ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Earlier this month, The Bachelor SA season one contestant Jacqueline Ramos-Pinto revealed she’d contracted Covid-19. However, while Ramos-Pinto says she is doing much better and is still in isolation, her elderly grandmother is not coping so well with her own infection. Jacqueline’s 83-year-old bed-ridden grandmother, with whom...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - As the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement gains momentum across the globe, entertainment platforms like Showmax are forced to disinfect their content of any signs of racism. As a result, Leon Schuster, one of South Africa’s most successful yet divisive entertainers has come under scrutiny. Although it was initially reported by some...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A sit down interview with The Market Theatre’s Artistic Director, James Ngcobo, on how the theatre has been impacted by the Covid -19 pandemic. He also details the various initiatives they have undertaken with actors across the country. “We are not just writing plays about Covid, we are writing plays about life,” say Ngcobo in the...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Relaxed lockdown regulations have permitted cinemas to reopen, but will the experience be as enjoyable as before? In a statement to The Citizen, Nu Metro cinemas said it “joins the local industry in celebrating the thrilling news that cinemas can again reopen”. The cinema chain added that it was currently collaborating with...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Linda Mtoba has clapped back at fans who are upset with her for not sharing every detail of her life, especially regarding her husband. The former Isibaya actress was in a relationship with Steven Meyer for six years before they later married in 2017. In a series of tweets, Mtoba set the record straight on being private about her...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - As the Black Lives Matter movement spreads across the world, prompting some entertainment platforms to review their offerings to scrub any sign of racism, one of South Africa’s most successful yet divisive entertainers is feeling the pinch. Netflix and the BBC have started scrubbing shows featuring blackface from their online...

TUINROETE, KAROO, HESSEQUA NUUS - Die direksie en bestuur van die KKNK sit nie agteroor nie. Hulle is reeds hard besig om aan volgende jaar se fees te werk en nooi mense om programvvorstelle in te dien. “Kreatiewe denkers en skeppers kan nou voorstelle vir die 2021 Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) indien”, sê Hugo Theart, artistieke direkteur...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The COVID-19 pandemic has really stretched our ingenuity and ability to cope. With production houses now reopened continue some of our favourite soapies and other celluloid treats, creatives are really living up to their namesakes. As more and more stories emerge about film crew and actors being exposed to the virus and even...

OUDTSHOORN VERMAAK NUUS - So sê Hugo Theart, artistieke direkteur van die KKNK. Volgens Theart het die fees oor die afgelope twee dekades ’n reputasie vir uitsonderlike kunsuitstallings gebou en is hulle vanjaar aangemoedig om ’n virtuele sprong te maak. “Die feit dat ons vanjaar se KKNK weens die Covid-19-pandemie moes kanselleer is steeds ’n groot...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Fans of Papa Penny have accused him of ill-treating his wife after catching up on a recent episode of his reality show. This comes after a scene in Papa Penny Ahee showed that the music sensation booked a business class ticket for himself on a flight to Mauritius, but seated Mama Nomi in economy. Opinions were divided on this, with...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - 947 Drive Time host and producer Thato Sikwane, known as DJ Fresh, talks lockdown, withdrawal, family, loving his fans, virtual parties and learning to home school his kids. How has lockdown been for you as someone who works with crowds? I didn’t realise I needed to take a break until we were all forced to stay home and indoors....

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - TV actress and businesswoman Connie Ferguson has had a lot to celebrate the past few week, as her daughter recently turned 18 years old, and her big celebration of turning 50, three days later on 10 June. Ferguson said in her Instagram post that she had an overwhelming week: “From wrapping up season 4 of #thequeenmzansi to...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Television and radio personality Mmasea PeTje continuing rising profile has been seen and heard on our radios and television screens for years. Her career is ever-expanding, which has landed her a gig at motor channel Ignition TV’s popular series ‘Garage Gold’. Mmasea released a statement opening up about the many things we need to...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Sky Italia’s 10-part drama-thriller Devils, starring Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick Dempsey (aka McDreamy), is now streaming on Showmax and the mild-mannered doctor with impeccable bedside manners plays the part of a real meany. With a massive 7.1 out of 10 IMDb rating since its release in April, Devils has been hailed by Cinematographe...