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  DJ Zinhle; Kwesta; Samthing Soweto; Shekhinah are some of the major acts to headline this year’s Basha Uhuru Festival.  Johannesburg’s most anticipated creative festival, Constitution Hill’s Basha Uhuru Freedom Festival, is back and will offer a jam-packed line-up of creative immersions and experiences for its 2023 edition from the 21st to the 24th of June. Tickets are available from Webtickets. The Basha Uhuru Festival was founded in 2012 to immortalise the memory of the youth who fought for their right to choose in the Soweto 1976 Uprising, affording youth of today the freedom to explore their creativity and freedom of expression. Festival goers can look forward to DJ Zinhle; Kwesta; Samthing Soweto; Shekhinah; Thando Nje; Sol Phenduka; Marcus Harvey an Friends; GYRE; izaNGOMA; Ms Party; KMAT DJ; Boujeena; SweeterBrown; Mam’Thug; RANGER; KITCHENMESS; Lyndow Radebe and a guest performance from this year’s Basha Uhuru Music Legacy Award – THEBE! The music festival on the 24t...

  BBC Lifestyle ( DStv channel 174 ) and BBC news ( DStv channel 400 ) gives you front row seats to the crowning of His Majesty King Charles III alongside Queen Camilla, in a historic Coronation at Westminster Abbey. BBC lifestyle will be bringing, two documentaries, concert with a performance by South Africa’s very own Pretty Yende. Viewers will also see the live event which will follow the parade from Buckingham Palace known as ‘The King’s Procession.’ After the Service, the newly crowned King and Queen Consort will return to Buckingham Palace in ‘The Coronation Procession ’, in which they will be joined by other Members of the Royal Family.  Audiences will witness the newly crowned monarchs as they do their balcony appearance. DStv will bring this world event closer to its viewers in the below times: BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) Born To Be King – documentary – 5 May, 20:00 CAT and 6 May 7:00 CAT The Coronation of Their Majesties – Live event – 6 May, 8:30 CAT until 16:3...

Award winning TV hosts, Lerato Kganyago & Katlego Maboe billed to host Metro FM Music Awards 2023.  The countdown has officially begun to one of the biggest award ceremonies in the country. The Metro FM Awards 2023 will be taking place on Saturday, 06 May 2023 at Mbombela Stadium, Mpumalanga and the hosts for the prestigious event are Metro FM on-air personality, Lerato ‘LKG’ Kganyago, and Katlego Maboe. Without a doubt, Kganyago and Maboe are currently some of the biggest talents the SABC has.  Metro FM management says the decision to appoint Kganyago and Katlego was based on their skills as “sought-after hosts, who are able to carry events of this caliber The two presenters exude class and high energy, elements that embody the prestigious Metro FM Awards.” Lerato Kganyago whom we have witnessed hosting other awards ceremonies and has hosted live television shows such as LIVE Amp says she is excited to be the host.   "I am absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured to b...

  Get ready for a wild ride! Drama and glamour return as The Real Housewives of Johannesburg resumes with new faces   After a three-year hiatus,  The Real Housewives of Johannesburg (RHOJ)  promises to revive the drama and glamour that made it so popular.    Lebo ‘Jojo’ Mokoena, Lethabo 'LeJoy' Mathatho, Keabetswe Marema, Thobekile Mdlalose,  Nicole Watson  and Mamus Koka will join season three of the highly-anticipated show which will premiere on Friday 19 May 2023 on 1Magic, DStv channel 103.    Season 3 will follow the all-new group, with some familiar faces, of six dynamic women as they navigate their lives and get a glimpse into their lavish lifestyles, friendship dynamics, romantic relationships, as well as everything else in between. The show highlights both their successes and struggles in their personal lives as well as the drama that unfolds when the six get together.   The Real Housewives format is distributed internation...

‘Out Of This World’ 127th-year celebration written in the stars for 127 Hollywoodbets Durban July enthusiasts Hollywoodbets Durban July celebrates 127 and are giving away 127 double tickets today before 7pm. To put yourself in line to be a ticket holder to the most sought-after sporting and lifestyle event, register a Hollywoodbets account by visiting   bit.ly/3UN0vyD With Africa’s Greatest Horseracing Event celebrating 127 years as a main feature on the sporting and lifestyle calendar, the Hollywoodbets Durban July will go ‘Out Of This World’ on Friday, 21 April from 1pm - 7pm with 127 massive giveaways.  Hollywoodbets Brand and Communications Manager, Devin Heffer, says “In maintaining the essence of this year’s Hollywoodbets Durban July ‘Out Of This World’ theme, which hints at the stargates where one is transported into mysterious world far beyond our imagination, we are giving enthusiasts of horseracing and Africa’s premier fashion event an opportunity to walk amongst t...

South African multi-talented businesswoman, actress, philanthropist, and radio host   Thando Thabethe   is at it again, with a new title to add to her name – executive producer of   Unstoppable Thabooty .  Anticipation is building since she announced her partnership with BET Africa in opening up to the public about her life through her new reality series Unstoppable Thabooty which will air exclusively on   BET Africa (DStv channel 129)   on Saturdays at 19:30 from 15 April 2023.   BET Africa hosted an exclusive and intimate screening where media and industry experts came together to view the pilot of this upcoming season that left all those in attendance excited to see more of the gripping reality show.   This reality show will highlight all there is to the dynamic creative, Thando Thabethe alongside her mom  Sibongile Thabethe , sister  Sanele Thabethe , who is a fashion designer, creative director and fashion buyer, and her TV and...

  Mzansi Magic bids farewell to one of the most watched and popular Telenovela:  Gomora. After gripping viewers with compelling and emotionally resonant plots, M-Net would like to announce that it will bid farewell to its beloved telenovela – Mzansi Magic’s  Gomora .   The series reaches its conclusion in October 2023 as M-Net strives to keep abreast of changing consumer viewership preferences.   The show, which broke viewership records just a month after it premiered on the channel almost three years ago, will air its final season to conclude its storylines – with  Gomora  season 4 premiering on 24 April at 19:30 and its final episode on 20 October 2023.   M-Net maintains a fruitful working relationship with Seriti Films, the production house behind  Gomora .    "We are committed to bringing the best content to our viewers and, as such, we have to be responsive to their changing needs and preferences. This means that we have to bid...