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M-Net’s The Voice SA, delivers Anele Mdoda as the new Host in its 3rd Season. One of South Africa’s best-known media personalities has landed her dream job. The third season of M-Net’s The Voice South Africa, will be hosted by the effervescent, always-colourful radio and television star, Anele Mdoda. Anele, a self-proclaimed super fan of the popular television franchise, took on this coveted role when the show’s Blind ...

In Fact, There is So Much More than just The #VoiceSa! On 3 February 2019, the 3rd Season of M-Net’s The Voice South Africa will return after a year’s break, just after Craig Lucas and Richard Stirton were announced the Season 2 and Season 1’s winners respectively. It seems that it is M-Net’s mission to impress South Africa with a range of locally produced shows, with ...

Lokprent van nuwe SA Film, dra Kragtige Boodskap.

Ever wanted to watch a Leon Schuster Film, with Leon Schuster? Thanks to Starburst Promotions, and the producers of the new Leon Schuster and Gray Hofmeyr film, we are giving away 2 Double Tickets to the World Premiere of Frank and Fearless.  The premiere will be held at the Ster Kinekor Cinemas in Sandton City, on Thursday, 15 November 2018. Frank and Fearless,  written by ...

Witness how the Coaches turn their chairs…. M-Net and its Producers are gearing up to start filming The Voice SA’s 3rd Season soon, and Stage and Screen joined the Magic by giving its readers the exciting opportunity to witness these recordings!! These recordings will be held at Urban Brew Studios, on various dates and timeslots.  If you wish to attend one, or more of these experiences, please ...

South-Africa’s 1st Bachelor has all the Media scooping… The secret is out! On Sunday, 7 October 2018 just after Carte Blanche, M-Net gave viewers a glimpse of the handsome hunk who will forever be known as South African reality television’s first Bachelor. The name is Lee, and Stage and Screen found this introductory video of him of two  years ago… Lee is an accomplished all-rounder. He ...

Kyk Wie Is Terug… Hotel, die Afrikaanse mokumentêr, is terug! Die reeks handel oor ’n middeljarige hotelbestuurder, Ferdie Kruger, en sy kleindorpie-personeel wat spartel om dié substandaard-hotel se deure oop te hou. Hulle gaan dalk nie in die geskiedenis afgaan as die beste personeelgroep nie. Dalk ook nie as die flukste of hulpvaardigste nie. Maar dié kleindorpie-personeel van Fransenburg het om ander redes in ons harte ingekruip. ...

Nog niet die Laaste van Schuster! Hou vas aan jou sitplek want die grapjas, Leon Schuster, is terug met ’n splinternuwe goedvoel-komedie, met skreeusnaakse insidente en ’n inspirerende storielyn, wat kykers vasgenael sal hou van begin tot einde. In ware Schuster-tradisie, volg Frank & Fearless die wenresep van pittige komedie en humoristiese sosiale kommentaar waarvoor Leon se vorige werk, soos There’s a Zulu on my Stoep en Mr. Bones, bekendheid verwerf ...

Bolhuis: Onder die vergrootglas. Spesialis-ondersoeker Mike Bolhuis, die man wat wetsoortreders se broeke laat bewe, is vanaf Oktober op kykNET in die misdaadsreeks, Bolhuis, te sien. Mike, wat beskou word as een van Suid-Afrika se top ondersoekers, was al betrokke by van die land se grootste moord- en bedrogsake. In dié reeks delf ons dieper in van die sake wat al op sy lessenaar beland ...

Vat ‘n Vet Kans om gewig te Verloor.  Of dit is omdat jy mooi wil lyk in jou trourok op jou groot dag, saam met jou kinders bal wil rondskop sonder om uit asem te raak, ’n goeie rolmodel vir hulle wil wees of bloot omdat jou gewig jou selfvertroue knou, bykans almal wil graag gewig verloor, maak nie saak of dit 5 kg of ...

Van Ouma se skate, tot op die Kassie. Op 1 Oktober begin Tiaan Onthou waarin Tiaan Langenegger die land deurkruis op soek na oumas se geheime in die kombuis. Sy grootste vrees, sê hy, is dat ons gaan vergeet hoe om werklik te kook. Volgens Tiaan, is dit deesdae net te maklik om klaargemaakte kos te koop of self disse te maak wat jy net in die ...

Tom Outwits, Outplays and Outlasts to Claim the Sole Survivor title. Despite rubbing almost every other Castaway up the wrong way at some stage during the course of this season, Adventure Camp Manager Tom Swartz still convinced the Survivor South Africa: Philippines Jury to award him the R1 Million prize money and title of Sole Survivor. The announcement was made during a gripping two-hour Survivor SA Finale on ...

Survived with Attitude and Luck. By Louw Mulder With the Top 3 survivors now known to the millions of viewers in this season of M-Net’s Survivor SA: Philippines, no one, not even herself, would have bet on this lady to be the dark horse of the season, making it to the final three. But the lucky Annalize Sainsbury outwit, outlasted and outplayed her fellow contestants, with only ...

Stage and Screen Joins M-Net’s Survivor in the Philippines.  by Louw Mulder Sometimes, life just decides to give back, rewarding you for all the times you were at the giving end. That is how I received the blessing that came my way earlier this year, when I was selected by M-Net to be part of the media group to travel to the Philippine Island of ...

“It’s my Heart writing the songs” by Louw Mulder To have your heart broken, is most probably one of the most difficult things any person has to deal with. It is something we mostly keep to ourselves, trying to heal on a way unknown at that point in time. But then comes a talented artist, who represents his own heartache through music, and gives you ...

Table two steps up to the plate in My Kitchen Rules SA! Last Sunday My Kitchen Rules SA completed its first five-week cycle in which five teams hosted five very different Instant Restaurants, and there was as much action at the table as in the kitchen. The cycle ended with the elimination of the team that posted the lowest score. Now it’s time to introduce a brand-new group ...

The Bachelor SA is looking for YOU to make the first move! M-Net has secured the rights to produce a local version of yet another worldwide reality television smash hit. This time, the channel is bringing roses and romance to our screens with The Bachelor South Africa.  The dashing South African Bachelor’s first date with M-Net 101 viewers is scheduled for the next Valentine’s Day, Thursday 14 ...

JA MAN, DIE kan mos ‘n lekker affêre raak, saam met pa, MA, GIEL en die hele Suid Afrika! You must be one of millions in South Africa, enticed by M-Net’s World Class local show line-up on Sundays, who sits in front of the TV somewhere between 18:00 and 19:00, getting hungrier as you watch the second season of My Kitchen Rules SA, after already hearing stomach growls ...

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 – ...

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 ...

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 ...

Die Ervare Glimlag agter Toeks. deur Louw Mulder As ‘n mens terug dink aan die eerste dae van Binnelanders, onthou ‘n mens vir Gys de Villiers in die rol van Dokter Zieg Combrink, sy vrou, wat gespeel is deur Elzette Marschalk, en ook die ervare Jürgen Helberg, wat die rol van Kitte vertolk het. Dan sien jy hierdie gesoute akteurs in die koffiewinkel sit, met ‘n ...

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 ...

Van Sepie Feeks, tot Silwerdoek Liefling. deur Louw Mulder In ‘n Netwerk24-artikel wat op 16 Junie 2016 deur Fanie Cronje geskryf is, is daar na Stefanie Malherbe as die ‘Feeks van reeks’ verwys. Ek onthou hierdie karakter nog van die tyd toe Binnelanders ‘n dramareeks op M-Net was.  Stefanie, die ontvangsdame van Dokter Zieg Combrink se praktyk, was die minnares van haar baas, en so ...

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 ...

Who will be the First King and Queen of the SA Dance Floor? Connell Cruise, Eden Classens, Zola Nombona and their dancing partners will battle it out in the Dancing With The Stars SA finale during this Sunday’s live broadcast on M-Net.  Team Connell and Team Zola both survived a Dance-Off throughout the season, with Team Eden being in that dull position more than once. Judging by last Sunday’s surprising ...

Win a VIP Experience to the Live Broadcast of Dancing with the Stars! Five Stage and Screen readers can each win two VIP Dancing with the Stars experiences, courtesy of M-Net and Stage and Screen. Due to the limited capacity of the impressive Dancing with the Stars custom-built studio, attendance to these weekly events, was by invitation only.   After discussions with the magical team at M-Net,  we secured 5 Magical VIP ...

Enjoy more ‘big days’ in the company of The Wedding Bashers! M-Net’s original local wedding show returns with two new ‘Bashers’ and a lot of heart The “Bashers” are back! M-Net’s popular local TV series, The Wedding Bashers, returns for a second season this year and viewers are in for a treat as M-Net has also created four Wedding Bashers specials, entitled The Wedding Bashers Specials… With Love which will be aired ...