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Koos Du Plessis se Gebed word Herleef. Wynand Strydom het oor die afgelope vyftien jaar vir homself ’n stewige plek in die Afrikaanse musiekbedryf gevestig.  Dié oud-Pretorianer het al die verhoog met bekende name gedeel en by die grootste musiekfeeste opgetree.  Sy splinternuwe album, Skielik Is Jy Vry, is ‘n treffende huldebly aan een van die musiekbedryf se grootste legendes, Koos du Plessis. Wynand Strydom se eerste ...

A World Opened Up for the Little Ones! Caroon Network may be one of the first channels that has been viewed by millions of viewers when DSTV started their digital satellite service, but now, kids in Cape Town and Johannesburg also had the chance to see some of their favourite characters live on stage, when Cartoon Network Live came to the Teatro in Montecasino. The stage is ...

Bikers for Mandela Day Ride to Keep Girls in School! As has become a tradition, and as part of the Nelson Mandela centenary celebrations, bikers from across South Africa will ride for charity to mark Mandela Day next month. Bikers for Mandela Day in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, will this year rally in aid of “Keep a Girl Child in School”. The aim ...

They are back in SA, and here is Your Chance to Win Tickets! With thanks to Big Concerts and the Publicity Workshop, we are giving away a double ticket to Tap Dogs.  Tickets up for grabs, are for the 20:00 performance on 29 August 2018, at the Teatro, Montecasino. Australia’s most successful theatrical export, Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs, is coming to South Africa for a strictly limited ...

A double act feature that will have you hooked by David Simmons It’s very rare we get to witness two completely different genres of dance in one very exciting and ambitious evening. Fire an Ice, a befitting name for two contrasting works, opened at the Joburg Theatre to mixed emotions. Diehard classical Ballet enthusiasts will revel in a gorgeous presentation of Act 3 of Raymonda, ...

New SA Film Opens 27 July! Broken Promises 4-Ever’ the fourth instalment in the ‘Broken Promises’ franchise by well-known award-winning director, producer, and scriptwriter, Kumaran Naidu, opens in cinemas on 27 July 2018. The film follows the antics of the Padayachee family and all the favourite characters from the previous movies, Amsugi, Reuben, Saras, Bommi, and others are back. Amsugi’s (Kogie Naidoo) grandson, Mandoza (Theshen ...

The Voice Stem stel treffende nuwe enkelsnit bekend! Dawie de Jager is beslis nie ’n onbekende gesig in die musiekbedryf nie. Hy het nie net die ‘oor’ van Bobby van Jaarsveld en The Voice SA-aanhangers gedurende die tweede seisoen van dié realiteitsprogram gevang nie, maar is ook die kreatiewe komponis agter die klankbane van verskeie lokettreffers, waaronder Roepman, Sy Klink soos Lente, Jonathan Verraaiers, en meer huidiglik, ...

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 ...

Nat Geo WILD’s SharkFest Takes the First Bite, We are going to need a bigger boat. Nat Geo WILD’s SharkFest is back with more teeth than ever! Get out of the water and into your living rooms because Nat Geo WILD’s sixth annual SharkFest gives viewers a whole week of fin-tastic good shark TV. We have got the latest insights from the top shark researchers, a comprehensive look at the many shark species ...

Jong Bakker wen kykNET Realiteitsreeks Wicus van Deventer is die wenner van kykNET se gewilde Koekedoortjie-werklikheidsreeks.  Dié twaalfjarige bakker van Prieska het in die finale episode van Koekedoortjie, wat Woensdagaand uitgesaai is, teen Nix Korff (13) van Centurion meegeding. Wicus en Nix moes ’n “super nova sterrekoek wat na die sterre reik en hemels proe” bak. Wicus se weergawe en tegnieke het die beoordelaars, Mari-Louis Guy ...

The man with the guitar! by Genevieve Vieira With so many new names entering the SA music scene, an artist who aims to make it in these markets, will have to offer something different, and display a unique set of characteristics, in order to be different. Werner Bekker, a 23-year-old singer and songwriter from Linden in Johannesburg, plays his guitar lying face-up on his lap. ...

00Join the Party on 7 July for a Big Celebration.  The team at Oasis Experience has selected the most beautiful setting as they host GoldFish Live in the Pretoria National Botanical Garden on Saturday July 7th. Tickets are on sale now for Oasis in association with 947 Presents GoldFish In The Gardens. To compliment the natural beauty of the Pretoria National Botanical Garden, the Oasis Experience has been ...

Joseph Clark Travels to Cape Town and Pretoria After incredible public demand, Joseph Clark will be in Cape Town for the first time for 5 performances only with Joseph Clark – The Music of QUEEN, after which he will travel to the Capital for 3 performances at the new Sun Arena, Time Square. Being regarded by many as the world’s number one performer doing justice to Queen’s ...

Nuwe Fliek gebruik al die Trix om Teatergangers te laat Thys voel.  Deur Louw Mulder Daar word deesdae baie goeie dinge gesê van hoe die Afrikaanse Filmbedryf blom, deur kwaliteit, lekker-kyk films op die grootskerm te bring. Selfs die verseidenheid van genres word genoem, en net so het die nuwe rolprent van Bouwer Bosch Films en die Film Factory, Thys & Trix glad nie teleurgestel nie. ...

The Darling Hits Cape Town! After a sold-out season at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Studio, the newest Pieter-Dirk Uys show will be presented at the Fugard Theatre in August 2018. Sometimes politics repeats itself, not only taking history and turning it into farce, but taking farce and turning into the fake news which is now called entertainment. Pieter-Dirk Uys is sorting out 40 years of distress, ...

Gesogte Kitaarspeler se eerste Solo-Snit! Leon Gropp, se eerste solo-enkelsnit word hierdie week vrygestel. Bakenlig beloof nie net om luisteraars se hartsnare te prikkel en vir hulle ’n hele nuwe kant van hom te wys nie, maar ook om vir dié talentvolle musikant ’n stewige plek, as sanger, te vestig in die Suid-Afrikaanse musiekbedryf. Hierdie liedjie is splinternuut en die eerste van heelwat nuwe materiaal wat Leon ...

Cape Town Collaboration Drops New Hit Single! The collaboration between Josh Wantie and Wax Beach delivered a chart-topping radio single with One More Night. Both acts are excited to now reveal the music video behind the hit. The music video for One More Night was created by Wantie’s long-time friends, Steve Thistle (filming) and Tyler Walker (Director), in different spots in and around Cape town. ...

Brand New Single From Forthcoming New Album Jeri Silverman was a hidden gem in the local music scene, but no more. The release of her brand new single I Wonder from her forthcoming debut album Dear Life is going to change all this. Delicate, raw, unapologetic and South African born singer-songwriter Jeri Silverman, crafts soul-stirring melodies with a percussive folk pop edge. Trading Cape Town’s ...

New EP for Justin Serrao Justin Serrao released Are You Lonely last month as the first single from his brand new EP One Year Warning which is currently out. Serrao started recording the EP back in November 2017 at High Seas Studios with Jacques Du Plessis and Gavin Flaks, and is beyond excited for everyone to hear what’s been created. Listening to the songs and ...

“There is always an opportunity outside the walls around you.” by Louw Mulder Most of the questions I normally get are from young, aspiring theatre performers, wanting to know where to start and how to get that foot in the door. But sometimes, a huge part of the success is totally up to yourself, and how eagerly you will do what it takes to get ...

Kyk Net!  Niks Koue met kykNET! Die winter is dalk behoorlik hier, maar kykNET se vermaak hierdie winter sal jou alles behalwe koud laat. kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, spog met van Suid-Afrika se top akteurs in die nuwe regsdrama, Fynskrif, wat vanaf 10 Julie om 20:00 te sien is. Kykers kan uitsien na persoonlike en familiedramas tussendeur regsake. Nataniël en sy broer, Edik le Roux, is vanaf 4 ...

Binnlanders Maak Groot Veranderinge na 3000ste Episode! Van Junie af is daar heelwat nuwe dinge om na uit te sien in Binnelanders, en die nuwe, sowel as reeds bekende gesigte, wat in die gange van Binneland Kliniek kom draai gaan sorg vir vuurwarm vermaak in die koue wintermaande. Terwyl almal nog wonder of Monique Cilliers vertrou kan word, is Elani Dekker kliphard aan die skiet ...

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 ...

‘n Eg Kaapse Riller, en Niks Minder Nie! deur Louw Mulder In een van haar treffers in die 80’s, sing Carike Keuzenkamp die woorde: “Dis ‘n land van kleure en klank, dis ‘n land van oorvloed en dank, dis ‘n land waar almal na strewe… Hierdie land bied almal sy deel…” Dit is hierdie milieu van Trots Suid Afrikaans, die gevoel van patriotisme vir hierdie ...

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, ...

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 ...