South African expats in the UK are in for a major treat as top South Africans artists Prime Circle, Just Jinjer and Tailor will be performing together on one stage in London in August! PLEASE NOTE: EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. After successful runs in Johannesburg and Cape Town, Real Concerts are bringing A Night To […]

Young South African magician Wian is blowing social media users away with his latest compilation of tricks. Watch below. The 22-year-old SA’s Got Talent finalist was first inspired to perform magic after watching a magician on Ellen DeGeneres’ television show. His tricks have already clocked up millions of views online, and according to his bio […]

The Durban Survivors’ Dance Crew have sent an impassioned plea to Ellen DeGeneres, requesting sponsorship for a trip to Los Angeles, USA, which would uplift the recognition of South Africa in the dance industry. The letter says: “Our group name is Survivors Dance Crew and we are based in Durban. The crew was established in […]

British singer, and song writer, Ed Sheeran will be touring South Africa for the first time in March 2019 and Mzansi people can’t keep calm. Sheeran – who has sold 40 million albums worldwide – will be performing at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 23 March 2019, and Cape Town Stadium on 27 March […]

Marvel Studios’ Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has urged African Americans to visit Africa. He says the experience for him, during the filming of the blockbuster, was “life-changing”. Coogler was speaking at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, where Black Panther won Best Movie (and South Africa’s Sjava won BET Viewers’ Choice for […]

South African hip hop musician, Sjava has walked away with a BET Viewer’s Choice ‘Best International Act’ award. Sjava’s real name is, Jabulani Hadebe. He was nominated together with Nigerian singer, Ninola and Kwesi Arthur of Ghana. The BET awards took place on Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. South African musicians Cassper […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah jokes that he hopes his mom watches the latest documentary about his meteoric rise “and finally starts believing that I’m not a drug dealer!” The documentary – the first in a series by OZY and PBS – is called Breaking Big, and takes an in-depth look at 12 talented men […]

James Corden’s latest Carpool Karaoke – featuring Paul McCartney – has gone totally viral, clocking up 2.7 million views on YouTube in 24 hours, and over 18 million on Facebook in 12 hours! Watch below as McCartney takes a trip down memory lane – and Penny Lane – revealing the moving story of how he […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has shuffled his backline and included exciting fullback Warrick Gelant as one of five changes to his side as he seeks a series clean-sweep against England in the third and final test at Newlands on Saturday. Gelant takes over from the experienced Willie le Roux, who drops to the […]

This coming Sunday Carte Blanche joins forces with a United Nations arms expert in a special investigation spanning three continents to reveal the origin of weapons confiscated along the Kruger National Park’s border fence with Mozambique… and unmask the real architects behind the poaching of rhinos in Africa. (The programme will be aired in SA only.) […]

In this week’s episode of Carte Blanche, the current affairs show investigates if the man running for the position of Public Protector can clean up the rot in the Hawks department, SA youths stuck in China, cash-in-transit heists and amazing projects at Tygerberg. This week’s episode is now available to South Africans abroad if you subscribe […]

As Load-Shedding Stage 1 hits the country for the second straight day, the national electricity supplier – Eskom (which supplies more than 90 % of SA’s power) – has urged South Africans to decrease their power usage… which couldn’t come at a worse time for football fans! UPDATE Monday 18 June 2018: Eskom said in […]

Strap in and hold on tight to your seats, because South African funny man Leon Schuster is back with a brand new quirky comedy complete with hilarious incidents and an inspiring storyline that will keep audiences captivated until the credits start rolling. Unfortunately there’s no trailer available yet. We’ll have to wait till July for the teaser […]

At the start of The Kiffness’ new  song – Pratig Meisie – it says: “We shot this video in the hope that the Afrikaans singer portrayed as ‘pragtig meisie‘ (‘pretty girl’) would enjoy this video and give us permission to use her face. “Unfortunately we did not get her permission. Instead of reshooting, we decided […]

In 2017, over 14,000 people were killed in car accidents in South Africa. According to research, 90% of the fatalities were caused by human error and bad driving!! How’s my Driving? This Sunday’s Carte Blanche investigates just why South African drivers are rated amongst the worst in the world. Is it arrogance, that they get away […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up, available for South Africans living abroad from today Tuesday – 05 June 2018 – if you’re a Showmax subscriber. In this week’s special extended broadcast, these are the stories you’ll see: Medical Innovations from Stellenbosch Cutting-edge research at the University of Stellenbosch has lead to the development of a bio-sensor that […]

It is South African Music Awards (SAMAs) weekend – with local artists and fans gathered at Sun City, in the North West, to celebrate and honour those who have worked hard in the previous year. This is the 24th year of recognising talent in the local music industry. The first night of the SAMA’s took […]

He will go down in history as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen, and it was a sad day for cricket fans worldwide when the legendary South African batsman AB de Villiers posted a video on Twitter announcing his retirement from international cricket. I’ve made a big decision today pic.twitter.com/In0jyquPOK — […]

South Africans living abroad can now stream the crowning of Miss South Africa 2018 express from the SA broadcast on Showmax, so you don’t have to miss out! The Miss South Africa pageant took place at the Sun Arena at Time Square in Pretoria on Sunday, with the winner taking home a prize package worth R3 […]

Approximately 60 house robberies (when the victim is present and under threat) take place in South Africa every day, and increasingly home owners are fighting back. (A further 676 house burglaries – when the victim is not home or threatened – occur daily.) This Sunday’s Carte Blanche explores your legal rights when experiencing a house invasion. […]

South African culture is spreading fast around the world as proud expats share their homeland culture with those abroad – from Brits eating Durban’s famous Bunny Chow to Australians packaging biltong… and now in a corner of Indonesia, they can dance to Pata Pata! South African expat Cheryl Shelley Wevell‎ says: “We recently celebrated International […]

What is it about seeing people – who seem so much like us – living outrageously lavish lives, that has us hooked? Or watching them looking for love, or competing as a couple in a cooking competition? Whatever the reason, we can’t get enough of homegrown reality shows like these, available to stream or download […]

After the brutal attack on a mosque in KwaZulu-Natal, Carte Blanche investigates to find out if ISIS extremism is behind the attack… or if there are local forces at work. This week’s episode also explores hope for the voiceless, Christianity that dismisses the Holy Trinity and aquaponic farming.The show is available to South Africans abroad […]

The Department of Arts and Culture announced Friday that South African Jazz legendary musician, Phillip Tabane, has passed away at the age of 84. The musician died at Mamelodi Hospital in Pretoria on Friday morning. Tabane was born in Pretoria and formed a group called The Malombo Jazz Men. During his career he was well known for […]