ENTERTAINMENT
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead is a play by Athol Fugard, written collaboratively with two South African actors, John Kani and Winston Ntshona. Set in apartheid South Africa, the production provides an angry and poignant indictment of the dehumanising effects of the notorious pass laws which stripped black South Africans of their identity. The Island is set in […]
Celebrated as jazz aficionados globally mzansi, is to experience new offering in the form of latest jazz Drive-In curated by T-Musicman. It also celebrates the birthday of the late opera singer Sibongile Khumalo. The three-day affair (first to be held in SA) goes live at Sandton City Rooftop from September 24, which is (Khumalo’s birthday) […]
Yep its’ fab ‘15’ as the annual RedSquare DJ KnockOut Challenge auditions to hit your nearest city, enters its fifteenth edition this year -as the economy slowly returns to normality. 2021 will see the top three DJ Knockout participants sharing R115 000 among themselves, with the first prize winner pocketing R100 000. The second and […]
Last month, the “Bang Bang Bang” hitmaker topped the Twitter trends list after a video of him playing “Osama” at one of DJ Shimza’s Kunye events went viral. Fans started to declare it as the “anthem of the year” even though there was no release date yet. Following this, Zakes announced that the song was […]
It was initially scheduled for June- since its Youth Month- but had to shift the dates indefinitely. The new dates are from24 -27 September (Heritage Month) to be held at Carfax, Newtown- Jozi. It is proudly brought by Soulistic Agency, whose line-up features globetrotter Black Coffee, Que DJ from the award winning duo Distruction Boyz, Uncle PartyTime […]
Mpura, Killer Kau and Khanya Hadebe were confirmed to have died on Saturday in a fatal accident, en route to Rustenburg, for a show. There were rumours that Kabza De Small was also involved in the accident but has since confirmed he was not traveling with the crew. On his IG live stories, while playing […]
The controversial social figure was fingered for having assaulted his partner and husband Mohale Motaung. The Idols judge made headlines this past week, when a Sunday tabloid revealed that his estranged husband had accused him of being physically abusive. Broken his ribs, loosened a tooth, run his car off the road, and threatened him with a […]
Tshola, who was affectionately called ‘The Village Pope’, died at the age of 68 after being admitted to hospital for COVID-19 related complications. Tshola who was born in Lesotho grew up in a musical family with both his parents, was once a member of the band Sankomota. Despite being a permanent resident of South Africa, […]
Produced by NS Productions and directed by Zolani Phakade, Black Motions, ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ opens up with the turntables performing their hit song Mayibuye iAfrica – which translated asks the continent to return to its rich history and culture. This show forms part of a new series of at home concerts by international platform NPR – which […]
This follows a multi-million deal as the face of the global brand Rémy Martin, in mzansi. The campaign celebrates the harmonious blending of two cultures of timeless excellence: Music and Cognac. I can safely coin it the ‘RR’ collaboration, since the partnership of both mzwenko star Riky and Rémy continued from season one, which launched in 2019. ‘Team Up For Excellence the film’ reveals a more personal narrative, celebrating the people or ‘team’ behind Riky’s journey to success. Internationally, Grammy award winning musical artist, Usher, is also featured in the campaign. It celebrates the harmonious blending of two cultures of timeless excellence: Music and Cognac. “Team Up For Excellence – The Film”highlights the cultural connection between Cognac and American musicsince 1917 in France, and how the two have been synonymous ever since. The campaign […]