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Bianca Del Rio for South Africa! After sold out performances in The USA, Australia, the UK and Ireland, Bianca Del Rio, the self-described Clown in a Gown, is finally landing in Africa! When it comes to insult comics, Bianca is in a class of her own. Fierce, funny, and fabulous—a would-be love child sired by John Waters and birthed by Joan Rivers—Bianca sandblasted her name in ...

Lily Hollows Sends Powerful Message from the Youth with Debut Single! Johannesburg-based singer/songwriter Lily Hollows makes an admirable introduction to the music industry with debut single, Daddy I’m Gone, now available on all leading digital platforms worldwide. The indie artist has taken the popular genre of soulful jazz and crafted it into her own with a fusion of grunge and elegance. The 19-year-old’s songwriting abilities ...

Eerste Enkelsnit vir Mariska Mariska glo dat musiek met die hart praat op ’n manier wat woorde alleen nie kan nie en dit is beslis ’n raak beskrywing van hierdie nuweling se treffende aanslag, wat beloof om groot opslae te maak in die Afrikaanse Musiekbedryf. Dankie, die titel- en eerste enkelsnitvrystelling, is deur Johan Oberholzer geskryf en het ’n lekker ritme en betekenisvolle lirieke. Dit gaan ...

The Wild Ones brings the Two Oceans Aquarium into M-Net viewers’ homes. For the next five consecutive Sundays, starting on 3 June at 16:00, M-Net’s brand new and beautifully filmed wildlife series The Wild Ones will explore the behind the scenes areas of the Two Oceans Aquarium, where viewers will meet some of the wonderful creatures that call the Aquarium homes. These five episodes, titled Aquarium: An Aquatic Life, ...

Who will be cooking up a storm in M-Net’s My Kitchen Rules South Africa Season 2? The yummiest local cooking competition on television, My Kitchen Rules South Africa returns to M-Net 101  on 3 June, at 18:00, with celebrity chef and musician J’Something and restaurateur extraordinaire David Higgs reprising their roles as the show’s discerning judges. During the Instant Restaurant phase there are two tables, each consisting of five foodie pairs – ...

In June, RADA Inspires us to Celebrate Family! In March 2018, RADA launched the RADA Inspire campaign with the aim of shifting perspective across various social issues and creating a level of self-awareness among people. It has been an eye-opening and challenging task, one that couldn’t have been achieved without the coming together and unity of the RADA family, which is why for the month ...

Alfred Adriaan’s Debut One-Man Show comes to Life. Five time Comics’ Choice Award Nominee, Alfred Adriaan brings his debut one man show Dating Life to the Studio Theatre at Montecasino. Alfred Adriaan is an accomplished South African comedian with international comedy experience and has just recently returned from a club tour in New York city. He is also known as the lead actor in the the KykNet ...

No More Waiting for Majozi’s Waiting.  The wait is finally over last month saw the release of brand new material by Majozi. This man shot to fame in 2015 with the release of his single Fire, which was a major pop radio hit and his feel-good follow up single, Darling, which endeared him to the hearts of his loyal fans nationwide. His debut SAMA-nominated album Fire, which includes the #1 ...

Nat Geo Wild’s Programming for World Ocean’s Day Plastic Pollution in the oceans is a global crisis, with more than 40% of plastics used once then tossed, seeing 9 million tons of plastic waste ending up in the ocean each year. The June issue of National Geographic magazine explains how the waste that ends up in the ocean is simply the tip of the iceberg, further ...

New Single For The Voice Winner! Last month saw the official release of a brand new single by The Voice 2017 Winner, Craig Lucas. The single, entitled Hearts Exposed, is the 3rd single from his SAMA 2018 nominated debut album, Restless, released in 2017.  To give you a taste of this track’s sound, and while we wait for the official music video, have a look at his ...

Nuwe Musiekvideo vir Ghoema-Bekroonde Duo… Vlugvoetig se musiekvideo is een groot Kaleidoskopiese partytjie van kleur, ritme en genotvolle danspassies in ’n egte swing-dansstyl uit die vyftigs! Die liefdesverhaal wat afspeel, is een van hoop vir die sogenaamde bleeksiele wat duidelik met hulle unieke danspassies óók ’n meisie se hart kan verower! As jy nie luskry om te dans saam met hierdie jolige spulletjie nie, moet jy ...

Hierdie is ‘n Boodskap van Hoop! Die donkerkop sangeres, Mari Bosman, het pas ’n nuwe goedvoel liedjie oor hoop en vergifnis vrygestel. Dié liedjie wat in Mari se woorde as rooiwyn rock beskou kan word, is deurdie talentvolle sangeres self geskryf. Hou Vas is ’n folk-pop liedjie wat hoop gee in ’n donker land. Sean Manley het die verwerking van die liedjie gedoen, terwyl die ...

Is jy die volgende Lag-Genie vir die Klein Skerm?   Het jy ‘n idee vir ‘n idee vir ‘n televisie komedie wat jy al lank mee rondloop? Daardie karakters wat jy weet kykers mee sal kan identifiseer; onmoontlike situasies met skreeusnaakse gevolge. Nou is jou kans om jou idee voor te lê en joune word dalk gekies om verder saam met kykNET en GRAPKAS ontwikkel ...

Or to be grammatically correct… Fokofpolisiemotor…   With thanks to the organisers, we are giving away an exclusive set of tickets to the Fokofpolisiekar gig of this month’s Saturday Social Club, featuring Sweet Resistance, 4AM and Six String Stories. This concert is taking place on 9 June, at the Red Roman Shed, at Emperor’s Palace. The Saturday Social Club is a brand new series of ...

For the First Time in the Capital by Jenny Griesel If there was ever a band that demystified Reggae and opened this genre of music to the rest of the world, it is without a doubt UB40. With their signature rootsy sound, and huge multi hit chart-topping repertoire, UB40 have been wow-ing music fans since 1979. After a brief pause, they reunited and re-entered the ...

Bullying is a worldwide problem that affects more than just the youth. Two months into the RADA Inspire campaign and the team at RADA are already spreading their web of influence, initiating positive change across the South African community. The RADA Inspire campaign was launched at the beginning of March to inspire the nation through a simple shift in perspective. The aim: to encourage the ...

Free she was born, and free she will die! Founded in 2011, Sempre Opera, in collaboration with Joburg Theatre, is proud to announce its upcoming production of Carmen by George Bizet on The Mandela Stage for four performances only on Sunday 3rd, Tuesday 5th, Friday 8th and Sunday 10th June. Seville, Spain.  A gypsy is determined to live life on her own terms – whatever her fate may be. The passionate triangle of the world-wise gypsy woman, the jealous ...

Nominations for the 14th Annual Naledi Theatre Awards! The 2017-year was a very busy one for theatre, with an extraordinary amount new talent, works and sheer entertainment on display. Here are the Nominations for theatre productions staged in 2017:   Best Theatre Set Design Conor Murphy – West Side Story Paul Wills – King Kong Nadine MInnaar and Louis Minnaar – Calling Me Home Nadine ...

M-Net launches proudly South African wildlife series!   M-Net channel 101 has announced that it is launching a brand new local wildlife series entitled The Wild Ones. The proudly South African series, which covers a variety of ecological topics, will debut on the channel on Sunday, 6 May at 15:00. Produced by Homebrew Films, which has previously created numerous wildlife series for both local and international ...

Plaaslike Misdaadriiller word by Internasionale Rolprentfees Bekendgestel! Nommer 37, ’n rolprent deur Gambit Films, word gedurende die week van 9 tot 16 Maart 2018 op die grootskerm bekendgestel by die SXSW-rolprentfees in Texas. Dit is een van slegs 44 films, deur debuutfilmmakers, wat hiervoor gekies is uit 8 160 inskrywings van regoor die wêreld. Die kortfilm is reeds in 2016 bekroon met ’n SAFTA-toekenning vir Beste Kortfilm en ...

Dream BIG as Disney On Ice sprinkles pixie dust in SA! With thanks to Showtime Management, we are giving away family tickets to the Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town performances of Disney on Ice: Dream Big. Enter a world where adventure is awaiting and courage leads the way at Disney On Ice presents Dream Big. Join Tinker Bell as she takes you on a journey of beloved ...

Hugo Nieuwoudt, het pas sy splinternuwe enkelsnit. Toekomsbladsy, vanaf sy nuwe album, Net Soos Die Sneeu, vrygestel. Dit beloof om ‘n nuwe bladsy vir sytoekoms ook te wees… Toekomsbladsy, ’n Afrikaanse popliedjie, is ’n tipiese liefdesliedjie wat die storie vertel van hoe die seer in enige verhouding uitgevee word, en ’n nuwe skoon bladsy wag om gevul te word. Dit gaan oor die hoop ná ...

‘n Bietjie van ‘n Misverstand, Maatjies… Thys & Trix is ‘n skaterlag aksiekomedie met Leandie du Randt Bosch en Bouwer Bosch in die hoofrolle. Thys en Trix is broer en suster en ook ywerige maar onbeholpe polisiemanne. Hulle onderlangse twis veroorsaak dat hulle geskors word nadat hulle die polisiediens wéér in die verleentheid stel. Speurder Solomons ondersoek die bedrywighede van ‘n misdaad-sindikaat in ‘n eksklusiewe gholflandgoed buite Mosselbaai. Vanweë hulle ‘vanilla-voorkoms‘ word Thys & ...

A Glittering Double Bill from Joburg Ballet this Winter. From the diamond brilliance of classical ballet to the sweep and surge of contemporary dance, Joburg Ballet returns for its second 2018 season at Joburg Theatre with Fire and Ice, a glittering double bill, for ten performances from Friday 29 June to Sunday 8 July. The company offers a range of affordable tickets throughout the season, including half ...

From the Screen, to Live on an SA Stage! With thanks to Big Concerts and the Publicity Workshop, we are sending a family of four to experience Cartoon Network Live.  Tickets up for grabs, are for the 14:00 performance on 3 July 2018, at the Teatro, Montecasino. In Cartoon Network Live! Kelvin Gizmo, scientist extraordinaire, takes us into the world of Cartoon Network which is under threat ...

Heuning Het ‘n Nuwe Maatstaf vir hulle Sukses! Suid-Afrika se bekroonde country-duo is terug met ’n splinternuwe enkelsnit, Maatstaf vir my Hart, wat nie net gaan voortbou op die unieke moderne country-popstyl waarvoor hulle bekendheid verwerf het nie, maar ook die kieskeurigste musiek-oor tevrede sal stel. Heuning, wat bestaan uit Jeanette Pretorius en Hansie Roodt, se nuutste vrystelling kombineer ’n lekkerluisterwysie met hoendervleismooi lirieke, wat ...

Koch’s most fun show to date! With huge appreciation to the producers, Stage and Screen are giving away five sets of tickets to The Puppet Guy, for the performance on Wednesday, 16 May 2019 at the Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Studio. In his latest show offering, Puppet Guy, Conrad Koch – the man often mistakenly called ‘Chester’ – goes back to the lighter side of comedy ventriloquism. The show, brought ...

She’s back…hairier than ever… The much loved comedies about a dysfunctional Portuguese family, with more dirty secrets between them than the mafia, returns to the stage. This one woman, 6 character show played by the award winning Sonia Esgueira, and directed by Heinrich Reisenhoffer has been one of the longest running one man shows in SA, to critical acclaim. “Porralicious 4, is a hilarious new show featuring ...

M-Net Movies takes no prisoners with its Bang Bang Heroes.   As Winter is Coming, and there is no Game of Thrones to look forward to this July, M-Net Movies is making sure that their Bang Bang Heroes Pop-UP Channel, will send John Snow heating all up… Get ready for a selection of non-stop, pulsating, explosive, jaw-breaking, bone-crushing, no-holds-barred movies, built around legendary Hollywood action ...

Afstand Tussen Jou en My gaan groot vir Wikus Botma.  Wikus Botma, ‘n nuweling op die Afrikaanse musiekfront, het onlangs sy nuutse enkelsnit, Afstand Tussen Jou en My, vrygestel.  Hierdie enkelsnit is geinspireer deur die rou emosies wat kunstenaars beleef wanneer hulle hul geliefdes moet agterlaat en die alleengevoel op die pad waarmee hul worstel wanneer hulle op toer gaan. Dit word treffend weerspieël in ...