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Rarely seen behaviours come to the Small Screen in Big Cat February… Nat Geo Wild’s ninth annual big cat event packs in five new premieres over the month of February 2019, featuring surprising behaviours and inspiring stories of big cats around the world. Every year the channel shines a light on these majestic creatures to remind people of their struggle and their importance in our ...

3rd Season of Nat Geo’s Cosmos, returns with Possible Worlds. National Geographic has announced the Emmy-, and Peabody Award-winning Cosmos will return for its third season, beginning Sunday 3 March at 20:00. The program is airing as a global event on National Geographic in 172 countries and 43 languages which now includes South Africa. The 13-part series will once again be executive-produced, written and directed by ...

Entries for M-Net’s New Blind-Dating Show are Now Open! The very first Bachelor SA – superhot former Sharks rugby player, entrepreneur and international model, Lee Thompson, is not the only one who will be dating up a storm on M-Net 101 in 2019, in the hopes of finding true love. In addition to The Bachelor SA, the magic channel has conjured up a fresh and fun-filled highly original ...

Creator of Langarm adapts hilarious comedy for S.A premiere. Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre present the South African premiere of Happy New Year, a hilarious, heart-warming rom com, adapted by South African icon David Kramer from the hit, award-winning play Midsummer (A Play With Songs), by David Greig and Gordon McIntyre. Happy New Year will be presented from 19 February 2019 in The Fugard Studio Theatre and bookings are ...

Stories van hoop en groei in kykNET se nuwe reeks. Om in die oomblik te leef beteken nie slegs om doelbewus in die hier en nou te wees nie, dit beteken ook om bewus te wees van die hoofstuk én seisoen waarin ons ons tans bevind. In die Oomblik is ’n nuwe kykNET-reeks wat op 6 Januarie om 2019 om 09:30 begin en waarin ons deur ander ...

Rapper Riky Rick from Rikado Replaces Khan in the New Voice’s Coaching Ranks! M-Net recently revealed that radio and TV star Anele Mdoda had been signed as the new host of The Voice South Africa. But she is not the only larger-than-life personality who will soon be setting the brand-new stage at Urban Brew studios alight in the 3rd season of this popular talent search. Multi-talented rapper and record ...

Out with Bobby and In with Riana, as the new Afrikaans Coach in The Voice SA’s 3rd Season. There’s some serious competition coming your way from another new coach in the third season of M-Net’s The Voice South Africa. One of strongest female voices and most successful songwriters in the South African music industry, Christian and pop music star Riana Nel, took a seat in one of The Voice SA’s famous red ...

Lady Lira returns for Season 3 as the Longest Sitting Voice Coach in South Africa. Fans of The Voice South Africa are in for an electrifying third season. The sparks are bound to fly when new coaches Riky Rick, Francois van Coke and Riana Nel compete for talent.  To add to the star wattage, Lira is back in her old red seat, as the most capped Voice Coach in SA! As a confirmed coach ...

Francois van Coke replaces Karen Zoid as the Rocker on the new Voice’s Coaching Panel! The coaching panel for The Voice South Africa Season 3 would include three hitmakers from different backgrounds and music genres: a Flamboyant male rapper and producer, an Afrikaans gospel, country and pop darling and an Afro-chick soul diva. Missing from the mix was a rebellious rocker… and perhaps a little more testosterone.  ...

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 ...

Aunty Merle is coming not-so-straight from CT to Joburg Theatre. With thanks to our friends in the Theatre Business, who is bringing Marc Lottering’s Aunty Merle; The Musical to the Mandela Stage of the Joburg Theatre, we are giving away 2 Double Tickets to the 20:00 Performance of this true Cape Townian Production, on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, Popular comedian, Marc Lottering’s most beloved alter ego, ...

Stand a Monstrous chance of winning tickets to this First SA Jam. With a huge thank you to the very generous Showtime Management, fans of this monster truck Juggernaut craziness in Durban, Cape Town andd Johannesburg, stand a chance to win a set to each city’s event, which includes Four Tickets for the family, as well as Tickets to the Pit Party, in the middle ...

The History and Sounds of Cape Town create this Perfect Mosaic of Musical Theatre. by Louw Mulder The wonder, awe and art of theatre is very special to the team at Stage and screen. When I visited the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town this past December, the level of specialness was magnified in such a way, that the theatre outing in its whole became one of ...

Springbok Nude Girls Meets Roxy Music! Big Concerts announced that award winning, singer-songwriter Arno Carstens is confirmed as the support act for Bryan Ferry. Arno Carstens has released 12 albums; five as lead singer of Springbok Nude Girls, one as part of electronica project Bhelltower and six as a solo artist.  He’s had over 20 top-ten singles and won 5 SAMA Awards, including Best Rock Album ...

Kompanjie Stories se Eerste Vol Fliek maak Liefde op Valentynsdag. Liewe Lisa, die debuutfilm van Kompanjie Stories, se lokprent is nou aanlyn te sien. Die film word vrygestel op 14 Februarie 2019 en kykers sal Hendrik Cronje en Elani Dekker in die hoofrolle sien. Die film Liewe Lisa is nie net die filmmakers se eerste produksie nie, maar het ook as inspirasie gedien vir die begin van ‘n nuwe produksiemaatskappy, naamlik Kompanjie Stories, met ...

Lokprent van nuwe SA Film, dra Kragtige Boodskap.

The Must have Christmas Album this year. It is no surprise that a Christmas song is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling single ever – there is a universality to Christmas music that transcends the end of year madness and reminds us of what the season is truly about. This year, the song set to spark the Christmas spirit in South Africans, ...

You can Win the Must Have Christmas CD of the Year! With thanks to Starburst Promotions, we are giving away two copies of Helene Fischer’s new Album, Merry Christmas. This year’s Christmas Song, sets to spark the Christmas spirit in South Africans, is German artist Helene Fischer’s Merry Christmas, performed with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album also includes fantastic duets with the likes of legends Frank ...

Filming wraps on Showmax’s first original drama! The Girl From St Agnes, Showmax’s first original drama, wrapped-up in November 2018 after filming in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and in Johannesburg. The eight-part whodunnit will premiere on Showmax on 31 January 2019. The first Showmax Original, last year’s light-hearted comedy Tali’s Wedding Diary, had the most successful launch day of any series on Showmax ever, and according to ...

Daniel Baron is back with a Hit about Faith. With a golden string of chart-topping hits and a successful music career spanning nearly a decade, the self-taught singer-songwriter-producer is no doubt one of the most consistent and daring workhorses in his craft. He takes yet another fearless step into the abyss with the release of I Walk With You – an honest and moving song about ...

Marc Lottering sasays onto the stage in Cape Town and Joburg! Popular comedian, Marc Lottering’s most beloved alter ego, Aunty Merle Abrahams sashays onto the stage for the first time in Johannesburg with Aunty Merle, The Musical, after a Christmas and New Years run in Cape Town. Written by comedian, Marc Lottering and directed by Lara Foot, the show has received four Fleur du Cap nominations and has ...

Do some star-spotting in the Stars’ Backyard with SundanceTV and Multichoice!! SundanceTV has partnered with MultiChoice to offer DStv Premium subscribers a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip for two to the Sundance Film Festival in the US, between 31 January and 3 February 2019. The winner and a friend could be among the 40,000 visitors pouring into Park City, Utah, to experience the best ...

New Sunday news show for SA’s most opinionated puppet! Chester Missing – South Africa’s most vocal and politically-opinionated puppet – is joining eNCA with a brand new show, Almost News with Chester Missing, which will air weekly at 19h30 from this coming Sunday, 25 November. The show will take an irreverent look at the current affairs landscape and put high-profile politicians through their paces in interviews only the ...

Trio of Guitarists sets to Thrill South Africa. A brand new, exciting fusion of guitar sounds is about to take South Africa by storm – kicking off in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town in March 2019. Guitar Wizards is a concept, created by Corneille Hutten of the award-winning international, but proudly South African, Guitar Duo CH2. The idea is to fuse various Guitar styles ...

International Frank Sinatra hit show to tour SA in March 2019! Frank Sinatra, one of music’s great icons, is all set to ignite the South African stage in 2019 in a dazzling big band international show, Sinatra and Me, featuring celebrated British performer, Richard Shelton who has been described as one of the world’s finest Sinatra interpreters.  Shelton is an award-winning actor and singer and his show comes ...

Jann Klose back in SA for his In Tandem Tour. by David Simmons If you haven’t heard the name Jann Klose before or been privy to his music for that matter, you may want to do some research! This award-winning pop singer and song writer has just launched his new Album In Tandem and together with an eclectic arrangement of tracks, Jann’s strong message shines ...

Kry Thys & Trix nou vir jouself! Die skaterlag aksiekomedie met Leandie du Randt en Bosch en Bouwer Bosch in die hoofrolle, is nou beskikbaar op DVD, DSTV BOX OFFICE, VIMEO en ITUNES, en met dank aan The Film Factory, gee ons twee geskenkpakkies weg, wat die DVD insluit… Nie net kan plaaslike aanhangers nou die film tuis geniet nie, maar Thys & Trix is ook nou wêreldwyd beskikbaar op iTunes in ongeveer 30 lande. Plaaslike ...

The High School Movie of the Season! With compliments of FlimFinity and Starburst Promotions, we are giving away two double tickets to  the South-African Premiere of Status Update, to be taking place at Movies@Monte at Montecasino, on Saturday, 24 November 2018 at 13:00. Status Update’s combination of a talented fresh faces like Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt, Gregg Sulkin and Courtney Eaton with a handful of proven actors ...

Do you One2B that person that makes a world of a difference? deur Louw Mulder Soms kruis ‘n mens se pad met die van ‘n liefdadigheidsveldtog, waar die klein biejtie wat ‘n mens kan bydra, die wêreld se verskil kan maak. Ons het afgekom op die goeie werk wat One2B doen, met hulle Koroperatiewe Sosiale Verantwoordelikheidsafdeling, One2B Caring. So… vat die liefde wat jy vir ...