gil Oved –  the group co-CEO of The Creative Counsel, the South African advertising agency that was bought over by French mega agency Publicis Groupe for a reported record-breaking eight-digit Rand figure  –  is one of the five business moguls who will be bankrolling budding entrepreneurs in M-Net’s new reality television series Shark Tank South Africa. ...

The Voice SA’s Vernon Barnard releases debut video for “I Like It That Way” The Voice SA Season 1 finalist Vernon Barnard, who grabbed the nation’s attention in a big way when he had coach Bobby van Jaarsveld weeping during his first audition on the series, has released his debut single and music video today through Universal Music South Africa. Vernon, who has been blind since ...

Ska/Reggae band to open for UB40 when they tour South Africa Grassy Spark are a 7 piece Ska-blend outfit from Cape Town who have just released their debut album ‘Portal’ along with their brand new single ‘Here I Am’. The album was mixed by Vicente Espi at Songololo Studios and mastered by Pablo San Martin both of whom graduated from Berklee Collage of Music in ...

Leah bywys dankbaarheid met deluxe weergawe van haar Wonderwerk Album 2016 is beslis ‘n warrelwind wonderwerk vir LEAH. Nie net moes sy plek maak vir ‘n Ghoema en drie Huisgenoot Tempo-toekennings in haar huis nie, maar sy moet ook bontstaan om ‘n besige toerskedule na te kom.  Om te sien wat Leah vir Stage and Screen by die Ghoemas gesê het, kyk hier:   https://www.facebook.com/stagescreensa/videos/990631107652783/ Nie dat ...

Noem My Skollie – Titel-lied deur Afrikaanse Hip-hop kunstenaar bekendgestel!  Die titel-lied vir die baanbrekersfilm wat die oorwinning van die menslike gees vier en gebasseer is op die ware verhaal van ‘n jong man in die 1960’s wat ‘n storieverteller in die tronk word, is pas vrygestel! Die “Beatmaker STUWI W” is verantwoordelik vir die musiek van die liedjie en die lirieke en uitvoering daarvan ...

’n Digter met ’n ongelooflike stem Daar bestaan geen twyfel dat Henrico Coetzer (23) die één is wat sy nuwe liedjie, Soos Reën, moet sing nie. Só het die bekroonde sanger, Joshua Na Die Reën, gedink toe hy die nuweling van Pretoria die eerste keer hoor sing het. Henrico het nie gras onder sy voete laat groei nie en dadelik ingestem. ’n Paar weke later ...

Lady Shark Dawn Nathan-Jones to drive entrepreneurship with great deals. Another Sharks who will be diving deep into her personal bank accounts to bankroll budding entrepreneurs in M-Net’s brand new Sunday night reality show Shark Tank South Africa, will include a dynamic South African businesswoman. Durban-born Dawn Nathan-Jones, who revolutionised the local car rental industry,  on the television panel that will soon make people’s money-making ideas come true. “We’re honoured ...

Gebore om te vermaak   Veelsydige kunstenaar, Marno van der Merwe, het van dag een af diep spore kom trap in die harte van aanhangers regoor die land. Vandag is dié 31-jarige blondekop ’n gevestigde naam in die vermaaklikheidsbedryf met talle verhoog-, TV- en fliekrolle op sy kerfstok. Hy het ook onlangs TV-aanbieder en solo-kunstenaar by sy, reeds indrukwekkende, CV gevoeg en het nog hope ...

Nuwe duo verower Suid-Afrikaanse musiekharte Die nuwe groep, RymStoff (Christoff de Beer en Raymond Ray) se eerste enkelsnit, Hartvlinders, het groot opslae gemaak toe dit vroeër vanjaar vrygestel is. Dit het al op die Top20 van verskeie radiostasies se treffersparades – waaronder Bok Radio, Groot FM en East Rand Stereo – gepronk en is tans ook te sien op kykNET se Top20. Die musiekvideo van ...

Elan Lea –  In The Hands of the Gods If perseverance, passion and commitment are the yardsticks by which to gauge the measure of an artist in the modern pop universe, then Elan Lea surely tops the list. In the past few years this Joburg based singer & songwriter has achieved milestones that few pop artists could ever dream of. His sophomore album “My only excuse”, ...

ADAM stel eerste enkelsnit, Hoogtevrees, van-af nuwe album bekend!  Na drie suksesvolle albums en ‘n kortspeler saam met Daniel Baron, is die popgroep ADAM kliphard aan die werk aan hul volgende album, Hoogtevrees, wat teen die middel Augustus 2016 op die rakke sal wees.  Hugo Ludik, Reynardt Hugo en Kyle Grant is die drie lede van die groep. Goeie nuus vir stoere aanhangers van die groep is egter ...

Romeo Kumalo pledges his support to future movers and shakers Well-known telecommunications expert, media personality and commercial strategist Romeo Kumalo has joined the panel of five “Sharks” on M-Net and Telkom South Africa’s exciting new Sunday night reality show Shark Tank South Africa. Alongside multi-millionaire serial entrepreneurs Gil Oved, Marnus Broodryk, Vinny Lingham as well as renowned business woman Dawn Nathan-Jones, Romeo will be investing his ...

From Silicon Valley to Shark Tank South Africa. Renowned internet entrepreneur Vinny Lingham, who is currently moving and shaking the world of IT in California’s Silicon Valley, will be part of the panel of five investors on M-Net’s brand new reality show Shark Tank South Africa.  Alongside serial entrepreneur Gil Oved, financial whiz Marnus Broodryk, telecommunications expert Romeo Khumalo and formidable businesswoman Dawn Nathan-Jones, Vinny will ...

Silverstar Casino Proudly Presents Casper De Vries Alive It’s laugh BIG time at Silverstar Casino, the West Rand’s Number One Entertainment Destination on the 29th and 30th September 2016, as the much anticipated Casper De Vries Alive show takes place at the Silverstar Centre. This exclusive two-night show, his first after a three-year long break, is set to be bigger than ever before as de ...

Julio Iglesias coming to Pretoria, Cape Town and Johannesburg As part of his World Tour, legendary Julio Iglesias will finally be back in South Africa by popular demand. Most fans in South Africa will have fond memories of dancing the night away on Julio Iglesias hits. Julio Iglesias is touring the world and will visit South Africa before traveling to Sri Lanka as part of ...

THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE FAMILY MUSICAL Book by THOMAS MEEHAN, Music by CHARLES STROUSE, Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN ANNIE is based on Harold Gray’s popular comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The comic strip premiered in the 1920s in the New York Daily News, and became one of the most widely read strips in the 30s and 40s. Lyricist-director Martin Charnin bought a coffee table book called ...

Bouwer Bosch se nuwe musiekvideo vir die titelsnit van die film, SY KLINK SOOS LENTE, is pas uitgereik. Die film handel oor Ben (Stiaan Smith), ‘n selfvoldane werktuigkundige wat een aand vir Linda (Amalia Uys), ‘n beeldskone en uitgesproke ouditeur, in ‘n kroeg ontmoet. Hulle begin gesels en daar is onmiddellik wedersydse belangstelling, maar wanneer Linda vir Ben vra wat hy vir ‘n lewe doen, jok hy en sê hy dat ...

Gewilde Afrikaanse sanger Len Muller se nuwe enkelsnit Vir Die Een Wat Geval Het was op 22 Februarie 2016 landswyd uitgereik. Die lied het vir die jong sanger baie persoonlike betekenis. “Dit is een oggend geskep nadat ek ‘n verskriklike droom gehad het. Ek het gedroom dat ek op my eie begrafnis was. Die begrafnisondernemer het gepraat oor geure en dat ons elkeen ‘n sekere geur agterlaat. Ek onthou ...

Ware liefde begin soms op ‘n vals noot. Wat sou jy doen as jy die meisie van jou drome ontmoet, en weet jy’s nie goed genoeg vir haar nie? Jy jok, natuurlik… Ben (Stiaan Smith), ‘n aantreklike werktuigkundige ontmoet vir Linda (Amalia Uys), ‘n beeldskone, uitgesproke ouditeur een aand in ‘n kroeg. Hulle gesels en daar is dadelik vonke, maar toe Linda vir Ben vra wat hy vir ‘n lewe doen, jok ...

Ten lucky readers stand the chance to win 1 of 10 double tickets to go see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Montecasino Teatro. All you have to do, is to enter the competition below, and be available on Wednesday, 23 November 2016, at 20:00   Please note: The tickets are for the times and dates mentioned above only. No tickets can be transferred, or exchanged for cash. ...

Casting completed for the South Africa’s first original production of Saturday Night Fever Executive Producer Bernard Jay is proud to announce the completion of casting for South Africa’s first ‘non-replica’, professional production of the legendary disco musical, Saturday Night Fever. “We have an absolutely fabulous, world class company of all South African artists,” says Jay. “The crème-de-la-crème of the amazing pool of musical theatre talent ...

Die film wat afspeel op die Kaapse Vlakte en in Pollsmoor-gevangenis is gebaseer op die lewe van draaiboekskrywer John W. Fredericks.  Dis ‘n baanbrekersfilm wat die oorwinning van die menslike gees vier en gebaseer is op die ware verhaal van ’n jong man in die 1960’s wat ’n storieverteller in die tronk word. Noem My Skollie vertel die verhaal van vier tieners, AB (Austin Rose) en sy ...

South Africa’s Romeo and Juliet Story coming to the Big Screen Paul Kruger of Hartiwood Films and Deepend Films’ Paulene Abrey have commenced pre-production on Beyond Reasonable Fact, a possible three-part documentary series exploring the events leading to the tragic Valentine’s Day killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. Hartiwood Films and Deepend Films have acquired the film and documentary rights from Pan Macmillan South ...

‘n Nuwe Afrikaanse fliek met sjarme wat toewyding in ander gaan inspireer! Uit die pen van Jarrod de Jong en Pieter Oosthuizen, bring M4gic-J Entertainment eersdaags ‘n nuwe, opwindende Afrikaanse film, Eintlik Nogal Baie, na die silwerdoek. Die film is vervaardig deur Jarrod de Jong  en die regie is behartig deur Jacques Brand (The Blanket, Die Laaste Ure). Eintlik Nogal Baie is gebaseer op ‘n draaiboek, naamlik Ally, met karakters ...

Big Concerts has confirmed that UB40’s three founding members will be making a triumphant return to South Africa in November 2016 with their ‘Red Red Wine Tour’ having wowed audiences across the world proving they are still a worldwide tour de force. These concerts are presented by Heart FM, Algoa FM, East Coast Radio, Jacaranda FM and Channel 24 and will be yet another Big Concerts ...

Twee bekroonde akteurs op een verhoog, André Odendaal en Wilhelm van der Walt, in ‘n komediedrama kragtoer. Frank Venter is die man op straat. Een van duisende daarbuite wat min mense ooit sal ken en wat nog minder sal onthou. Soos elke mens het Frank ‘n storie. Niemand luister na sy storie nie. Dit is dan tog nie so indrukwekkend nie, of is dit? Frank ...

The Whispers will be co-headlining The Legends of R&B 2 performing with The Stylistics and special guest Lenny Williams. All current ticket holders will have their tickets changed to the new dates with the same seats. If you have not yet collected your tickets you will automatically be issued with the new tickets when you collect. However if you have already collected your tickets you will need to go ...

M-Net’s prestigious singing competition returns for a second season The Voice SA is looking for high-calibre vocal talent! Nothing else matters. It’s all about The Voice! If you have perfect pitch, an enviable range, or the vocal tone or timbre that gives audiences goosebumps, you’re the ideal candidate to enter The Voice SA.  M-Net has confirmed that there will be a second season of the massively ...

Joburg Ballet’s Sumptuous Cinderella Returns – Four Ballerinas Share Title Role Four ballerinas will share the title role when Joburg Ballet’s sumptuous production of Cinderella returns to Joburg Theatre for ten performances only, from Friday 30 September to Sunday 9 October. Heading the line-up of stars is Joburg Ballet’s prima ballerina Burnise Silvius, who will dance the lead role on opening night, partnered by Jonathan Rodrigues as her handsome ...

Who will take part in the next round of The Greatest Movie Ever Made? M-Net Movies announce the contenders of its unique interactive competition. You’ve cried, you’ve laughed and you’ve seen some “Oscar-winning” performances in M-Net Movies’ unique The Greatest Movie Ever Made competition. Now, after a whopping 387 entries from across the continent, M-Net Movies and a panel of experts has narrowed down the entries to just 17 contestants. ...