Film
Imran Hamdulay starts shooting Pieces with Kim Engelbrecht and Keenan Arrison
Kim Engelbrecht and Keenan Arrison lead Imran Hamdulay's family drama Pieces, the first of five NFVF micro-budget films, now shooting in Cape Town.
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Television
Dawn Thandeka King leads Mzansi Magic’s new family drama Inyosi
Dawn Thandeka King leads Inyosi, the 13-part Mzansi Magic drama from Monday 2 November about succession, inheritance and a spiritual bargain.
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Style & Events
Jo-Ann Strauss to host the Miss South Africa 2026 finale in Sandton
The former Miss South Africa and Top Billing presenter will host the 14 November finale, which moves from SunBet Arena to the Sandton Convention Centre.
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Television
Die Kantoor renewed for a second season after acclaimed debut
kykNET has renewed Die Kantoor, its Afrikaans The Office, after the first season earned five Silwerskerm nominations and two acting wins this year.
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Sports
No scannable ticket, no entry: sold-out Soweto derby fans without tickets face arrest at FNB Stadium
Saturday's Soweto derby is sold out, with 90,000 expected. Fans without a scannable ticket face arrest under FNB Stadium's tightened access plan.
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Music
Uncle Waffles takes amapiano to Megan Thee Stallion's Hottieween in Las Vegas
Megan Thee Stallion has named Uncle Waffles her special guest at Hottieween, her circus-themed Halloween party at Zouk in Las Vegas on 30 October.
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Live & Stage
Themba Mkhize's isicathamiya musical Nightsong plays its final weekend at the State Theatre
Themba Mkhize's isicathamiya musical Ingoma-busuku / Nightsong ends its State Theatre run on 1 November. He spent years building it from his research.
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Television
Black Gold finds a second life at No. 1 on Netflix South Africa
Black Gold sits at No. 1 on Netflix South Africa's daily chart after BET Africa closed, with five episodes available and more still to come.
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Spotlight
Asavela Mqokiyana due back in court over alleged 198km/h on the N2
The Isibaya actress was allegedly clocked at 198km/h in a 120km/h zone on the N2 near Ellingham and is due back in the Scottburgh court on Wednesday.
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Spotlight
Amanda Manku's father found guilty of murdering her mother and grandmother
The Polokwane High Court has convicted William Manku of shooting his wife and mother-in-law in 2021. His daughter, Amanda Manku, testified against him.
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Sports
Thomas van Tonder crosses 600 monkey bars under the Bloukrans Bridge arch, 216m above the river
The SA obstacle course racing world champion took 47 minutes and 37 seconds to cross 600 monkey bars slung beneath the Bloukrans Bridge arch on Monday.
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Spotlight
Court clears Sars to sell five Sandown homes linked to MaMkhize
A Durban judge has let a curator sell five Sandown homes linked to Shauwn Mkhize, worth about R35m, while Sars pursues R125m-plus in tax debts.
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Music
DJ Sumbody murder trial pushed to July 2027 as co-accused face the Cat Matlala case first
The trial of KT Molefe and three others over DJ Sumbody's 2022 killing won't start until 19 July 2027, as two co-accused must first finish another trial.
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Live & Stage
Mafikizolo join Ty Dolla $ign and KWN at the top of WAV Festival's Cape Town bill
Mafikizolo will co-headline WAV Festival's Cape Town date on 2 January 2027, as Lordkez, Lusanda and Xowie join the line-ups for Cape Town and Pretoria.
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Film
Maglera Doe Boy makes his acting debut in Mzansi, a two-part short film shot in Johannesburg and Mozambique
Rapper Maglera Doe Boy makes his acting debut in Mzansi, a two-part short film with 25K and Young Stunna, shot in Johannesburg and Mozambique.
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Style & Events
Court Order sneaker consignors fear for their stock as the resale shop goes into liquidation
More than 100 consignors fear for their sneakers and cash after Court Order went into voluntary liquidation. Two say they are owed more than R100,000 each.
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Music
AKA murder trial: detective names two accused in airport and Wish restaurant footage
A detective told the AKA murder trial he identified accused Muziwethemba Gwabeni on airport CCTV and Lindokuhle Ndimande inside Wish before the shooting.
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Music
Tbo Touch says this year's Replenishment Concert in Sandton will be the last
Tbo Touch says the fifth Replenishment Concert, at Sandown in Sandton on 31 October, will be the gospel event's last. Joyous Celebration are on the bill.
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Live & Stage
Olivia Dean will headline Milk + Cookies in Cape Town and Johannesburg in January
Grammy winner Olivia Dean will headline Milk + Cookies 2027 at Sandringham Farm on 29 January and Nasrec on 31 January. Pre-sale tickets open 28 October.
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Film
Seriously Single Too opens at No 2 in Netflix's South African top 10
The Ramaphakela sequel debuted at No 2 in South Africa and Kenya, behind only Animals, and at No 6 in Nigeria after its first three days on Netflix.
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Sports
Hyron Andrews died of an aortic dissection, autopsy finds
A French autopsy found the Lions lock died of a tear in the aorta from natural causes, the club said on Wednesday, as his family waits to bring him home.
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Live & Stage
The Market Theatre opens its first Queer Festival with Evita, new plays and a queer chorus
The Market Theatre's first Queer Festival runs from 21 to 25 October, with Evita @ 91, two new plays, a queer chorus, dance, cabaret and new writing.
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Television
The Polygamist leads 2026 National Film & TV Awards nominations
The Polygamist leads the 2026 National Film and TV Awards nominations, including best series, acting and directing. Winners are named on 19 November.
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Spotlight
Anele Tembe inquest hears forensic and toxicology evidence as AKA's father questions the process
The Anele Tembe inquest heard forensic and toxicology evidence in Cape Town this week, as AKA's father Tony Forbes questioned how it is being run.
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Music
AKA murder trial hears airport footage and a ballistics link to a 2022 killing
The AKA and Tibz murder trial heard airport CCTV and a ballistics link to a 2022 Durban killing on Monday. The defence challenged both pieces of evidence.
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Television
SABC2 ends Afrikaans telenovela Paradys after one season
SABC2 won't renew Paradys, its 19h00 Afrikaans telenovela, after it missed audience and revenue targets. The last episode airs in February 2027.
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Music
Jill Scott cancels South African tour dates as refunds begin
Jill Scott's Pretoria and Cape Town concerts on 7 and 11 November are cancelled. Showtime Management says ticket holders get automatic refunds.
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Music
Tyla opens her first headline world tour in Paris, with Royal MusiQ on the bill
Tyla opened her 34-date A*POP World Tour at Zénith Paris on 12 October, with Royal MusiQ opening and her fringed outfit sparking a xibelani debate.
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Television
Ask A Man moves from Metro FM to S3 with Somizi, Naked DJ and Vafa Naraghi
Metro FM's Ask A Man becomes an S3 show on 2 November, with Somizi Mhlongo, Naked DJ and comedian Vafa Naraghi discussing listeners' relationship stories.
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Sports
Lions play through grief at La Rochelle a day after Hyron Andrews' death
The Lions lost 31-14 at La Rochelle on Saturday, a day after lock Hyron Andrews died at the team hotel. A stadium honoured his number five jersey.
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Sports
Pieter Coetzé wins the short-course World Cup overall title in Astana
Pieter Coetzé won the 50m backstroke in Astana on Saturday to take the overall short-course World Cup title and nearly R2.7m in prize money.
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Spotlight
Sarah Malinga, the grandmother social media called South Africa's Gogo, dies at 76
Sarah Malinga, the grandmother whose dancing videos made her South Africa's Gogo online and who later acted in Netflix's Umthetho, has died at 76.
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Live & Stage
Evita Bezuidenhout returns to the Market Theatre at 91
Pieter-Dirk Uys's satirical character returns for a single Market Theatre appearance on 21 October during the venue's 50th-anniversary year.
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Live & Stage
Graham Hopkins brings Albie Sachs’s “soft vengeance” to the Baxter stage
Graham Hopkins brings Albie Sachs soft vengeance story to the Baxter Studio for a 13-31 October Cape Town season.
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Pan-African
Nandi Madida brings Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio to Y’s Sunday lineup
Africa Now Radio with Nandi Madida joins Y Sunday schedule from 1 November across FM, app, OpenView and DStv audio.
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Music
Vusi Nova takes Naninina anniversary on his first independent national tour
Vusi Nova independent Here to Stay National Tour opens in Emalahleni on 17 October across eight cities.
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Television
Spinners, Govan Ontbloot and MAFS Uncut anchor DStv’s October local slate
DStv’s October local slate leads with Spinners season two, Govan Ontbloot and Married at First Sight Mzansi: Uncut across Mzansi Magic and kykNET.
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Television
Invisible brings Deon Meyer’s Blood Safari to M-Net on 14 October
M-Net premieres the eight-part Deon Meyer adaptation Invisible on 14 October at 20:00, with Abbie Cornish, Dougray Scott and Tim Theron.
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Sports
Heat On The Street turns Brakpan’s spinning pitch into a fashion runway
Ignition TV’s first Heat On The Street event put spinning battles and Carlo Gibson’s upcycled Engen Xtreme Kouture on the same Brakpan pitch.
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Live & Stage
Valerio Moser wins world poetry slam title as Poetry Africa turns 30
Swiss poet Valerio Moser won the 2026 World Poetry Slam Championship at Poetry Africa’s 30th festival in Durban; Kenya’s Dennis Mwangi Gachie took second.
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