Lootlove to host Africa Now Radio
"I am beyond elated to host Africa Now Radio…" South African TV presenter and radio personality Luthando Shosha, aka LootLove, is taking over as new host of Africa Now Radio on Apple Music 1, beginning Sunday, June 13. Africa Now Radio, Apple Music radio's first global African music radio show, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. Over the...
South Africans show more love for rewards programmes
These days, South Africans can earn rewards for spending on just about anything – from buying plants at the nursery to getting beauty treatments or having tyres replaced. Over the last decade or so, the South African rewards landscape has exploded with more companies now offering benefit programmes and more economically active individuals are taking advantage of...
Jo’burg Poet Inspires Growth in Uncertain Times
“Poetry gives me the opportunity to paint with words…” Johannesburg poet and teacher, Amanda Wichmann, will be hosting a ladies poetry workshop on Saturday afternoon on the 26th of June. It will be a time of growth in the midst of uncertainty. The workshop will be held at Wakey Wakey...
World Women Conference & Awards launches the African Chapter
“Every generation gets an opportunity to make a difference, but the people of that generation have to seize that opportunity…” World Women Conference and Awards (WWCA) will be launching its Africa Chapter on May 25, 2021, with 10 countries; South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Burundi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.
Inimitable Voices SA sets bar high during album launch
It has been a while since the South African music scene has had recording gospel choirs gracing the space. As such, when Inimitable Voices came to the scene not much would have been expected except that the choir proved through their music that they are a force to be reckoned with. On Saturday, Inimitable...
Kgothatso Mdunana’s family grateful for repatriation donations
Mdunana's father Pfarelo Mphaphuli says the fundraising has reached more than R500 000 and they are thankful. The family of Kgothatso Mdunana has thanked 702landers for contributing toward the repatriation of their daughter from China. The 24-year-old engineering student fell from the 13th floor of a friend's place in Hangzhou province,...
5th Annual SAFTAs Hosts Announced
Mpho Popps, Graham Richards, Dineo Langa, LaSizwe, Lerato Kganyago, Tracey Lange & Coconut Kelz to dazzle viewers for the awards show. As the South African Film & Television Awards (SAFTAs) gear up to host an unforgettable virtual celebration of local Film & Television talent, the SAFTAs is proud to announce Dineo Langa, Mpho Popps,...
SA Heroes Awards 2021 Nominees Announced
Nominees for South African Heroes Awards 2021 have been announced. The awards which are in their 3rd year were launched in 2019 with the aim to celebrate unsung heroes. “These awards recognise the work done by community heroes in bettering their people. It’s a token of appreciation for people who are doing amazing things and...
SA’s Natasha Joubert is a hot favourite to take Miss Universe title
South Africa's Natasha Joubert is a hot favourite to take the Miss Universe title according to polls on social media. The Miss Universe pageant takes place on May 16 in the US (02h00 to 05h00 on May 17 SA time). The show will be broadcast live on 1 Magic (DStv Channel 103) and replayed in prime time (details...
Global fundraiser sets record as largest run in history
Record: 184,236 participants at the Wings for Life World Run Event Participants Never before have so many people taken part in a running event at the same time: at Sunday's Wings for Life World Run, 184,236 participants from 195 nations ran for those who can't. A total of 4.1 million euros was raised for spinal...