From 25 November until 9 December 2021, Showmax, the streaming service that bundles the best of African and international entertainment with live sport from SuperSport, is offering new and existing subscribers a Black Friday 2-for-1 deal. Customers will pay for one month of Showmax and receive an additional month at no extra cost. The offer is available across all packages including Showmax, Showmax Mobile, Showmax Pro […]

You can watch Carte Blanche today – Sunday 21 November – in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries from 23 November if you’re abroad. Here’s this week’s offerings: Sports in a Bubble   Playing for a national team like the Springboks or the Proteas means constantly performing in a high-pressure environment, […]

Popular South African singer and songwriter Theuns Jordaan, has sadly passed away at the age of 50, after a battle with cancer. Condolences have been pouring in from South Africans nationwide, with many saying he’ll leave a huge gap in Afrikaans music. AfriForum’s Ernst Roets said: “Rus in vrede, Theuns Jordaan. Dankie vir jou ongelooflike […]

The new Neill Blomkamp horror, Demonic, will have audiences on the edge of their seat from the start to the finish. This film with its high-tech twist will open in local cinemas nationwide this Friday, 19 November 2021! The South African Canadian film-writer – who is world famous for the Oscar-nominated District 9 as well […]

Showmax’s first telenovela, The Wife, has broken Uthando Lodumo’s record for the most first-day views of all-time on Showmax, as well as Devilsdorp’s record for the most hours watched within four days of launch, outperforming the launch of any film or series on Showmax ever, including the likes of Game of Thrones, The Real Housewives […]

Justin Bieber today announced new dates for his much-anticipated Justice World Tour, including 28 September, DHL Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa and 1 October, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. Taking place from May 2022 through to March 2023, Bieber will tour five continents, travelling to over 20 countries and playing more than 90 dates, with […]

Worldwide bestselling author Wilbur Smith has died at the age of 88, at his home in Cape Town, South Africa. He had spent the morning reading and writing, with his wife by his side. A message on his Facebook page says: “We are sorry to announce that the beloved, global bestselling author Wilbur Smith passed […]

“Credited with pulling (South Africa) from the brink of civil war, those who would valorise FW de Klerk argue his political contribution is underappreciated. Others say his hand was forced by shifting global power dynamics.  Whatever his motives as its leader, is it possible to ignore the role he played in a National Party determined […]

The Wife is one of the most hotly anticipated shows in South Africa, with ‘fan anticipation’ being like nothing Showmax has seen before. With the first three episodes dropping tomorrow, here’s what author Dudu Busani-Dube has to say. See the Q&A below. The Johannesburg Review of Books calls Dudu “a publishing phenomenon.” She’s become the […]

South African soprano Elza van den Heever has been named as a recipient of the 17th Annual Opera News Awards. The 42-year-old will be celebrated, along with two other singers from the US, for her achievement in opera at the Awards Gala on 3 April 2022. Elza – who is based in France and is […]

The first South African Muslim film shot in Afrikaans, Barakat, has been selected as South Africa’s official submission for the 94th Annual Academy Awards (the Oscars!). It’s an award-winning film that brilliantly explores how a family moves on after the death of a father. Uniquely South African, yet absolutely universal. Watch the trailer below and […]

Johannesburg media witnessed the return of live theatre on Sunday, in an emotional fairytale night for all, as they watched the stars of pantomime Cinderella light up the Joburg Theatre stage for the first time in far too long. Gauteng publicist Georg Knoke was there… “Yiphee! The stages of South Africa are opening up again! […]

Charlize Theron says she has no regrets over the projects she’s starred in or turned down. But when it comes to her career, Charlize says she’s most proud of its longevity. The 46-year-old Oscar winner made her professional debut in the 1995 direct-to-video horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, and over the […]

A raft of confessions have been published in the past three decades chronicling the stories of white men in uniform who plied their trade as apartheid heavies and enforcers. The brutality they dispensed – killings, assassinations, torture, beatings – also came to light in two commissions: the Goldstone Commission, which exposed the a dirty tricks […]

This article may contain spoilers. Damon Galgut, a white South African playwright and novelist, has won the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise, a satirical portrait of a white family living in Pretoria in post-apartheid South Africa. The story is a very personal one for Galgut, who grew up in Pretoria and witnessed […]

This Sunday Ina Bonnette speaks openly about her horrific ordeal – in which her then husband and his three accomplices raped and tortured her, and murdered her son in the room next door. Known as the Modimolle Monster, her ex Johan Kotze – who is now in jail – violently attacked her just over eight […]

Drummer, saxophonist, composer, activist – and anthropology student – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse has turned 70. If you wanted a guidebook to the distinctive character of the South African jazz scene, Mabuse’s 50-year career offers one. South African jazz occupies a landscape that is rarely elitist, never haughtily insulated from popular and traditional sounds. Professional survival […]

There’s a new star rising in South Africa. Hlumelo Ledwaba. And according to all who witnessed her breathtaking performing at a Soiree on Sunday evening, she’s destined for the global stage. Watch below. Well known actor and performer Michael de Pinna (Yebo Gogo!) held the first of what promises to be a popular series of […]

South Africa’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus (48), does not mince his words, a trait that could earn him the wrath of the sport’s governing body, World Rugby. This weekend Erasmus faces the organisation’s wrath as he defends himself in a disciplinary hearing after a video of him criticising a match official went viral. Erasmus […]

South African dancer Johannes Radebe, who is currently starring in the UK on ‘Strictly Come Dancing‘ says he is stopped “all the time” by British police, and has subsequently tried to change the way he dresses. The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional dancer, 34, has opened up about how crucial it is to consider location and […]

The Pretoria Boys High School has produced a fantastic combined performance of The Lion Sleeps Tonight that is possibly a world first – Big Band, Pipe Band and Gumboot Dancers! Watch below. As their version of Solomon Linda‘s global hit is delighting South Africans worldwide, the school says it is proud to have a Cultural […]

The Drakensberg Boys Choir in South Africa has dropped its latest single – their version of Imagine Dragon’s ‘Follow You’ – and the joy is contagious! As the school’s English teacher Pamela Couzyn told SAPeople: “So much energy and happiness from our boys now that we are performing to larger audiences again.” The enthusiasm and […]

Gift Matjila admits that with tears in his eyes, releasing his very first single is a dream come true. For South Africans hearing the new track – ‘Ek Staan By Jou‘ (I Stand By You) – it’s bringing tears to their eyes too, and giving them goosebumps. With lyrics like “Ek staan by jou soos […]

In certain residential areas in Gauteng, South Africa, there are people walking their tigers as if they’re walking their dogs! This Sunday on Carte Blanche, community activist Audrey Steyn speaks to the current affairs show about “how two white tigers are terrifying residents in Boksburg”. “So there’s tigers in Benoni, there’s tigers in Boksburg, there’s […]

On Sunday morning, the office of Chief Whip Hon. Pemmy Majodina issued a statement – in light of South Africa’s local government elections, coming up on 1 November – admitting to challenges in the ANC’s service delivery, but insisting that improvements are being made. But for many citizens it’s too little, too late. Across the […]