Yaya Mavundla

BET Africa introduces its first ever weekdays drama series starring star-studded line-up and loved actors.  BET Africa have announced a their very first original daily drama ISONO coming to DStv Channel 129 from the 27th of July 2020 and will be airing weekdays. In the BET Africa and Clive Morris Production Telenovela, emerges the character of Mary Ndlovu affectionately known in her community as the ‘Mother of the Nation.’ Delivered through a star-studded cast, ISONO exposes that dark secrets can lead to deadly sins. ISONO is shot in East Rand of Johannesburg, Vosloorus. Earlier this month BET Africa announced a star-studded line up that includes Rami Chuene who plays Mary’s sister Jumima, an eccentric gossipmonger who often buys into conspiracy theories, Moshesh who plays Mary, who pretends to be a philanthropic socialite and takes in unwanted and delinquent children. Actor and musician Anga Makubalo who plays Makwande, a soccer player who's mother died when he was y...

Legacy , a dazzling local telenovela with a to-die-for ensemble cast Kgomotso Christopher, Michelle Botes,  Mary-anne Barlow, Anton David Jeftha and Deon Lotz embody a family at war with itself First, M-Net took authentic South African story-telling to the next level with  Trackers , the action-packed adaptation of Deon Meyer’s crime novel, which is taking the world by storm on HBO’s sister channel Cinemax. Hot on its heels came the beautiful family saga  Still Breathing.  Now, M-Net is expanding its slate of world-class series with more dynamite drama– this time in the form of a classy, first-of-its-kind South African telenovela called  Legacy .  With startling storylines set in the fast-lane world of investment billionaires and a sterling, diverse cast, this new daily, designed for DStv’s Premium audience, is destined to become the talk of the town when it launches in September 2020. “Imagine the machiavellian mega-rich ...

Thathi on Gomora makes progress with Mbongeni's case, Siza puts her own plans into action on Isibaya, Shaka’s death rears its head again on The Queen and Andile gets  promiscuous on The River  all on Mzansi Magic  Gomora Season 1 at 19:30 Gomora, a story about inequality, the poor, the rich and about how fine the line between the two can be sees Thathi finally finds the key to the evidence needed to pin her mother to her husband's death. Zodwa works very hard on earning Teddy’s trust.  Thathi finally stumbles on something helpful for her little investigation. Zodwa finds work and her first day at work is hard but Teddy sees his mom in a new light. Sonto gets blindsided by her daughter Thathi and she finally gets justice for her husband. Old demons come back to haunt Zodwa, devastating Teddy all over again. Gladys and Zodwa disagree about Teddy’s future. Pretty as always she blames Thathi though this time she is wrong and wants her out of their mother's ho...

The four Miss South Africa 2020 first round judges have been announced  and a record number of entries is received for the competition They are Miss South Africa judging veteran Anele Mdoda and former Miss South Africa title holders Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala (2010), Liesl Laurie (2015) and Adè van Heerden (2017). The four judges are currently going through the more than 2 500 entries received – a record number for the pageant – from which they will choose 35 contestants to participate in the virtual interview rounds before a Top 16 is announced. Radio and television personality Anele Mdoda – one of the judges when Rolene Strauss went on to win Miss World and again last year when Zozibini Tunzi took the Miss Universe crown – says she doesn't feel any pressure to find the next international winner and laughs off her moniker as the ‘judge with the Midas touch’: “It's never about the judges; it is the belief the young women have in themselves. We just serve as a springboar...

The house is a well-preserved relic of Johannesburg’s Italian Renaissance architecture, and a few years shy of heritage status. - Lebogang Mashego , Head Designer and Architect.  It has been a tough period for the hospitality industry which like many industries has been hit hard by the global pandemic Covid-19.  Daze House , a quintessential boutique hotel in Observatory, Johannesburg has officially reopened after three months of halting operations.  The hotel was founded by African-American serial entrepreneur and art enthusiast  Gabriel Leavell  in January 2020 and has been the hub for intimate local music experiences and a home for creatives exploring their hand in painting with the Daze House Paint & Sips. The ten luxury roomed hotel hosted American artist Jidenna for the whole of February where he recorded most of his forthcoming album. “We are thrilled to be officially back in business for essential business stays and quarantine....

Exciting new music featuring AKA, Tresor, Muzi Lucille Slade  premieres on Friday the 5th! What do you get when you cross-pollinate music, fashion and African excellence with a keen sense of curiosity? Set to premiere on Channel O next week , Remix.Studio  is a refreshing new concept that celebrates multi-dimensional creativity by providing a fluid space for beloved African musicians - established and emerging - to expand on fan-favourite anthems by reinterpreting them in a live setting, both sonically and visually.   Taking the idea of the conventional remix and pushing its limits, the concept is unique in that, in addition to the never-before-heard live rendition of the song that each episode will focus on, the artist is also styled in 3 different bespoke outfits that add a vibrant visual dimension to the remix experience.  Coupled with whimsically colourful graphics and sing-along lyrics that will appear on screen; bonus verses, melodic interpolatio...

What to Expect this June On Netflix Winter is approaching and we have all the content to keep your warm, including the local film, 8,  a horror film from writer-director Harold Hölscher and Rock Salt Releasing that explores South African folklore. The cast is led by Tsamano Sebe ( Of Good Report ), Inge Beckmann ( Escape Room ), Garth Breytenbach (Troy: Fall of a City ), and newcomer Keita Luna .  We’ve linked out the full list of Netflix original content, licensed content and imagery coming to Netflix this June, below. Please note dates and titles are subject to change - we will continue to keep the Google docs updated.  Here are the links to download the full list of content and imagery. 8 - 6/19/2020 8 tells the story of an unaccomplished William Ziel (Garth Breyetenbach) who returns to the farmhouse he inherited from his estranged father with his wife, Sarah (Inge Beckmann), and their adopted niece, Mary (Keita Luna). Soon after moving in, they me...

If you fancy some brilliant British entertainment, then DStv is the place to be.  There are some things the Brits just do better than anyone else – think talk shows, game shows, comedy and hard-hitting dramas, not to mention actuality and investigative reportage.  There’s a vast and varied range of British programming available on DStv, across a wide-range of channels, with even more coming your way soon. M-Net will be featuring the following highly rated series this year like the BBC/HBO co-production  Years and Years , starring Emma Thompson, that revolves around the Lyons family where one crucial event shapes their lives;  Luminaries , based on Eleanor Catton’s 2013 Man Booker Prize-winning novel set during the 1860s gold rush in New Zealand’s wild West Coast;  The Bay , a riveting story about a police woman who gets tangled up in a case and does something she shouldn’t and  Vigil , a six-part thriller about  the mysterious disappeara...