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Thomas & Pearl, SAMAs13 hosts Seasoned radio DJ Thomas Msengana and award winning television presenter Pearl Modiadie to host the South African Film and Television Awards in Sun City on Saturday the 2nd of March 2019.  Today, Metro FM DJs Pearl Modiadie and Thomas Msengana were announced as the official hosts of the South African Film and Television Awards.  The awards are yet again taking place in Sun City in North West province, they are scheduled to take place this coming Saturday the 2nd of March 2019 under the theme "Dare to dream".  Also, Pearl Modiadoe took to her twitter account to and said: "Truly be honoured to be gracing the SAFTAs stage as HOST alongside @thomasmsengana I look forward to a great evening of celebrating South Africa's finest"  We are supper excited to learn that Pear and Thomas will be taking over from Thando Thabethe and Phat Joe who hosted the awards last year and sure did an amazing job. We simply cannot wait also to ...

"Gallaxy SA builds on that incredible legacy, and delivers breakthrough display, camera, and performance innovations. With three premium devices, each built for a unique consumer in mind, Samsung is leveraging a decade of industry leadership to usher in a new era of smartphone technology"  - Justine Hume, Director - Integrated Mobility, Samsung Electronics South Africa.  Last week Cassper Nyovest and Samsung made headlines after Monate Mpolaye heat-maker was introduced as a new brand ambassador of Samsung South Africa. Samsung on the day also introduced their latest premium offerings, a Samsung S10, S10+ and S10e. All devices are now available to pre order or you can wait for the devices to hit the shelves in South Africa on the 8th of March 2019.  The exclusive and by invitation only event was held at an high-end venue in Sandton, hosted by media personalities Maps Maponyane and Minnie Dlamini-Jones. The deco, stage and everything inside was fitting of this premiu...

Candice Modiselle, Christall Kay, Gert Johan Coetzee, and Lucky Du Plessis will all take each other on to be crowned best dinner party host and win ten thousand rand for their chosen charity in this celebrity special. There is no doubt that Come Dine With Me South Africa is one of the best reality shows on our television screens. Be it you are you are a foodie, or you just love Dave's commentary, you are bound to forever be glued on BBC BRIT and mostly share your own commentary on social media using #ComeDineWithMeSA  Now, t ake one reality TV star, one soapie star, a drive time radio DJ star and a fashion designer to the stars – they have two things in common: they’re all celebrities and they’re all on the premiere episode of Come Dine With Me South Africa season five. The SAFTA award winning reality dining show Come Dine With Me South Africa will return for a fifth season on BBC BRIT , DStv channel 120, from Monday 11 th March at 8pm CAT with the celebrity ...

The Minister of Arts and Culture,  Mr Nathi Mthethwa will host an Awards Ceremony on Friday, 22 February 2019 in Johannesburg.  Minister Mthethwa launched the DAC Debut Fund for emerging artists at Nangoza Jebe Community Hall in Port Elizabeth on 13 July 2017, where he explained that; “The fund will provide opportunities to develop new local content and for that all important ‘break’ in their career. Linked to the funding will be a mentorship programme to make sure that these aspirant professionals have the best possible advice and guidance” said the Minister. The DAC Debut Programme is an excellent example of a creative industries’ initiative with wide-reaching and sustained impact.   “The Debut Fund programme creates training, mentoring and funding opportunities for young artists from all disciplines making their debut. This programme has been launched through a media campaign calling for applications. In partnership with BASA, this fund will support yo...

M-Net reveals location for next season  of season of Survivor South Africa.  Survivor SA: Island of Secrets  is set breath taking Samoa After the massive success of last season’s Survivor South Africa: Philippines –  it drew a large viewership and was nominated for SAFTA awards for best local version of an international format and Best Presenter – speculation has been rife about where the next edition  Island of Secrets  will play out.  The fans who guessed Fiji, following some hints from M-Net, were wrong – but not too far off the mark! Survivor South Africa Season 7: Island of Secrets  is indeed set in the South Pacific, but on the island of Samoa. Dashing Survivor South Africa host Nico Panagio made the announcement today on a video-reel shot on location, which was shared on social media and on the M-Net website mnet.tv/survivorsa Says Lani Lombard, M-Net's Head of Pulicity: “Nico has mentioned...

Cassper Nyovest - New Samsung SA brand ambassador  The man who is known for doing big things, from selling platinum records, filling up stadiums and  getting big endorsements from big brands has done it again, and this time around with yet another international brand, Samsung!  Last night, multi award winning hip hop artist and business man Cassper Nyovest was announced as the new brand ambassador for Samsung South Africa at an intimate and high end event in Sandton. The deal Cassper signed with Samsung is reported to be his biggest endorsement deal in his career. The event was hosted by media personalities Maps Maponyane and Minnie Dlamini-Jones. Samsung also unveiled their new Samsung S10, S10+ and S10e at the event which was Samsung's 10th year of Galaxy.  Cassper was applauded by his industry peers such as media personality Thando Thabethe, radio DJ Nkanyezi Kubheka, music producer Demor Sikhosana, Metro FM's #FreshBreakfast host DJ Fresh and many oth...

SaySay Exhibition featuring Say Say.Love & Aniek Nieuwenhuis opened at Gallery One11, 111 Loop Street, Cape Town: February 11 th – March 9 th .   The visionary German artist and social activist SaySay.Love once again poses the question, “What is beautiful?” in his upcoming exhibition entitled ‘ Skin Deep’ showing from the 11 th of February to the 9 th of March at Gallery One11, 111 Loop Street, Cape Town. The project is an exploration of the uncanny valley separating the visceral experience and the unbridled expression of our innermost fears and desires.   Using an AI-assisted painterly approach in combination with digital photography the artist shines light upon the archetypal twins of the psyche, dancing on the edge of the raging chaos while moving gently to the tune of the tamed and civilized mind. Each canvas shatters a dark mirror of restraint and breaks the window wide open into the wilderness of each subject’s soul, bringing it o...

Visual activist,  Prof. Sir Zanele Muholi  to be honoured by  ArtBall 2019  in New York this April.  ArtBall, not a typical New York City charity gala will honour South Africa artist and LGBTQI+ visual activist  Zanele Muholi  with the Rees Visionary Award. Named for Amref’s late founder, surgeon and artist Dr. Tom Rees, the Rees Visionary Award is given to artists ArtBall feel are creating exceptional work that educates, inspires, and emboldens the viewer through these challenging times. Muholi’s work, especially Somnyama Ngonyama, Faces and Phases and Brave Beauties is featured and taught in many universities and exhibited around the world addresses issues of human rights, especially that of the LGBTQI+ community, is vital and powerful.  Last year the Rees Visionary Award was awarded to Toyin Ojih Odutola from Nigeria.  ArtBall is a celebration of African cultures - of African art, African music, and African healthcare...

AFRIKOA chocolate, the luxurious home grown confectionery that is Made of Africa, has pened its first concept store in the heart of Johannesburg’s blooming art district. AFRIKOA Café’s signature specialty menu includes Chocolate, Coffee and Champagne. On Monday the 11th A-list celebrities and members of the media gathered at Keys Art Mile in Rosebank all dressed up for the launch of AFRIKOA Café hosted by Maps Maponyane. Guests were served Moet and Veuve Clicquot to compliment the delectable AFRIKOA chocolate. The chocolate is made from the finest single origin cocoa beans sourced from Tanzanian farmers and sent to Cape Town where a team of chocolate makers turn them into four unique flavours. AFRIKOA Chocolate and its partner Pan Africa & Global, have worked tirelessly to create a destination for all chocolate lovers in Johannesburg. That goal has been achieved through the Rosebank concept store which is now open for the public. The event was attended...