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Bernelee Vollmer

Award-winning journalist Govan Whittles is the host of kykNET’s documentary series 'Govan Ontbloot'.
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'Govan Ontbloot' Season 2 returns to explore lives beyond the mainstream

Govan Whittles returns for Season 2, exploring unconventional lives and beliefs.

BongoVibes’ “Skeur Hom” has sparked a viral dance trend on TikTok, with the Afrikaans Gqom track getting Mzansi moving.
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'Skeur Hom': The anatomy of a viral dance phenomenon and its cultural roots

"Skeur Hom" has become a viral TikTok dance, bringing South Africans together through music, movement and a distinctly local sense of culture and community.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Maya and Priyanka Kedia as Anjali in “Best of the Best”.
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'Best of the Best' review: Bollywood dance meets the classic college movie

'Best of the Best' puts Bollywood-fusion dance at the heart of a familiar college comedy.

Liyabona Sigwabe, known as Sigwabs, brings his house sound to Audiomack’s “After Five”.

Audiomack’s 'After Five' brings a Friday reset to Cape Town

Audiomack is taking its music discovery experience beyond the app with “After Five”, a new Friday night event in Cape Town.

Eugene Khoza hosts "What We Know", a four-part documentary looking at the people, communities and experiences behind South Africa’s world-class talent.

'What We Know' looks beyond South Africa’s familiar tourism story

What makes South Africans capable of winning on the world stage? “What We Know” follows Eugene Khoza on a road trip to find out.

South Africa’s doyenne of the theatre, Sandra Prinsloo.

South African theatre and shows audiences cannot miss this week

This week’s productions bring performers together around identity, collaboration and creative expression.

Pam Andrews, who was the youngest member of 101, has opened up about why she left the group at the height of its fame.
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Pam Andrews revisits the fame that became too much after 101’s ‘Popstars’ win

The success of 101 looked like a teenage dream, but for Pam Andrews the pressure of fame became too much.

"The Station Strangler" revisits the murders of young boys on Cape Town’s Cape Flats in the 1980s and 1990s, attributed to Norman Afzal Simons.
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Ekurhuleni deaths echo South Africa’s dark true-crime history

The Ekurhuleni deaths come amid a long history of horrific crimes in South Africa.

Australia's Rachael Gunn (R), known as Raygun competes against France's Sya Dembele, known as Syssy in the Women's Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris.

Raygun turns her Olympic controversy into a clothing line

As Raygun attempts to pivot from internet joke to personal brand, critics remain fixated on her past controversies, proving infamy isn't easy to rebrand.

Tutu Foundation launches TUTU95 United for Humanity, Tutu's 95th birthday at  Desmond and Leah Tutu House in District Six.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s legacy inspires renewed call for humanity with new campaign

The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation has launched TUTU95, a programme of concerts, cultural events and collaborations.

Mica Miller, whose life and death are examined in Netflix’s three-part documentary "Death of the Pastor’s Wife".

‘Death of the Pastor’s Wife’ review: When faith, control and abuse collide

The three-part documentary examines Mica Miller’s troubled marriage, her death by suicide and the unanswered questions surrounding allegations of abuse and institutional failure.

African Tails works to reduce the number of neglected and abandoned animals through sterilisation, rescue, rehabilitation and pet care education.

African Tails auction turns art into help for vulnerable pets

An annual Cape Town art auction is helping African Tails fund animal rescue, rehabilitation and sterilisation,

Simone Nortman stars as Ingrid in a new three-part drama "Sy, die Meeue en die Heilige Gees".
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What’s new on M-Net, kykNET and Mzansi Wethu this September

A look at what’s new on South African television this September.

The Netflix animated anthology "Love, Death & Robots" premiered in 2019.
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'Love, Death & Robots': The future feels uncomfortably close

A 2021 sci-fi anthology is taking on new relevance as robots and longevity research move closer to everyday life.

"How to Ruin Diwali: Meet The Parents" is among the new South African productions announced as Netflix marks 10 years in the country.
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Netflix marks 10 years in South Africa as local stories reach global audiences

Netflix’s decade in South Africa has helped local stories reach audiences around the world.

A look at polarizing figure Rachael "Raygun" Gunn.
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'Raygun: Breaking Badly' looks behind the Olympic meme

Rachael Gunn became the face of one of the Paris Olympics’ strangest viral moments. "Raygun: Breaking Badly" explores how she got there, what followed and whether knowing her…

Fans sing along to "Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika" ahead of the Springboks’ third Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium on Saturday
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How the Springboks 'sounds the call to come together'

The Springboks’ 29–24 victory over New Zealand mattered, but it was the stadium-wide singing of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” that captured the power of South African ‘gees’.

Siv Ngesi stars as Junior Mphahlele in "Invisible", Deon Meyer’s new M-Net thriller adapted from "Blood Safari".
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Deon Meyer’s 'Invisible' trailer released: From book to screen

The first trailer for Deon Meyer’s "Invisible" has arrived, giving viewers a glimpse of the eight-part M-Net thriller adapted from his award-winning novel.

The late Theuns Jordaan was a defining voice in Afrikaans music, helping shape South Africa’s own country-inspired sound.
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The lasting impact of country music on South African culture

South Africa’s relationship with country music stretches back decades. We explore how the genre moved from American records and radio into South Africa.

Sesethu Xhosana uses reclaimed and offcut textiles, alongside fashion, painting and mixed media, to create her work.

Sesethu Xhosana turns inherited stories into threads of possibility in latest exhibit

Johannesburg-based artist Sesethu Xhosana turns to textiles, fashion and mixed media to consider the things passed down through generations and what happens when we choose to…