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South African filmmakers invited to submit entries for Oscars

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has put out a call for South African producers to submit their films for entry into the…

South Africans can stream ESPN events with SABC Sport channel

The SABC and Disney Africa have signed a distribution agreement for the public broadcaster to stream content and coverage from ESPN on its SABC…

Blood & Water Season 2 date announced

South African Original Netflix series Blood & Water has received an official release date for season two, with it set to hit the streaming…

Where you can watch the Tokyo Paralympics in South Africa

SuperSport has announced its plans to broadcast the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, including when and where sports fans can watch daily coverage in South…

Free Guy review: A video game movie that’s middle of the leaderboard

If there was a movie that perfectly encapsulates the desire to capitalise on current-day pop culture via the silver screen, that honour goes to…

Disney drops final trailer for Eternals: here’s SA’s screening date

Disney has released the final trailer for Marvel Studio’s Eternals, with the superhero film expected to debut in South Africa in November 2021. The film…

Disney+ finally gets launch date for South Africa

Following years of uncertainty, Disney+ finally has a launch window for South Africa — the first time a date has been specified for the…

SA binged over 100 years’ of video on Showmax this festive season

What’s more common than mass indulgence of foodstuffs over the festive season? Mass indulgence of series and movies, of course. Showmax released its 2019/20…

Rewatch our favourite movies and series from 2019

We’ve reviewed a lot of movies and series this year. In fact, in the past twelve months, we watched everything from the series finale…

5 Christmas movies you have to watch on Netflix tonight

Not sure how to wait out your evening under the tree this Christmas Eve? Here are five festive movies on Netflix you should binge….

5 holiday music playlists from your favourite online streaming services

The festive season is nothing without those good old tunes and holiday music playlists that get stuck in your head the moment you walk…

Watch: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ gets its first official trailer and release date

Warner Bros on Monday dropped the official trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, the second stand-alone movie featuring the Amazonian DC superhero. “Fast forward to…

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ trailer gives us a closer look at the live-action remake

Disney on Thursday released the first official trailer for Mulan, and it’s filled with all the booming instrumentals and colourful scenes you were expecting….

Amapiano or hip-hop? South Africa decides 2019’s best music genre

Is hip-hop better than Amapiano, a local genre featuring elements of house music and piano instrumentals? Well, South Africans have taken to Twitter to…

Celine Dion’s new music video is also a virtual Instagram shop

After launching a curated catalogue of 2019’s biggest online shopping trends, Instagram has teamed up with Celine Dion to release a music video featuring…

Marvel drops exciting, action-packed teaser for ‘Black Widow’

Marvel has released the first official teaser trailer for Black Widow, giving MCU fans a small glimpse into hero’s action-packed life outside of her role…

The numbers behind Apple Music’s growth in South Africa

Apple Music is making quite a splash in South Africa, at least in terms of year-over-year numbers. The company, perhaps better known for its…

‘Frozen 2’ review: an existential but funny coming of age story

With Disney’s fondness for live-action remakes, it’s hard not to be excited for an original fairytale like Frozen. After all, when the movie first…

Blue Route Mall to get Cape Town’s second IMAX movie theatre

Blue Route Mall in Tokai, Cape Town, will launch the city’s second IMAX theatre in December, Ster Kinekor announced on Tuesday. At present, Cape…

The best moments from the American Music Awards according to Twitter

The 2019 American Music Awards on Sunday honoured some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, BTS, and…

Meet Showmax Mobile: a R49pm mobile-only streaming service for Africa

Understanding the challenges of the African data landscape, Showmax on Friday announced the debut of a new low-cost mobile-only streaming plan called Showmax Mobile….

‘Superstar’ Trevor Noah has been nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award

The 62nd Grammy Awards nominations are out and, among some of the biggest names in the music industry, South Africa’s very own Trevor Noah…

Deezer’s HiFi high-quality streaming tier arrives on mobile

Deezer HiFi, the French streaming service’s high-quality tier, is now available on mobile. Previously, Deezer’s HiFi tier was only available on the web and…

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Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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Omoda C5 X review

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