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A Change a Day Early last year, the highly inspirational ballad Believe by Howie Combrink maintained its #1 spot on the 5FM SA Top 10 @ 10 for 8 weeks, as well as being nominated for the OFM song of the year award. Released through RADA Unearthed – the music division of the non-profit company RADA, an acronym for Rape, Alcohol, Drug and Abuse. Believe ...

The Year’s Most Celebrated Documentary, Jane, to Premiere on National Geographic in March. From Visionary Filmmaker Brett Morgen, with an original score by world-renowned composer Philip Glass, film features captivating, never-before-seen footage of conservation icon Jane Goodall’s Groundbreaking Chimpanzee Research, is coming to the Small Screen. Hailed by critics as breathtaking, mesmerising, and spectacular, as well as the best documentary of 2017, Jane will make its ...

South Africa’s First Western Film to Open in April 2018! 2018 is turning out to be an exciting year for South African film. Five Fingers for Marseilles, a western that tells the story of a group of young men, the Five Fingers, who stand up to brutal police oppression in Marseilles, a town in the rugged badlands of the Eastern Cape opens at cinemas nationwide ...

Wonderful Wizzard of Musicals, Set to Dazzle at NSA’s Festival of the Arts. The National School of the Arts is proud to showcase their bright young talented performers during their annual NSA Festival of the Arts, running from Tuesday, 6 March, to Sunday, 11 March 2018 on the various NSA and Joburg Theatre stages. Featuring a diverse program of youth focused productions, the NSA Festival of the Arts, formerly known as Festival of Fame, is set ...

Ashley Dowds stars in stage adaptation of thrilling 1987 film Do you remember the thrilling 1987 box office hit film Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close? Now you have the chance to see it live on stage in the South African premiere produced by Pieter Toerien in arrangement with Robert Fox and Patrick Ryecart. This story of obsession and revenge explores how a ...

Twee Stemme maak een Volkome Klank. Hanna Boss se splinternuwe debuutalbum, Verf Jouself, is pas uitgereik en menseverhoudings is die sentrale inspirasie agter die musiek. Sy beskryf dit as ’n moderne Afrikaanse Popalbum, waarvan die titelsnit presies verklap waar sy tans in haar lewe is en wat sy moes doen om hier te kom. Haar eerste enkelsnit, ook getiteld, Verf Jouself, vanaf die nuwe album is gedurende 2017 uitgereik ...

Great Things to come from Talented South African Artist. Those who have seen Werner Bekker live in concert will agree – the musician is undoubtedly one of the country’s best songwriters. A storyteller at heart, Werner’s powerful folk ballads, with their profoundly poetic lyrics, are a reminder of true artistry in an era saturated by overproduced, digitally manipulated Cheez Whiz. Shy and timid in demeanour, the singer ...

Former X-Factor Winner is back with his very first single. Steven Lee, previously part of the group FOUR that won X-factor SA back in December 2014, is back with his very first single as a solo artist, Only You. The song is set to be released to all major radio stations this month. Only You will showcase why Steven was not only a massive hit ...

Puppet mayhem comes to Montecasino… Ventriloquist: A person, especially an entertainer, who can make their voice appear to come from somewhere else, typically a dummy of a person or animal. What would Conrad Koch and Chester Missing talk about if they didn’t constantly discuss politics and race? In his latest show offering, Puppet Guy, Conrad Koch – the man often mistakenly called ‘Chester’ – goes ...

Rona van Blerk stel debuut-enkelsnit vry! Rona van Blerk, ’n passievolle donkerkop met ’n sielvolle stem, is vinnig besig om vir haarself naam te maak in die musiekbedryf. Haar eerste e1nkelsnit, Veilig, word hierdie week uitgereik en gaan beslis verskeie musiekharte, regoor die land, verower. Veilig is ’n Afrikaans-akoestiese liedjie met ’n unieke Pop-aanslag uit haar eie pen en gaan daaroor dat elke mens graag veilig wil ...

With compliments of Joburg Ballet, we are giving away a double set of tickets to their season of Carmen. Joburg Ballet opens a bumper 2018 year in sizzling style when the company brings South African choreographer Veronica Paeper’s production of Carmen to Joburg Theatre for ten performances from 6 to 15 April. The tickets up for grabs are for the Saturday night performance at 7.30pm on 7th April ...

Fantastic Meet and Greet Packages available for Cape Town and Pretoria Tour. Cult followers of alternative rock music will be able to enjoy a once in a lifetime experience with famed lead singer Myles Kennedy, of the multi-million selling rock band Alter Bridge, who will be performing in South Africa for two exclusive shows, staged in the Mother City, and the Capital. An Evening with Myles Kennedy ...

Besondere Tema liedjie vir Susters deur Jo en Leah. Dalk het hy al vir ‘n geruime tydjie soos ‘n akteur begin voel as mens in ag neem die musiekvideo van sy treffer, Skepe, is reeds meer as 2 miljoen keer op Youtube gekyk. Maar nou het Jo Black en sy baard die grootskerm betree met die aankondiging dat hy sy opwagting gaan maak in die ...

Die volgende Hoofstuk in die Deca Verhaal. DECA het beslis geen bekendstelling nodig nie. Hierdie instrumentale musiekgroep het die afgelope jaar duisende musiekharte kom verower en is reg vir die volgende opwindende hoofstuk van hulle loopbaan. Die vars, moderne en passievolle manier waarop hulle nuwe en ou gunstelinge verwerk en interpreteer, is die sleutelbestanddeel agter dié snaarpaar se kitssukses en hul splinternuwe album, II, wat ...

Seeing is Believing – First SA appearance for Dynamo! He’s walked on water across the river Thames, levitated in front of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and walked down the outside of the L.A times building; he’s predicted the Soccer World Cup outcome and taken a trip on the side of a bus. This global television star, international brand ambassador, author and stage ...

Biggest Line-Up Yet, comes to Pretoria! One of South Africa’s longest running flagship comedy brands, Kings & Queens of Comedy, is here again, with its biggest line-up in six years.  Bringing world-class comedy to Pretoria, this comedy extravaganza sees comic giants from around South Africa entertaining audiences at the Sun Arena Time Square, Menlyn, on Saturday, February 10th, 2018. Shining their comical armour and sharpening their witty swords, ...

Win tickets to the Biggest Comedy Line-up Yet! With compliments of Blu Blood and MS Publicity, we are giving away 2 Double Tickets to the Kings and Queens of Comedy that will be LOLling and ROFLing on 10 February 2018 at the Sun Arena, Time Square in Pretoria. Shining their comical armour and sharpening their witty swords, the stellar line-up includes Riaad Moosa (MC), Alan ...

Supporting act for Live will perform Live Newly-formed alt rockers The Sweet Resistance have been confirmed to open for +LIVE+ in South Africa in November. Formed in Cape Town, The Sweet Resistance have seen three singles off their debut album play listed on 5FM this year. “Feel” was at #1 on the 5FM SA Top30 and the follow-up “Captivated” went straight to #1 on the ...

A Little Bit of India, In My Life… By Jaco Lotriet The name Ashoka hails from an ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost the entire Indian sub-continent around 250 BC. Throughout his reign, his utterances rang of frankness and sincerity. In this spirit, a new Indian restaurant opened its doors at Time Square in Pretoria, embracing the Indian culture in all its ...