Entertainment

South African media personality Minnie Dlamini has lifted the lid on her lavish 2017 wedding, claiming she personally forked out R1.5 million for the celebrations while her former husband, Quinton Jones, allegedly contributed nothing.The television presenter made the revelation during an interview on Thando Thabethe’s drive show on 947, reigniting public interest in the breakdown of her marriage and the divorce proceedings that followed.Nearly nine years after the couple exchanged […]

K Naomi, has been accused of colourism after comments about her daughters’ different skin tones sparked debate on social media.The television presenter and influencer, real name Keitumetse Naomi Phakathi, shared a heartfelt message about missing her girls, but her remarks about their complexions became a talking point, with social media users questioning the need to highlight the differences.In the post, K Naomi explained that one of her daughters spent a […]

Social media personality Anton Taylor has vowed to continue speaking out after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the Old Diocesan Committee (ODC) over his criticism of the Pride flag at Bishops Diocesan College.Taylor, who is also an ODC member, has publicly challenged the committee's position on which flags should fly at the Cape Town school, insisting that he will not be intimidated into silence.The dispute centres on the ODC's call […]

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will on Thursday carry out their first joint engagement since returning to live in the UK in August, according to media reports.King Charles III's 42-year-old younger son and Meghan will on that day visit Nottingham in central England, the city where they made their first joint appearance after announcing their engagement in 2017, the Sunday Times reported.The visit signalled the couple's "determination to […]

For most people, the thought of paddling more than 700km through the dense, unforgiving forests of Central Africa, with crocodiles, disease and isolation among the potential dangers, would be enough to put an expedition firmly out of the question.For British-Welsh adventurer Ash Dykes, however, it is precisely the kind of challenge that makes life worth living.The explorer has plunged into one of the world's most remote wildernesses, embarking on a […]

It has been another busy week in entertainment, with familiar television faces making headlines, a Limpopo poet celebrating a major achievement and an international music star facing renewed attention over his prison sentence.From reality television twists to career milestones, here are five entertainment stories that caught our attention this week.Caster Semenya’s island adventure comes to an endOlympic champion Caster Semenya has become the first celebrity contestant to leave Tropika Island […]

A new one-person play exploring the public career and private life of anti-apartheid activist, survivor, and Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs opens at the Baxter Studio in Cape Town from October 13 to 31, 2026.Written by Gail Louw and directed by Fiona Ramsay, Albie Sachs: Fathers, Sons and Soft Vengeance stars Graham Hopkins in the solo role. Described as "poetic, intimate and deeply human," the production offers a "portrait of […]

Students from Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard, Constantia andDurbanville are joining forces to stage Kafka … and the Doll, an original musical theatre production at the Star Theatre in Cape Town’s Homecoming Centre from 15 to 17 October.Written and directed by Esmé van Dyk, the production brings performers and live musicians fromthe three schools together on a theatre stage beyond their school campuses. It tells its story throughmusic, drama, dance and […]

Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s journey from aspiring young performers to a groundbreaking hip-hop act is set to be explored in a new television drama.The Hollywood star and his longtime musical collaborator, who both featured in the 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, will have their early story revisited in 215, a scripted series from Smith’s Westbrook Studios.According to Deadline, the drama will focus on Smith’s early life […]