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"Rosemary's Hitlist" Breaks Records On Showmax; Launches Companion Podcast

Rosemary’s Hitlist, the true-crime documentary series about cop-turned-serial-killer Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, is now available to binge on Showmax. After topping charts on both Showmax and Twitter, Rosemary’s Hitlist set a new record for the most first-day views on Showmax of any documentary series, ahead of true-crime phenomena like Devilsdorp and Steinheist. The reviews have been glowing, with…

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Eight Documentaries To Stream Now on Showmax

From 100 Foot Wave S2 to Love, Lizzo Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival may have ended this weekend, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop devouring documentaries for the rest of the year. 2023 is turning into a bumper year for African documentaries on Showmax, from inspirational, award-winning true stories like Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story and Blind Ambition, to…

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Kodi 20.2 "Nexus" - Release

As is always inevitable in software, we are back with a new release of Kodi “Nexus”. An assortment of bug fixes, some backports, no real new features. Full changelog since 20.1 on Github, as usual. Release notes Audio An assortment of E-AC3 related fixes were backported. Estuary A fix to the Music Viz screen has been made by @enen92 in an endeavour to chase that elusive target of…

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Encounters South African International Documentary Festival Announce The Winners For 2023

THE ADIAHA AWARD For the fourth year running Encounters in partnership with the Ladima Foundation, presents the Adiaha Award, rewarding excellence in documentary filmmaking by African women. This year, the award welcomes a new partner, DOK.fest München, Germany’s largest documentary film festival. DOK.fest will invite the winner of the Award to the next edition of the festival and support with…

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History Channel Highlights - August 2023

Storage Wars S14 7 AugustWeekdays 18h10 Storage Wars returns for an all new season of bidding and bickering. Viewers get to join the thrill of the hunt at the exhilarating, high-stakes storage unit auctions. Auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotsononce again lead our buyers through unit aft er unit fi lled with all kinds of surprises. Vintage veteran and longtime thrift er Lisa DeLarios, who joined…

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What To Expect On Netflix This July 2023 (Fully Schedule)

Non-Branded titles Marley & Me – 1/07/2023 The Revenant – 1/07/2023 Bohemian Rhapsody – 1/07/2023 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile – 10/07/2023 Yizo Yizo: Season 3 – 15/07/2023 Republic of South Ah Sh**t – 21/07/2023 Non-Branded titles are films and series created by other production companies and licensed to Netflix for streaming.   Netflix titles 3 July 2023 Unknown ROLLING EPISODES WEEKLY: 10…

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What To Expect This July 2023 On Netflix (Highlights)

Local Content Fatal Seduction – 7/07/2023 A married professor is pulled into a passionate affair with a younger man that uncovers a path of tragedy and betrayal from those closest to her. International Content The Witcher: Season 3 Volume 2 – 27/7/2023 Destiny brought them together. Dangerous forces are trying to tear them apart. Geralt and Yennefer fight to keep Ciri safe as war brews on…

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The 66th Annual Grammy Awards Set To Take Place Sun, Feb. 4, 2024

The Recording Academy® has announced its key dates and deadlines ahead of Music’s Biggest Night®, taking place on Sun, Feb. 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year’s GRAMMY® nominees will be announced on Fri, Nov. 10, 2023. The 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards® will air live (8:00-11:30 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:30 PM, LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network and will stream on Paramount+ (live…

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Silwerskerm Festival Awards For Film And Televesion - 2023 Nominees

Best actor in a comedy Desiré Gardner – Magda Louw Hannes van Wyk – Magda Louw Ilse-Lee van Niekerk – Troukoors Liane Heyl – Poena Robbie Wessels – Poena Best actor in a drama Andahr Cotton – Dinge van ’n kind André Samuels – Mooiweer en warm Bobby van Jaarsveld – Spoorloos 4: Die Eiland Edwin van der Walt – Fraksie Edwin van der Walt – Donkerbos Best actress in a drama Erica Wessels…

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Coming Up On Carte Blanche - 2 July 2023

“The heaviest rainfall in living memory. That’s how Citrusdal locals are describing this week’s deluge. A few hundred kilometres away, a tornado wreaks havoc in Durban. On Sunday, we’ll reference the impacts of climate change at the two extremes of global weather and suffer the inevitable vitriol of the denialist lobby. In response, we’ll say (as we always do): tear yourself away from Google, put…

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‘Sarafina!’ Pays Homage To The Women Of The Struggle

Film To Be Released During Women’s Month Producer, Anant Singh announced today that the classic film, SARAFINA! will be released at cinemas in South Africa on 11 August 2023 paying homage to the remarkable women who shaped the struggle. A captivating new poster which depicts the powerful female characters in the film has been designed especially for this release. Among these characters are…

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Best International Series To Stream This July On Showmax

5 seasons of Yellowstone; new Bel-Air, Warrior, The Righteous Gemstones, Somebody Somewhere, The Equalizer BEL-AIR S2 | First on Showmax | 2 episodes on Mondays from 24 July Set in modern-day Los Angeles, Bel-Air re-imagines the beloved sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air through a new, dramatic take on Will’s complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of…

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Durban FilmMart Institute Announces New Board of Directors

Durban FilmMart Institute (DFMI) is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Board of Directors. The Board plays a vital role in guiding the strategic direction, fostering growth and ensuring the continued success of the Durban FilmMart Institute in advancing its mandate to facilitate local and international trade and investment in African film content.  The Board of Directors, taking…

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Sanger En Liedjieskrywer Zoé Is Verlief En Verlore Met Haar Tweede Enkelsnit

Daar is geen beter gevoel as om jonk, moedswillig en dol, verlief te wees nie. Dit is die einste tema waaroor Zoé in haar nuwe enkelsnit, ‘’Lief hê’’ skryf. ’’Lief hê gaan oor ‘n meisie wat dol verlief is. Dit gaan oor die ‘honeymoon’ fase van ‘n verhouding waar beide mense die skoot hoog deur het en dit voel as of hierdie liefde virewig gaan hou,’’ verduidelik sy. ‘’Lief hê’’ volg op die…

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Singer And Songwriter Zoé Is Head Over Heels With Her Second Single

There is no better feeling than being young, dumb and in love. This is precisely what the theme singer Zoé writes about in her latest single titled, ‘’Lief hê’’. Lief hê is about a girl that has fallen head-over-heels in love. It’s about the honeymoon phase of a relationship where you feel like this feeling is going to last forever,’’ the singer explained. ‘’Lie fhê’’ follows the successful…

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All The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 Winners

Hosted by the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), and sponsored by Standard Bank, the Sikuvile Journalism Awards took place at The Venue, Melrose Arch. Phandulwazi Jikelo of the Cape Times is the 2023 Journalist of the Year. As the winner of the News photographs category, Jikelo is the first photojournalist to be named Journalist of the Year for many years, as the Journalist of the…

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Coming Up On Carte Blanche - 25 June 2023

“One of my fondest sporting memories is watching Bafana Bafana play Algeria in the Africa Cup of Nations at the FNB Stadium in 1996. There’d been a morning shower, and the fans seated either side of my friends and I insisted on wiping down our seats with newspaper. Then, at halftime, a bucket of KFC and beverages of unknown make and alcohol content were shared with us. None of the country’s…