Yaya Mavundla

Hear stories behind your favourite storytellers  Mashabela Creatives has announced the launch his Kind David studio and his Radio Legends Podcast – a gripping and authentic 1-hour talk show aimed at celebrating radio legends in South Africa through a series of interviews. The launch and demonstration of this podcast will be hosted at Melrose Arch where David Mashabela – founder of Mashabela Creatives, and ‘radio’s biggest fan’ – will unveil the first two episodes of the Radio Legends Podcast, which will be live for viewers or listeners across the country from the 28 th February 2020 at 18h00. South Africa’s radio listeners are presented with a rare chance of listening to their favorite presenters as they give them a glimpse into their life stories. Grant Shakoane and Chilli Masinga are the first legends whose life stories will be shared with the listeners through this platform. According to Mashabela, radio presenters’ stories have remained untold until now...

“There’s no denying the massive global explosion of K-Pop over the last few years, and we’ve witnessed it first hand on Spotify”  -   Kossy Ng, Head of Artist and Label Marketing   in Asia   Between 2014 and January 2020, K-Pop’s share of listening on Spotify  increased by more than 1,800%  and the  K-Pop Daebak  playlist now has  more than 2.4 million followers.  Since 2014, K-Pop music has been streamed for more than  134 billion minutes  on Spotify.  And in 2015, Spotify launched an entire  hub  dedicated to K-Pop, which features playlists catering to the many facets of this exciting genre, from  rising artists , to  collaborations  to original soundtrack recordings from Korean film and TV dramas, known as  OSTs . So how else is K-Pop Dominating?   Spotify’s most-streamed K-Pop group,  BTS , released their album  MAP OF THE SOUL : 7   on Friday, Feb...

News24 launches The Sponsors of Brave campaign in partnership with Adcock Ingram OTC and gives you a chance to win  R10 000! News24 in partnership with Adcock Ingram OTC is spearheading a campaign looking for the ordinary South African healthcare providers including  pharmacists, nurses and doctors doing extraordinary work in their communities. The campaign aims to celebrate these unsung heroes of brave, professionals who walk the extra mile attending to the medical and healthcare needs in their communities making a real impact. The Sponsors of Brave is calling on all South Africans to nominate their local pharmacists, nurses or doctors so that their stories can be told. News24 readers are encouraged to go to  https://partners.24.com/ SponsorsofBrave/index.html  to submit their nomination and to stand a chance to win R10,000. The Sponsors of Brave campaign will feature 12 phenomenal stories on the heroes of healthcare. Guest judges for the campaign inc...

ROCKETMAN, A SIMPLE FAVOR, ALL ABOUT NINA, MOLLY’S GAME, I, TONYA,  FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, AQUAMAN all showing on Showmax this month! 2 020 Oscar winner Rocketman; 2019 Golden Globe winner The Wife; 2018 Oscar winner I, Tonya; & much more…  ROCKETMAN Rocketman , the fantastical musical biopic on Sir Elton John, scooped this year’s Oscar for Best Original Song for  I’m Gonna Love Me Again,  co-written by Elton and his long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin.    Rock biopic meets musical fantasy in this fabulous rollercoaster of a movie about a little boy called Reginald Kenneth Dwight, who grew up to be one of the greatest musical icons of all time. It’s a celebration of the music, the dreams, and the larger-than-life persona that’s made Elton a legend. But it’s also the story of his struggle with addiction, and of his friendship with Bernie, which helped him through.  As Elton, Taron Egerton won a Golden G...