Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela has cancelled his forthcoming appearances to focus on improving his health, as he battles prostate cancer. Last month he had cancelled concerts to recover from an operation to “improve his eyesight” but yesterday he revealed in a statement that he has been battling prostate cancer since 2008. He urged […]

In 2007, barely a year after the man who went on to become South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, was acquitted on a charge of raping a young woman called “Khwezi” (the name given to Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo during her rape trial), gender activist Mmatshilo Motsei published “The Kanga and the Kangaroo Court”. The book was an unsparing account […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up for South Africans abroad… available right now for SA expats to view, if you’re a subscriber of Showmax International. David Patient South African Aids activist David Patient died last week at the age of 56. Diagnosed as far back as 1983, Patient was an icon in the age of HIV […]

Watch the trailer below for the new Lifetime Movie – ‘Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer’. The movie – starring South African expat Andreas Damm – chronicles the events of the night that famous SA athlete Pistorius shot and killed his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home… which ultimately led to him being found […]

Carte Blanche will tonight pay tribute to South Africa’s legendary HIV/Aids activist and motivational speaker, David Ross Patient, who sadly passed away last week at the age of 56. (Available for expats to watch from Tuesday.) David became world renowned after he conquered his own diagnosis and brought hope, humour and motivation to thousands. He […]

South African actress Thuso Mbedu has been nominated in the Best Performance by an Actress category for an International Emmy Award for her role as a schoolgirl in Is’thunzi. A very excited Thuso took to Instagram to express her pure delight at the nomination (and we think she could use this for her acceptance speech […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up for South Africans abroad. SA expats can now watch their favourite SA current affairs programme just two days after it airs in South Africa, if they’re subscribers of Showmax International. (Watch the trailer below.) KPMG: The Unravelling The so-called SARS Rogue Report, compiled by KPMG, had devastating consequences for the […]

The turn-out for the South African expat get-together in the UK to celebrate Heritage Day on 24 September 2017 was so awesome, we’ve got more pics and videos here to celebrate…   The event for South Africans abroad was hosted by the South African Diaspora United Kingdom with main sponsor, Showmax International (which streams popular […]

‎Johnny Clegg‎ will be playing some intimate unplugged shows in the Netherlands next weekend. In a messgage to SAPeople on Tuesday evening, he said the shows will take place on 6, 7 and 8 October 2017. “Tickets are limited and all shows will be hosted in the eclectic YADA YADA Market venue at the Hembrug […]

The Man Cave – Season Six, just keeps getting better and better. The Safta nominated show starring Janez Vermeiren, Lunga Shabala, Siv Ngesi, Warras, Qhama Xhali, Alex Caige, and their newest presenter, the larger than life Jason Goliath shot for the stars when they invited Hollywood Legend Antonio Banderas to join them in studio… while on his […]

Anybody who follows Pretoria boy – and international billionaire businessman – Elon Musk, knows his favourite book is ‘Lord of the Rings’ by JRR Tolkien (who was also born in South Africa). But not many people have stopped to ask Musk just why it inspires him so much… until Wednesday when a young student, Subham, […]

The first trailer for Waterfront, a star-studded family noir – set in the dark underbelly of one of South Africa’s most popular tourist attractions – has just been released… and looks to be a thrilling addictive series. Watch the trailer below. The story revolves around boat-building patriarch Ben Myburgh’s (SAFTA nominee Dawid Minnaar) who is dead. […]

A new music video is trending, featuring the words of EFF leader Julius Malema with the term he uses to refer to South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma – ‘uBaba ka Duduzane’ (father of Duduzane). Malema says he calls Zuma this because ‘President’ means ‘father of the nation’, and Zuma has proved that he puts his […]

Toya Delazy will voice Bliss, the fourth Powerpuff Girl for Cartoon Network Africa in the five-part special The Powerpuff Girls: Power of Four. Bliss is the long-lost teenage sister to Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, who has returned to Townsville to learn the strength of her powers. The new five-episode Powerpuff Girl special will premiere at the DStv Delicious International Food & […]

Here’s this week’s Carte Blanche line-up for South Africans abroad. To watch this week’s episode, available from Tuesday – subscribe to Showmax International here. Watch the trailer below. Cable Theft – A City in Darkness It’s been days since parts of the Johannesburg inner city were plunged into darkness, after a cable theft syndicate struck, […]

DStv Premium customers have some good news to celebrate this week. Having a DStv Premium account now means getting access to internet-streaming service Showmax at zero (to be clear, that’s nil, zilch, nada) additional cost!!! Here’s a list of what to watch first… Access to Showmax means getting access to over 25,000 series episodes, movies […]

Congratulations Trevor Noah! South Africa’s popular comedian announced Friday that his contract with The Daily Show has been extended! All the way until 2022! In true Trevor style, the SA expat went straight to gratitude… and South Africans were at the top of his list. “Let me begin by saying thank you – thank you […]

American filmmaker Mendel Katz, who is married to South African expat Mushkie Lewin, has captured a “short but sweet” documentary about South Africa. Mendel and Mushkie married last year in July and went for a two-month tour around South Africa for their honeymoon. “I wanted to go a bit ‘off the beaten path’ instead of the […]

South African comedian Trevor Noah has won his first Emmy (of hopefully many to come!) for his YouTube comedy special, “The Daily Show: Between the Scenes”. The episodes include funny, interesting and varied titbits that Trevor offers as he engages the audience during the ad breaks, between the scenes that are actually broadcast for “The […]

Now that South African expats in many countries abroad can enjoy ‘Carte Blanche’ – just two days after it’s aired in SA – here’s what you can watch this week… available right now to subscribers of Showmax International. Declining Adoption Numbers In recent years, the rate of child adoptions in South Africa has declined substantially. Now […]

‘Noem My Skollie’ was definitely chosen as South Africa’s official entry to the Oscars for a reason: this is a world-class movie, telling a story that pulls at your heartstrings through the use of incredible cinematography, excellent acting and outstanding directing. And it’s now available on Showmax International for South Africans abroad to watch and enjoy. […]

Now that South African expats in many countries abroad can enjoy ‘Carte Blanche’ – just two days after it’s aired in SA – here’s what you can expect this week… available from today to subscribers of Showmax International. City of Joburg Billing Blunders II For years, at least a decade, the City of Johannesburg’s rates, […]

South African action thriller, Jagveld, written by acclaimed writer Deon Meyer, has been awarded ‘Best Dramatic Feature Award’ at the 2017 Woods Hole Film Festival in the USA! The Jagveld producers congratulated director Byron Davis, author Deon Meyer and the cast and crew “who gave this project life”! They also thanked kykNet, who played a critical role […]

Following on from sold-out concerts across South Africa, Portugal and Canada, South African award-warning trio Mi Casa will be returning to London to play a show at the Scala on Friday 11 August. (And we have two pairs of tickets to give away – see details at bottom of page.) Known for their incredible signature […]

Two young South African choirs have brought chills to the world stage this week with Tuks Camerata bringing the house down in Spain, and the Drakensberg Boys Choir doing the same in Japan! Tuks Camerata’s performance – at the 11th World Symposium on Choral Music, in Barcelona – was so brilliant that Choral Stream have […]