Die Matie, Stellenbosch University’s Official Newspaper posted the following performance on their Facebook Page this month to commemorate their win last year at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales. WATCH Stellenbosch University Choir – Baba Yetu “Performing Baba Yetu at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales is one of our favourites” and “here’s to new […]

As of Tuesday 29 January, South Africans living abroad can watch the latest episode of Carte Blanche (details below) – stream it on Showmax International (14-day Free Trial). Zimbabwe Shuts Down  A mere seven months after promising to put Zimbabwe on a new path to growth and prosperity, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has dealt citizens a shocking blow […]

LOS ANGELES – Superhero film “Black Panther” – which features three South African actors and a vibrant celebration of African culture, including the Xhosa language – won the TOP Screen Actors Guild award on Sunday, boosting its stature ahead of next month’s Oscars ceremony. “Black Panther” from Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios was named best […]

South African singer Jeremy Olivier yesterday surprised an amazing Western Cape man, who sells the Big Issue, with an incredible gift – his eight-seater Nissan van! It’s been a dream of the 2016 The Voice SA contestant and his wife Nicole’s for five years, ever since they first met Bongani… who usually works at the King […]

HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe’s internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi a national hero on Thursday, granting him a status following his death yesterday this is normally reserved for ruling party elites and independence veterans only. Mtukudzi (66) – affectionately known as “Tuku” – died at a local clinic on Wednesday from diabetes, ending […]

Zimbabwe’s most successful and internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi died on Wednesday after suffering from diabetes, ending a career that spanned four decades and 67 albums. Zimbabwean publisher of Africapedia, Charles Onyango-Obbo also pointed out that the legendary Mtukudzi has passed away on the same date as South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela, who died […]

Last year, South Africa’s Kearsney College Choir scooped gold at the World Choir Games with the below exciting performance in the Scenic Pop category. The 5-minute video at the time went viral, earning over 132,000 views on Facebook. Here – for your enjoyment – is the full performance of almost 14 minutes, uploaded to YouTube […]

LOS ANGELES – Marvel Studios film “Black Panther” made Oscars history on Tuesday, landing the first Best Picture nomination for a superhero movie… and making South Africans, particularly the three SA actors involved in the movie, extremely proud! (See key 2019 Oscar nominations below.) The film stars legendary actress Connie Chiume as one of the […]

Remember the cute and very talented three-year-old DJ Arch Junior who won the ‘South Africa’s Got Talent’ competition in 2015? Well, now he’s won the hearts of Americans nationwide… and caught the eye of music mogul Simon Cowell who says he’s got plans for the now six-year-old! In the “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” show, […]

One of the world’s biggest classical stars Andrea Bocelli has confirmed two South African tour dates in 2019… and that his son Matteo will join him on stage so South Africans can witness that beautiful duet between father and son that went viral last year – Fall On Me. (Watch video below.) Bocelli says he […]

News of Jacob Zuma’s record deal with the eThekwini Municipality is making global news as Reuters reports today that the former South African president – long known for singing and dancing at political rallies – has been chosen as the voice of anti-apartheid liberation songs in a South African history project. Regardless of whether one is […]

On Sunday, SAPeople posted a beautiful line from a beautiful song that sends chills down most expats’ spines. It speaks to those of us that live faraway: I may be walking through the streets of a city called London But the dust on my boots & the rhythm of my feet, and my heartbeat Say […]

The recently announced 2018 national matric pass rate in South Africa of 78% made for some great headlines… but many say the truth is nothing to celebrate. That great pass rate is based on rather low expectations. In South Africa, qualifying for tertiary studies now requires only 40% in your home language, only 50% in […]

Coming Up on Carte Blanche this week on Sunday 20 Jan in South Africa, and available to stream from Tues 22 Jan for South Africans abroad. (Take advantage of the 14-day Free Trial). From Matric to University The 2018 national matric pass rate of 78% made for some great headlines, but experts contend that the standards for a Grade 12 […]

Now this is something you don’t get in a lot of countries! Supermarket staff that burst into song! But it’s been known to happen around South Africa – at supermarkets and petrol stations. And today lucky shoppers in KwaZulu-Natal were delighted when they were graced with a staff performance. Durban artist Sam Cross was doing […]

A new South African drama TV series has been picked up to be distributed internationally. The whodunnit series – The Girl from St Agnes – revolves around a prestigious all-girls boarding school in the KZN Midlands… where the only saint is in the name. Watch trailer below. The eight-part series premieres on Showmax on 31 […]

I have had a few requests to re-post my, ahem, mini-thesis on Bohemian Rhapsody (the song) in light of the astonishing, moving, and now Golden Globe-winning performance by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie… writes Gus Silber. I take the liberty of doing so herewith, with thanks to the requesters, and […]

Award-winning South African flutist and composer Wouter Kellerman and singer songwriter Lady Zamar have collaborated to create a unique cover version of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s ‘Shallow’ from ‘A Star is Born’. Watch below. Shallow received a Golden Globe earlier this week for Best original Song, as well as four Grammy Award nominations, including […]

Coming up on South Africa’s favourite current affairs show Carte Blanche on Sunday 23 Dec in South Africa, it’s a feel-good episode filled with success stories – all available to stream from Tues 25 Dec for South Africans abroad. (14-day Free Trial): I’m Possible He continues to astound doctors and his loved ones. Grant Lottering, the ultra-endurance […]

A few months ago Mthetho Mapoyi was an unemployed young man serenading patrons at Cape Town’s beachfront restaurants with the opera songs he used to imitate as a child, learnt from the only thing his father left behind when he deserted the family – an old Pavarotti CD. But his life has changed! SAPeople caught […]

The argument has dragged on long enough about who should take the credit for bringing South Africa’s apartheid regime to an end. Of course, some will immediately respond by saying that apartheid has not yet been defeated – it still lives on in innumerable ways. But at least the regime that promulgated the legislation and […]

Here’s what’s coming up on South Africa’s favourite current affairs show Carte Blanche on Sunday 16 Dec in South Africa. If you’re a South African living abroad – subscribe to Showmax to watch from Tues 18 Dec, and don’t miss out on the 14-day Free Trial. The State of the Nation 2018 In February Cyril Ramaphosa became […]

Trevor Noah REALLY wants Idris Elba to star as James Bond… but the South African comedian has realised, after a trip to Scotland, that there may be one hiccup. The drop-dead gorgeous British actor may not always blend in in spots that criminals hang out in, which is the key to being a spy. In […]

Coming up on South Africa’s favourite current affairs show Carte Blanche on Sunday 9 Dec in South Africa, and available to stream from Tues 11 Dec for South Africans abroad. (14-day Free Trial). Johannesburg Graft Unit A leaked report, prepared by investigators on behalf of the City of Johannesburg, alleges that cases of corruption involving city officials […]

Walt Disney’s black empowerment superhero movie “Black Panther“, set in an imaginary African country, received a best drama nomination for the Golden Globes this week, edging out hopefuls like the female-led heist thriller ‘Widows’ (which received no nominations) and moon landing movie ‘First Man’ (which had to settle for nominations in two other categories). South African […]