Arts and Entertainment

SA’s small media houses granted R15.8m 

The Digital News Transformation Fund has approved grants to 22 independent news publishers across South Africa.

GirlCode opens Pan-African hackathon

The event is a platform where aspiring coders, innovators and female tech founders can develop solutions...

Signpost: How African creators
can own their audiences

Sponzar is an attempt to fix the economics of the creator economy, founder Sibusiso Zwane tells...

What shutting Showmax teaches young creatives

While talent is essential, understanding the business is equally critical, writes MZI KAKA, Academy of Sound...

Short, vertical dramas change how SA watches

Big emotions packed into tiny episodes are reshaping how we watch stories on our phones, writes...

Discover Kevin’s amazing Africa Day watchlist

Former Showmax publicist KEVIN KRIEDEMANN guides us through his best (free) YouTube viewing choices on the...

Rare South African
photo-stories digitised

Sabinet has made more than 20,000 pages of the photo magazines available for global research access.

Global streaming demands global production

As news breaks of the shutdown of Showmax, international marketing consultant ANDY MARKEN analyses the global...

Showmax to shut down

MultiChoice says the streaming service will continue for now, while it prepares a transition in an...

Rand Show goes
high-tech

The exhibition will feature new Tech and Gaming activations this year, alongside several experiences.

‘Sinners’ leads tight Oscars best picture race

Nominations are unusually spread across ten films with 4-16 total nods, rather than a clear two-horse...

Legendary voice actor heads to Comic Con CT

English voice actor Christopher Sabat, famed for roles in 'Dragon Ball' and 'One Piece', will take...

Road to content success no big secret

A serious rethink is needed after M3GAN 2.0 bombed in the theatre, writes international marketing consultant...

SA-made ‘David’ sings way to success

The animated musical, supported by an original musical score, gave Avatar a run for its money....

Chaos takes shape at
the Ballen Centre

Roger Ballen’s latest exhibition, "Chaos Has Many Faces", presents his first major colour work alongside the...

Bravo Africa blazes
onto screens

A new channel promises unscripted entertainment, delivering drama and glamour to get viewers hooked, writes ANGELIQUE...

Heritage plugged,
future ignited

Fak’ugesi celebrates African innovation, showing that the stories of yesterday hold the keys to the future,...