Strap in, earthlings. The most critically acclaimed South African sci-fi film since District 9, Ryan Kruger’s Fried Barry starts streaming on Showmax on Thursday, 19 May 2022, having already taken the world by storm. Acclaimed local indie horror film Fried Barry is shot in Cape Town and directed by Ryan Kruger 80% critics’ rating on […]

Boetie first went to the border, and then to Hollywood, says Carte Blanche about tonight’s special guest, actor Arnold Vosloo who starred in ‘Boetie Gaan Border Toe’ in 1984, and has since become a household name not only in South Africa, but worldwide. This month he’s making headlines on Netflix in Silverton Siege, an action […]

KYIV (Reuters) – Proud Ukrainians revelled in their Eurovision Song Contest victory on Sunday (largely due to an overwhelming public vote of support from the rest of Europe), even renaming a train route in its honour as they hoped for victory in their grinding war with Russia. By Tom Balmforth and Natalia Zinets. It was […]

A popular radio talk show host in South Africa marketed his crypto investment scheme, promising lucrative returns. Did he know he was offering his investors pie in the sky? Carte Blanche investigates tonight, Sunday 15 May, in SA on DStv Now. If you live abroad, you can stream it overseas in most countries from Tues 17 May […]

A film about a unique journey from Morocco to South Africa – called ‘Africa and I’ – could be in line for an Oscar, after scooping the award for Best First Feature Documentary at the 30th Anniversary Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles. PAFF is an official qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards! […]

South African filmmaker and comedian Leon Schuster has shared a moving revelation of what he witnessed in the final hours before his beloved mother, Jessica Schuster, sadly passed away on Mother’s Day, Sunday 8 May, at the age of 100. Leon said the experience reawakened a faith within him, and brought him “back to God’s […]

Are Johannesburg’s affluent northern suburbs being terrorised by someone with an appetite for fire? Recently, at least 11 upmarket homes have been broken into and set alight, raising fears that an arsonist is at work. Heartbroken and confused, homeowners in some of Joburg’s upmarket northern suburbs believe they’re being terrorised by an arsonist (nicknamed the […]

Season 2 of Troukoors (Wedding Fever) is now available (since last night, 5 May) to binge first on Showmax, with Season 1 premiering on kykNET on Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 8pm. If you live abroad, you can watch on Showmax International. You’ll LOVE it! Up for two Muse Awards from The Writers Guild of […]

Tom Cruise has revealed the official title for the new Mission: Impossible blockbuster (7), due for release next year. The Hollywood star made the announcement from a helicopter in South Africa, where he’s currently filming Mission: Impossible 8. The title of the new film is: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Which means the […]

“We’re bracing for a social media backlash on Sunday.  Our insert on the KZN floods will examine their possible link to climate change, a red flag for the more sceptical among our viewers.  But, if a link can be drawn – even if not definitive – would it not be an extraordinary dereliction not to […]

African streaming service Showmax is giving its subscribers even more control over how much data they use, with the addition of a Max Data Saving mode that uses just 50MB per hour. This is currently available within the iOS mobile version of the Showmax app and will be rolled out to Android app users soon. […]

CAPE TOWN — Ticketmaster, the global leader in live event ticketing, has announced it is bringing its advanced digital ticketing technology to South Africa, with headquarters in Cape Town. Sporting teams, artists, promoters, festivals and venues will be able to take full advantage of Ticketmaster’s suite of industry-leading products and digital ticketing tools designed to […]

Remember that amazing video that went viral at the end of last year, of a nine-year-old Eastern Cape schoolgirl performing Franz Schubert’s classic Ave Maria? The nation fell in love with her and she caught even President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attention. Tonight Carte Blanche meets Gugulethu Ndzendze, who is fast becoming one of South Africa’s rising […]

South African singer Lira is receiving treatment after suffering a stroke during a visit to Germany. Her family said it may be a little while before the SAMA winner performs again, and have asked for prayers for her. The sad news has shocked South Africans across the nation, with Carte Blanche presenter Derek Watts, summing […]

It reads like a Hollywood blockbuster – pets go missing in South Africa, and a well-intentioned stranger ostensibly picks them up. But the plot unravels as he turns nasty and demands a ransom for their safe return. You can watch Carte Blanche on Sunday 17 April in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it […]

I first saw Nkosinathi Maphumulo aka Black Coffee perform at Amaros Night Club in Pretoria, South Africa during the late 2000s. Dressed in a casual T-shirt, no one would have guessed he was destined for global glory. Beneath strobe lights, bathed in throbbing house music, clashing voices and perspiration, he could have been just like […]

On Friday afternoon, hundreds of strangers with only their South African roots in common – met up at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, USA, for a meet and greet, some line dancing… and a whole lot more. The fabulous weekend gathering was organised by SAWITU, a support group for South African women in the […]

A good wine is a complex marriage of body, bouquet, and flavour, often only fully appreciated by those with an equally complex palate. So how did two non-drinking former refugees become award-winning connoisseurs and admired winemakers in their own right? Don’t miss this feel good story on Carte Blanche this Sunday in SA on DStv […]

Hollywood actor Will Smith has been banned from attending any Academy events or programmes for the next 10 years, as of today (8 April 2022) as punishment for slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during last month’s Oscar awards. However, Smith will be allowed to keep the Best Actor Oscar he received for his role […]

Cameron Lombard, who made his debut as Strictly Come Dancing’s youngest ever pro dancer last year, has filmed a rousing new video, Peace Don’t Go, in support of peace for the people of Ukraine. Filmed in the township of Siqalo, in Cape Town – illuminated with bright flares of yellow and blue – Cameron leads […]

South African DJ Black Coffee has won his first ever Grammy. Taking to Twitter, after his big win on Sunday night at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Black Coffee announced simply: “Grammy Award winning artist ???” The 46-year-old DJ introduced the audience to his eldest son, Esona Maphumulo, (“my firstborn son”), who was on stage […]

A Carte Blanche crew from South Africa has been extracted from Odesa, in Ukraine, after the port city was hit by several Russian missiles and/or rockets early Sunday morning. Carte Blanche confirmed that the show’s producer, Anina Peens, was in Odesa at the time. Along with footage of the sky being lit up by explosions, […]

A month ago, Ashley Oosthuizen from George, South Africa, turned 23…. celebrating her birthday for the second year running in a Thai prison, for a crime she allegedly had nothing to do with. According to people who worked with her, she was given a life sentence after being made to sign her name on a […]

Tom Cruise – who is currently scouting for Mission Impossible locations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – is to be honoured at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival next month for his lifetime achievements. The 59-year-old Hollywood star will be in attendance at the famous film festival in the south of France on May 18, 2022, for […]

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting due to a health condition which is impacting his cognitive abilities, according to his family. The 67-year-old Die Hard star has been diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate. It is often the result of a stroke. According to UCLA’s […]