Miss South Africa 2020 first round judges announced
"But we are not looking for the next Zozi! We want the first you! Be true to yourself” The four Miss South Africa 2020 first round judges have been announced. They are Miss South Africa judging veteran Anele Mdoda and former Miss South Africa title holders Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala (2010), Liesl Laurie (2015) and...
Yvonne Chaka Chaka appointed Vice President at Global Composers body – CISAC
South African singer, songwriter and humanitarian Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Arturo Márquez, one of Mexico’s top composers have been elected as Vice Presidents of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers). Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Arturo Márquez join Chinese director, writer and producer Jia Zhang-ke and Spanish International Neo-Expressionist visual artist Miquel Barceló as the four Vice Presidents...
Kanye West Sets Up College Fund for George Floyd’s Daughter
Kanye West has been working behind the scenes to contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. While the outspoken rapper has not tweeted since early March, E! News confirms West donated $2 million in relation to the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and has been donating to several black-owned businesses in his Chicago hometown....
OPINION|If you don’t understand racism everything else will confuse you
By Ntsako Shivambu The solidarity shown by South Africans towards the protests in the United States has unfortunately been compared to the silence of the death in the hands of the police and soldiers of Collins Khosa and activists like Andries Tatane. Everyone should be concerned of the death of civilians in the hands...
SAPNSPORTS | ABSA and PSL announce end of ABSA Premiership sponsorship
Absa and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) will be ending their sponsorship relationship of the Absa Premiership when the sponsorship contract expires at the end of the current season. Absa has had a 16-year relationship with football in South Africa, 13 of which have been as sponsor of the Absa Premiership since 2007.
SAPNews | Compulsory bag wraps, no food and stringent temperature checks
No touching, self-scanning your digital boarding ticket and compulsory bag wrapping are some of the measures that have been taken as domestic flights are set to resume this month. The Department of Transport and it's state-owned partners, including the Airports Company South Africa, the Civil Aviation Authority, Port Health, and airliners, say they believe the country is...
Media Development and Diversity Agency launches second phase of Covid-19 Emergency Relief Funding
The Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) has launched its second phase of COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funding open to all community and small commercial (SCM) media projects across South Africa, from 25 May 2020. This follows the end of the first phase of the Fund, which ran in March and April of 2020, with some R10 million...
SA movie Moffie tops digital sales in the UK
Following its incredibly successful digital release in South Africa, MOFFIE, has just been released for streaming on CURZON HOME CINEMA in the UK, where it has been met with an overwhelming positive critical response. The film was the most watched film on the Curzon Home Cinema platform in its opening weekend.The film received 5-star reviews in The...
SAPNEntertainment | Zakes Bantwini accepted at Harvard University’s Business School
Platinum-selling artist Zakes Bantwini is celebrating his fabulous 40s, but that's not the only thing the award-winning musician and producer is celebrating. Zakes has been accepted into Harvard University's Business School where he will study "The Business of Entertainment, Music and Sport". And if that's not enough, the "Bang Bang Bang" hitmaker is also celebrating the 10th anniversary...
OPINION | Ramaphosa must resign over handling of pandemic
South Africa cannot afford a leader who tries to make everyone happy. It needs a leader who understands that leadership is decision making not pleasing people. The tragedy of Ramaphosa leadership is flip-flopping and indecisiveness coupled with trying to emulate Mandela. He has branded himself as a leader who consults and this has...