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Ten years in, Netflix announces new expansive slate for the rest of 2026

Netflix marks a decade in South Africa with an expansive new slate of local films and series, showcasing the growth and global reach of the country's storytelling.

South African cinema is embracing stories that don't fit into one box

If there is one thing this month's line-up of South African films proves, it's that local cinema has stopped trying to be one thing. For years, South African films were often…

Maria McCloy died of heart failure in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Cultural pioneer Maria McCloy dies at 50

Maria McCloy helped define post-apartheid urban culture through fashion, media, music and an uncompromising commitment to South Africa’s creative spirit

Movement architect: Litchi HOV (real name Lee-ché Janecke) has built a reputation for crafting visually striking, emotionally charged performances that move seamlessly between stage, film and global pop culture. Photo: Supplied

Litchi HOV on dance, inheritance and refusing to quit

A deeply personal portrait of Litchi HOV, the award-winning choreographer turning movement into a language of memory, resilience and generational change

Salif Keita  celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language

Salif Keita pulls out of Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek due to illness

Salif Keita has withdrawn from the Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek due to a sudden illness, with his band set to perform a tribute in his absence

Zenande Mfenyana as Thumeka. Photo: Mzansi Magic

Saftas celebrate the storytellers shaping South African screens

The 19th South African Film and Television Awards honoured actors, filmmakers and productions driving the country’s screen industry

Study probes bats as natural pest control

Ongoing research on how bats can be a cheaper and more environment-friendly alternative to pesticides

Consumers are choosing to buy sustainably sourced fish

Retailers and suppliers are heeding the call for sustainable seafood products

Giraffe in the boma before being released into the wild in Iona National Park, Angola. Photo by Casey Crafford

Fourteen giraffes find new home in Angola

The animals have been successfully moved from Namibia in an effort to restore ecological balance

Caroline Nyoni with her wares. Photo by Lesego Chepape

June 23 National Arts Festival diary: Local artists have their say

The festival is underway in Makhanda and local artists are using the opportunity to teach visitors about their culture and showcase their work

Pulsating: Nakhane says they wanted ‘Bastard Jargon’, which features Raphael Saadiq, Nile Rodgers and Moonchild Sanelly, to make people move and dance. Photo: Alex de Mora

Nakhane comes out dancing

The South African artist describes their new offering ‘Bastard Jargon’ as an existential sex album that exchanges sad for upbeat

One Series: Two Takes: ‘Harlem’

There is nothing new about this slightly disappointing new season but it does serve up some black-girl magic

Phantasmic: Frank, played by Anthony Mackie, and Ernest the ghost, played by David Harbour, in ‘We have a Ghost’. Photo: Netflix

One Movie, Two Takes: We have a ghost

Family-friendly film about what happens when a ghost goes viral tries to do too much, too slowly

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)
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Video: State capture arrests so far — and who is missing

People named in the Zondo state capture report are appearing in court but there is still a long list of those who need to face the law

[WATCH] Load-shedding goes global

Why load-shedding is not only a South African problem