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Dancing to the front, A Unique Campaign to Emphasise Dance as Art. by Louw Mulder With Dancing with the Stars currently on M-Net, the underestimated popularity of modern dancing proves to be bigger than anyone thought. A lot of our stage stars in South Africa are excelling in this form of art, and not just within the borders of South Africa. JD Engelbrecht is one ...

Live voting, Same-day live results for Dancing With The Stars SA! Pre-register NOW to vote for your favourite celebrities and their dancing partners! For the first time in the history of M-Net 101, the channel will announce the voting results of a reality show on the same night of its live broadcast throughout the voting season. That’s why M-Net 101 is introducing an exciting – and controlled – new voting mechanism for Dancing With The ...

M-Net Movies celebrates Hollywood’s finest with special Oscars pop-up channel. 115 Academy Award winning films, 757 Oscar nominations, 306 golden statuettes – that’s what movie buffs will be treated to on one channel in the month of February. Get the popcorn ready for a dazzling M-Net Movies Oscars pop-up treat on channel 109 on DStv. Leading up to 2018’s landmark 90th annual Academy Awards taking place at the ...

M-Net Channels Showcase Proudly South African TV. Popular local television channels M-Net, Mzansi Magic, Mzansi Bioskop, Mzansi Wethu, kykNET and kykNET & kie have two things in common; They all belong to the proudly South African M-Net stable of channels on DStv and in 2018, and they will all debut a slate of hot new original television productions. Capitalizing on the abundance of talent and ...

Glamourous Extravaganza to hit Channel 101.  Early in 2018, M-Net 101 will be adding yet another spectacular show to its sizzling Sunday night line-up. Late in 2017, the channel confirmed that, with the help of highly skilled professional Latin and Ballroom dancers, 12 untrained local celebrities will be putting their best foot forward to compete in a proudly South African version of the BBC Worldwide ...

Get your cold dish ready for the Second season of South Africa’s My Kitchen Rules! M-Net confirmed at the spectacular season finale of My Kitchen Rules SA Season 1 on 10 December 2017 that the channel will be embarking on another exciting season of the hit local show. For all of the aspiring home cooks out there who are keen to show judges David Higgs and J’Something ...

Dis tyd vir FliekNET! fliekNET is vir ’n derde jaar terug! Nou is jou kans om ’n bietjie te “binge watch” aan al jou gunsteling Afrikaanse flieks – van toeka tot nou. Wat is nou lekkerder as om in die vakansietyd met ’n bak springmielies, op die bank, voor die kassie neer te plak en in van jou gunsteling flieks te ontsnap? Vanaf 16 Desember ...

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 ...

Count down 100 movies to see before you die with the M-Net Movies! What is your absolute favourite film of all time? The one that opened your eyes, tugged at your heartstrings and made your soul leap with joy? Were you were born in the golden age of cinema? Is there a stack of fantastic features your like-minded friends and family have been raving about, which you’re sad to ...

M-Net’s brand new, original local show launches on Sunday 17 September at 17:00!  The dress should be to die for, the food should be world class, the décor divine and the entertainment a blast, but what will happen when South Africans of all backgrounds, cultures and religions open up their special days to The Wedding Bashers? From Sunday 17 September there’s a brand new, quirky wedding show on ...

The Voice SA takes the show on the road with some of Season 2’s favourites!!! This year’s spectacular season of The Voice SA captured the attention of the country when Elsies River-based economics graduate Craig Lucas took the winning title in M-Net’s popular singing competition. Craig, along with his fellow talented competitors, racked up thousands of loyal fans along their journey on the series, and now you have ...

M-Net 101 now brings you best of the best entertainment on the hour Earlier this year, M-Net 101 on DStv bumped up its schedule with an extended prime time, from 18:00 until midnight. Now, the channel of non-stop magic is taking another step to make it easier for viewers to find their favourite shows. Come 1 September, all the prime time programming on M-Net 101 ...

Mom and Daughter, Lani (51) and Louzel (26) are visiting MKRSA from Cradock. Strong family values, and a dedicated approach to Gran, is what they will be bringing to the show. Here are some Q and A’s from Team Lani and Louzel   Lani Who taught you how to cook? Both my husband’s grandmothers. Ouma Tok and Ouma Alida taught me how to cook. My ...

Married couple Bruce (43) and Claudia (33) hails from Midrand and may easily be the most competitive pair in this competition. Here are some Q and A’s from Team Bruce and Claudia   Bruce Who taught you how to cook? My mother had a large influence on my passion for cooking, and her Asian roots have also played a big part in our style as ...

Kelly (46) and Claire (43) are Book Club besties from Kyalami. Apart from many other activities, cooking is something they to best… Here are some Q and A’s from Team Kelly and Claire   Kelly How did you decide to enter MKRSA? Claire and I were enjoying margaritas at a restaurant and Claire suggested we enter after seeing the auditions being advertised. We had nothing ...

Rowan (33) and Rein (35), one very English, the other very Afrikaans, are Water Polo Buddies from Krugersdorp. Here are some Q and A’s from Team Rein and Rowan   Rowan For how long have you and your partner known each other? Rein and I have known each other since high school, where we met playing water polo. After a seven year stint when Rein ...

Besties from Bloem, Liz (37) and Leanne (32) will be competing for the My Kitchen Rules South Africa title. They are sporty, family women, with huge appetites… Here are some Q and A’s from Team Kelly and Claire… Liz For how long have you and your partner know each other? Leanne and I have known each other for just over two years now. Finally, I ...

The knives are out and the kitchen’s about to heat up in an epic South African Culinary showdown. My Kitchen Rules SA invites you to sink your teeth into the ultimate recipe for great local content. It is not just the food which will burn you. Dishes are not the only thing served ice cold. There is choking under pressure and there is choking up ...

“My Music must inspire, motivate and move people”. by Louw Mulder After previously failing to even get past the first stages of Idols SA, and having been kicked out of Boot Camp in X-Factor, this 26-year old Worship Leader from Secunda decided to enter The Voice South Africa. It must have been third time lucky, as PJ Pretorius finished 6th in the second season of ...

You can hear their voices on M-Net, but here are some images that made memories…

Talent Galore in this Season of The Voice South Africa The Voice South Africa provided some top class SA Talent this year.  Check out some pics…   Photos by Louw Mulder

Pairs of amateur chefs to dish up drama and three-course meals in My Kitchen Rules South Africa Fancy seeing yourself on television, winning fabulous prizes in a top-notch prime time show? M-Net is inviting pairs of home cooks to showcase their flair for food and ability to turn their living space into instant restaurants. M-Net announced that it will be whipping up a local version of yet another ...

Springbok player’s wife makes the cut, along with six other acts   In tonight’s penultimate episode of The Voice SA Blind Auditions, seven acts made the cut into the four coaches’ teams in total, including Caroline-Grace Brüssow – the wife of Springbok rugby player Heinrich Brüssow – who was in the audience cheering her on! Caroline-Grace (28), an attorney from Bloemfontein, flew in for The Voice auditions all the ...

DStv’s M-Net channels get a refresh DStv customers have spoken… and MultiChoice and M-Net took note. DStv Premium customers can soon look forward to more fresh series with fewer movies and series repeats from M-Net. MultiChoice and M-Net will be making key changes to some of the M-Net channels to improve DStv customers’ viewing experience.   Supersized M-Net 101 The ever-popular M-Net Edge (channel 102) will be ...

Say “I do” with M-Net 101! New premium prime-time show may showcase your upcoming wedding You’ve met your match, your better half, “the one”… and now you’re planning on getting hitched. You can do what couples usually do and capture the memories of your big day with wedding photographs and your own video, or you can share this very special occasion with South Africa on ...

How well can you spell? Show off your superlative word skills by entering M-Net’s Spellbound! ou can’t sing – not even in the shower. Your carefully planned delectable dishes end up being despicable disasters. You simply don’t have the stamina to survive on a deserted island. And your budding entrepreneurial skills won’t turn you into the next big business mogul. But, the day spelling talent was ...

The special jury convened by the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)  announced today that the feature film, Noem My Skollie, currently on circuit in South African cinemas has been nominated as South Africa’s official selection to the 89th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) in the category for Best Foreign Language Film Award. The NFVF CEO Zama Mkosi said: “We are proud that after a rigorous judging process, ...

M-Net is celebrating 30 years of magic in October with a special, once-off pop-up channel called M-Net Movies BlockParty. This party will be broadcast on DSTV Channel 109. On weekdays, the channel will be airing some seriously funny series at 19:30, then there are side-splitting movies at around 20:30 in prime time. And just after 22:00, you’ll want to sit down for some hilarious stand-up shows, featuring ...

Young self-made multi-millionaire will boost businesses in new TV show At the age of 14 Marnus Broodryk, who sometimes had to mow lawns and wash cars to pay for his school fees, started his first business, designing websites. By the time he turned 24 he was a self-made millionaire, and today this 30-year-old entrepreneur extraordinaire can boast that he has launched several multi-million Rand companies. For Marnus, however, making money ...