Weddings, funerals, crimes and punishment – you’re totally invested in your daily and weekly dramas. Here’s where to watch them online (even if you’re outside South Africa, as long as you’re in a country that offers Showmax International). Gone are the days when you had to rush home to make sure you didn’t miss a […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his best wishes to activist, musician, songwriter and producer Jonas Gwangwa. Gwangwa, 81, is currently receiving medical attention at 1 Military Hospital in Tshwane. “The thoughts and prayers of all South Africans are with our beloved national treasure, Ntate Jonas Gwangwa, and his family. We wish him a speedy and full […]

Murderous housewives and handmaids; superheroes and super spies; comedy and tragedy – Showmax has it all this month. Here are the new additions to the calendar in June. Big Little Lies S2 Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz reprise their roles while Meryl Streep is added in a new season […]

American talk show host Ellen last month surprised an audience member from Kenya with a fantastic family reunion. Achieng Agutu has always been a big Ellen fan. She used to watch the show back home in Kenya to help learn English. Achieng has been in the United States for the past two years, living with […]

The new season of Survivor is the battle of the superfans! Here’s an awesome opportunity to watch a FULL episode, and get hooked on all the intrigue on the Island of Secrets. Survivor SA: Philippines was so outrageously good that our expectations are super high this season. If you live in South Africa, Kenya or […]

Zimbabwean cricket legend turned singer, Henry Olonga, walked onto The Blinds stage… and “smashed it out of the park” (in the words of The Voice Australia) with this rendition of Anthony Warlow’s  ‘This is the moment’. Watch the video below. The 42-year-old, who is married to an Australian, played 30 tests and 50 One Day […]

Game of Thrones may be over, but HBO has much more awesome entertainment where that came from. Here are some top shows to note, all available for South Africans to watch on Showmax.  With new seasons of old favourites, from Barry to Ballers, brand-new miniseries such as Chernobyl, and an incredible documentary about one of […]

Find out more about where South Africa has been and get some insight into where it could be going with this eclectic list of some of the best non-fiction local movies on Showmax. 1. The Boers at the End of the World (Available to Expats too) Argentina’s Patagonian region is home to an Afrikaans-speaking community. […]

“Game of Thrones Season 8 has been really boring,” said no one, ever. No matter what your opinions are on the direction the show’s characters have taken this season, one thing’s for sure – it has been an incredible spectacle. And now there’s only one episode left of the whole show! Before Monday’s finale lands […]

Starving, infected with various diseases and some eating their own faeces, over 25 horses have had to be put down after being in the ‘care’ of the South African Army Special Infantry Capability Unit at the SANDF’s Potchefstroom base last year. In addition to those 25, a further 22 horses rescued from the base also […]

With King’s Landing in ruins, and Cersei Lannister no longer a threat, will Daenerys finally have a clear path to the Iron Throne? We’re not so sure… What’s happening in the preview of the finale? Warning: Here be spoilers. If you haven’t watched Game of Thrones Season 8 episode 5 on Showmax yet, now’s the […]

Recently South Africa’s Afrikaans accent was voted the second sexiest accent on the planet. Now it appears to be the official language of Hell! At least in the land of TV show Lucifer! Watch below! Yesterday Netflix posted a trailer to the show and said: “So the official language of hell is….Afrikaans? ?#Lucifer” WATCH The […]

For South Africans living in London, life’s about to get a whole load more festive with a new party night dedicated just to South Africans! It starts in June. Lawaai Productions, which is owned by South African expats, and Bloomsbury Lanes will be hosting central London’s hottest new South African Night… aptly called Saffa Night. […]

With so many South Africans breaking through on the international stage, we’ve put together a catch-up guide to the best of what’s come onto Showmax recently. There’s a lot. And it’s all Proudly South African. You can stream the shows here (and many are available for expats too!). 1. Everything Must Fall Premise: An unflinching […]

South Africa’s ‘little’ rhino horn film with a huge message has won one of the world’s top wildlife prizes. The groundbreaking South African film, STROOP – journey into the rhino horn war, which local distributors declined to take on because they didn’t think it would attract enough of an audience, continues to blaze on the […]

Here’s that moment when country singer and The Voice coach Blake Shelton saved South African expat Selkii, using his one and only vote to keep her as a contestant in America’s version of The Voice. Selkii said afterwards: “I thought I would be going home today! But Blake believes in me and I’m going to […]

Things got a little hectic for South African expat and singer Selkii this week in America, as she competes in the US version of The Voice… but fortunately she’s survived to continue being a fantastic ambassador for South Africa! During the live Cross Battles on Monday evening, Selki – who is in Blake Shelton’s team […]

The first episode of Game of Thrones has aired! It’s one of the biggest shows in the entire world and there are only six precious episodes before the battle for Westeros ends. Who will live? Who will die (please please please not Tyrion)? Who gets to wipe the sneer off Cersei’s face? What does Jon […]

British singer-songwriter Sam Smith had the time of his life last night in South Africa, singing and dancing with staff and girls from an orphanage in Johannesburg, before going on stage at the TicketPro Dome. The staff and girls from the Winnie Mabaso Foundation – which supports vulnerable and orphaned children in South Africa, particularly […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche‎ on (Sunday 14 April 2019)  in South Africa and from Tuesday (16 April) for South Africans living abroad. Stream it here if you’re overseas, or watch on the DStv Now app if you’re in SA (or some other countries on the continent). Xolani Luvuno Inspiring South Africans Xolani […]

Inexplicable, mysterious and supernatural phenomena are all under the spotlight in new TV series Die Spreeus which kicked off this week, telling legendary stories from different cultures in South Africa – from the Ghost of Uniondale to the Tokoloshe. And if you miss the kykNET broadcast (20:00 every Tuesday), you can catch up immediately on […]

South African expat Selkii is having a blast on America’s The Voice, and being a fantastic representative of her home country, with her talent and gratitude on full display to the USA. Watch below to see who wins as Selkii performs ‘Head Above Water’ with fellow contestant Cecily Hennigan. The duo, both in country singer […]

You’ve probably seen Africa by Toto covered a thousand times, performed by famous musicians and actors (lip syncing on safari in Africa), and the beautiful Angel city Chorale… but there’s something incredibly charming about this simple acoustic version… performed by two random guys – Jeff Hall and Mike Masse – in a pizza place in […]

Most children are afraid of monsters, the scary ones hiding in their closet or under their bed. But Gideonette De La Rey (Anchen du Plessis) has a different fear in award-winning Meerkat Maantuig (now streaming on Showmax): she fears death. Or rather falling victim to the De La Rey Curse, where everyone named Gideon dies […]

A foetus’ head is decapitated during childbirth at a hospital in Boksburg in South Africa. A woman’s uterus is removed without her consent during a routine procedure. Negligence in obstetrics and gynaecology wards at Gauteng state hospitals has the Department of Health crippled by claims for damages. With new cases still emerging, this week Carte Blanche […]