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COOL
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A quote by Lottie to Shawna's daughter Callie on Yellowjackets 3: "If you could describe yourself without embarrassment or shame and especially without the fear that you might say something that scares you, what would you say?"
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01 Mar 2025 15:17
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WTF?!
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SuperSport Channel 212 keeps going black for us. It suddenly goes dark and the only way to get the picture back is to change channels and then go back to 212. Happens a lot - VERY annoying!
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27 Feb 2025 17:36
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RIP
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg died on Wednesday 26 February at her apartment in New York City - her mother found her :(. Cause of her death hasn't been confirmed but it seems she suffered complications after a liver transplant within the past year. She was 39.
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27 Feb 2025 11:48
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A run of Mzansi Magic's My Brother's Keeper premieres on Mzansi Wethu on Monday 24 March at 19h30, with eps Mondays to Fridays.
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26 Feb 2025 17:59
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Two Elif junkies won a trip to Turkey at eExtra's farewell party and finale viewing on Tuesday 25 February. Lotsa shrieks, tears and hugging each other. See comments for pics >>
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26 Feb 2025 16:05
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SHOW NEWS
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Mzansi Magic Original telenovela Inimba replaces Empini in the 21h00 Mon-Thu slot on 14 April, described as "a tale of love, sacrifice, and the unstoppable force of a mother's bond with her child". Stars Lunathi Mampofu, Sisa Hewana, Siyabonga Shibe, Zenande Mfenyana, Ayakha Ntunja, Prince Grootboom, Nkanyiso Makhanya and Andrea Dondolo.
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25 Feb 2025 16:21
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DID YOU KNOW?
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The role of health mentor Mook on The White Lotus 3 is played by Korean pop sensation Lalisa "Lisa" Manobal of the girl group Blackpink. Their most viewed video on YouTube has been played 2.2 billion times. Has a very deep and meaningful title: DDU-DU DDU-DU. >>
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25 Feb 2025 12:59
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FOR THE NOSTALGIA
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eMedia to hold farewell shindig for Elif at e.tv's headquarters in downtown Cape Town on Tuesday 25 February - before and during the finale on eExtra at 18h30. TVSA will be there. >>
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24 Feb 2025 19:23
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New Netflix documentary Chaos: The Manson Murders explores claims that cult leader serial killer Charles Manson was a puppet for the CIA with ties to Jack Ruby (who killed John F. Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald). Lots of LSD involved apparently. Premieres 7 March.>>
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24 Feb 2025 16:35
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Almost time for a serving of new giggles with your David Lamb. Season 10 of Come Dine With Me South Africa premieres on BBC Lifestyle on Wednesday 5 March at 20h00, for 12 weeks.
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21 Feb 2025 15:53
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FOR THE NOSTALGIA
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BBC Lifestyle to air a 10-episode "Best Of" marathon of Come Dine With Me SA episodes on Saturday and Sunday 1 to 2 March, from 15h00 to 20h00. Episodes chosen by viewer voting on the socialz - from Seasons 1 to 9. Our fave eps: Season 9, Eps 4 with cray Jodi, Kyla who wore heavy jackets in the heat, hobby drinker Thato and kinky Reubylee who got saucy with her whip. But we've told you this already. >>
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21 Feb 2025 15:22
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COOL
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Season 2 of sci-fi The Last of Us to air Express from the US on M-Net and Showmax on Monday 14 April at 04h00, repeats at 21h00. The situation: Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsay) are settled in the Wyoming commune after Joel saved Ellie from the Fireflies who wanted to kill her to create a vaccine for the Cordyceps fungus. There's uneasy peace. Until newcomer Abby arrives - played by Kaitlyn Dever (Justified, Apple Cider Vinegar). >>
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20 Feb 2025 14:53
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kykNET & kie premieres the channel's first Afrikaans-dubbed Brazilian novela (as opposed to Turkish) titled Plaas van Passie on Tuesday 18 March at 20h00. Follows maths teacher Aline whose husband gets murdered on their farm by evildoers who want their land. She has no farming experience but decides to do everything in her power to save the farm for herself and her son. Her biggo problemo: land baron Antônio La Selva, who killed her husband. >>
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18 Feb 2025 16:27
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Confirmed! Mzansi Magic's new twindom series iThonga will air Mondays to Fridays at 20h30 from Monday 3 March, once Umkhokha ends. 260 episodes.
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18 Feb 2025 11:18
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The Chicago trilogy returns to M-Net on Tuesday 25 February, airing in this order: Chicago Fire 13 at 19h00, Chicago Med 10 at 20h00 and Chicago PD 12 at 21h00. Bring on Cape Town Fire, Durban Med and Jozi PD. Would be cool don't you think?
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17 Feb 2025 17:56
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SCHEDULE ALERT!
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Calling all Doodsondes junkies... it returns to eExtra on Monday 10 March at 19h30 for Season 6 - once Blink Kant Bo ends.
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14 Feb 2025 15:02
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My Brother's Keeper will be replaced with a new Mzansi Magic Original telenovela instead of another Showmax series once it ends. Genesis premieres on Monday 21 April at 19h30. Set in the gospel music industry, stars include: Baby Cele, KB Motsilanyane, Nay Maps, Buyile Mdladla, Gaosi Raditholo and Kealeboga Masango. >>
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13 Feb 2025 18:19
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LOL!
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Kasi hairdo wars get the comedy-drama treatment on Mzansi Magic from Monday 7 April at 20h00 in Kwa-Tsholo - about Tsholo who starts her own hair salon after being fired from The Luxxe, a schmancy set-up run by salon queen Zola who caters to high end clients. Gomora and House of Zwide actress Rorisang Mohapi (Lulama/Palesa) stars as Tsholo. >>
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12 Feb 2025 17:40
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BEHIND THE SCENES
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Michelle Botes filmed new Netflix series Tuiskoms between February and April 2024 and she died on 21 December 2024. It was the final TV series she filmed. RIP Michelle.
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12 Feb 2025 12:39
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No clarity from Mzansi Magic about the broadcast days of new series iThonga (see below). We know it starts on Monday 3 March in place of Umkhokha but will it air Mondays to Fridays or only Mondays? We've asked and waiting to hear. Will keep you posted.
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11 Feb 2025 11:21
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Mzansi Wethu to debut new talker on 30 March at 18h00 titled The Ones with TBose, hosted by broadcaster Thabo "TBose" Mokwele. Features South Africans who've had an impact locally and internationally, and uses music as a narrative tool to explore how sound and culture interconnect. Kulcha guests include John Kani, Trevor Noah, Thandiswa Mazwai, Black Coffee and Zakes Bantwini. Will have people from other fields too.
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10 Feb 2025 13:04
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The Wife star Bonko Khoza takes on the double role of twins in new Mzansi Magic series iThonga. He plays Banele and Sanele who live opposite lives - Banele lives in the light, Sanele in the dark - but their fates are linked. Themes: love, brotherhood and the unbreakable bond of twins. If twins share a soul, where does one end and the other begin? Premieres Monday 3 March at 20h30 - once Umkhokha ends. >>
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10 Feb 2025 11:23
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CASTING
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Ukhozi FM presenter Selbeyonce Mkhize returns to Uzalo after seven years in the role of ... Selbeyonce - a decorated guest host at K-Mash FM.
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07 Feb 2025 10:55
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SuperSport and SABC put down their boxing gloves for two minutes and sign partnership for a SuperSport Schools channel on SABC Plus - launches on Saturday 8 February. Features curated matches from SuperSport's schools and youth coverage on DStv. Will focus on a range of sport including soccer, netball, rugby, athletics, hockey and basketball.
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06 Feb 2025 16:41
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New Netflix Afrikaans movie Semi-Soeter (Semi-Sweeter) is a sequel to the 2012 film Semi-Soet. Anel Alexander and Nico Panagio reprise their roles as Jaci and JP Basson, and Anel co-writes with Sandra Vaughn who returns as Karla. Anel's late husband James Alexander is one of the executive producers. James died as a result of head and neck cancer in 2023. RIP James. >>
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04 Feb 2025 11:39
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New Suits spin-off series Suits: LA premieres Express from the US on M-Net and Showmax at 08h00 on Monday 24 February, repeats on M-Net on 27 February at 19h00. Stephen Amell stars as Ted Black, a lawyer to Hollywood stars whose clients include Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio. His firm is at a crisis point and to survive, he must embrace a role he's held in contempt his entire career. Premieres in the US on 23 February. >>
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03 Feb 2025 17:02
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DID YOU KNOW?
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If you see these two arrows >> at the end of a TVSA News Short, it means there's extra juice in the comments which you can see by tapping the comments box to the right of each news short. >>
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03 Feb 2025 15:40
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FOR THE NOSTALGIA
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Two-part HBO documentary Wise Guy: David Chase & The Sopranos airs on M-Net on Monday 17 February at 22h00 - currently streaming on Showmax too. Explores the life of Sopranos creator David Chase and his role as creator of the iconic series. Includes footage of the auditions for the show including Michael Imperioli (Christopher) and James Gandolfini's (Tony Soprano). >>
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03 Feb 2025 10:54
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AWARDS
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The Grammys have always aired on DStv but this year they're going to be on... S3. Ha! They're happening in Los Angeles on Sunday 2 February and air on S3 on Monday 3 February from 19h00 to 22h30, with a rebroadcast on Saturday 8 February at 19h30. Trevor Noah hosts for a fifth year.
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01 Feb 2025 12:52
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TV BIZ
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Netflix announces 2025 local and international programming slate. Line-up includes new movies Meet the Khumalos by Jayan Moodley (creator of the Kandasamys franchise), and Frankenstein, by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro - who's been working on it for 50 years :-0. Filming on Season 2 of Addams family spin-off Wednesday has wrapped. Premieres this year, over two years after Season 1. See below for more snippets.
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31 Jan 2025 16:45
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REALITY LOW
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Building the Band talent competition to stream on Netflix with deceased former One Direction member Liam Payne as judge. It was filmed before his death in October 2024. Follows musicians who must form bands without seeing each other - they perform in individual booths and can only hear each other. Liam judges and mentors with Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls) and Kelly Rowland (Destiny's Child).
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31 Jan 2025 16:44
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SCHEDULE ALERT!
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Season 3 of Squid Game confirmed to premiere on Netflix on 27 June 2025.
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31 Jan 2025 16:15
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CASTING
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Dawn Thandeka King, Wiseman Mncube, Katlego Danke, Wonder Ndlovu (Scara on Gomora) and newcomer Thandolwethu Zondi star in new Netflix drama series Go! Created and produced by Kutlwano Ditsele (Gomora, The Herd) and Thuli Zuma (It's For Life, Uzalo, Jacob Zuma's daughter), who's also written it. Directed by Tristan Holmes (Innocent Times). Premieres 21 March 2025. >>
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31 Jan 2025 16:12
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RENEWED!
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Gail Mabalane to return as hardcore cleaning lady Zenzi Mwale for Season 2 of Netflix thriller Unseen. Premiere date unconfirmed, will be this year. Comeback cast includes Dineo Langa, Waldemar Schultz and Ilse Klink. Siv Ngesi joins. >>
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31 Jan 2025 11:15
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Netflix injects Afrikaans into the streamer's 2025 programming slate with two new properties: romantic comedy film Semi-Soeter, starring Anel Alexander and Zandré Coetzer, and series Tuiskoms by Infinity Films (Die Boekklub, Troukoors) - premieres 28 February. The first Netflix series to feature Afrikaans was the Arnold Vosloo-starring action series Ludik in 2022.
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31 Jan 2025 11:05
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RENEWED!
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Netflix orders Season 3 of fantasy action drama series Kings of Jo'burg. Connie Ferguson and Zolisa Xaluva reprise their roles as Veronica and Mo Masire. Premiere date still loading. Will stream this year. >>
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31 Jan 2025 10:55
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REALITY LOW
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23-year-old Bloemfontein student Florence "Kay B" Mphirime becomes the first disqualified housemate of Big Brother Mzansi 5 after male and female housemates accused her of sexual harassment through inappropriate touching and conversation. Yet another young South African disgraced on this reality low which constantly encourages sexual relationships as a main narrative. >>
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30 Jan 2025 10:56
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) join e.tv in filling an affidavit at the High Court in a bid to postpone South Africa's Analogue Switch-Off, now scheduled for 31 March 2025. According to MMA and SOS, free-to-air audience will diminish from 55.1% of television household population
to 26.6% if it happens. >>
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29 Jan 2025 11:40
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Season 3 of dark comedy The White Lotus will be available Express from the US on Monday 17 February at 21h00 on M-Net, DStv Catch Up, Stream and Showmax. Set at an exclusive Thai resort this season. Follows guests and staff over a week. Natasha Rothwell returns as Belinda, the spa manager from Season 1 who almost got an investment from dearly departed Taaaanya. See comments for trailer, characters and cast >>
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29 Jan 2025 11:04
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Mzansi Magic airs more sloppy seconds in February. A run of 1Magic telenovela 1802:Love Defies Time replaces Champions on Monday 3 February. Starts with an hour long episode from 18h30 to 19h30 (The River moves to 18h00) and airs at 19h00 from Mondays to Wednesdays thereafter. Mzansi Wethu's Pastor Wants a Wife 3 and Wang'kolota 3 air on Thursdays and Fridays at 19h00. Where did Mzansi Magic go?!
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28 Jan 2025 16:15
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kykNET premieres new true murder series titled Niggies (Cousins) in March - the first time they've done a scripted drama based on a true crime. Set in Odendaalsrus in the Free State where young Issie Fourie and Petro Nel were abducted and murdered. Issie’s brother André swore to do whatever it took to bring the perpetrator to book, which he did, 18 years later. Directed by Jaco Bouwer (Spinners). >>
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27 Jan 2025 16:31
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Oscar nominated movie Dune: Part Two airs on M-Net on Sunday 23 February at 20h05. It's the sequel to 2021's Dune and has nominations for Best Picture, Cinematography, Production Design, Visual Effects and Sound. Scenario: Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen to wage a war against the House of Harkonnen and liberate the Fremen. >>
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27 Jan 2025 11:44
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REALITY LOW
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Evicted Big Brother Mzansi housemate Bonni Bee hauls out the clichéd justification contestants use when they've been whacked. What she said during Sunday's eviction: "I just know the people in the house couldn’t handle my heat. I knew this from day one." Our take: Mm. Tell yourself what you must. If you knew this from the start why didn't you do something about it so you could stay longer?
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27 Jan 2025 11:32
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TV BIZ
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TV exec Kaye Ann Williams leaves Primedia Studios (Deal or No Deal SA, MasterChef SA) to join Netflix as Director of Scripted Content for African shows and films. Before Primedia she was head of local productions at M-Net and head of South African productions at Prime Video (before they ducked and got stingy on local content).
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24 Jan 2025 15:34
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AWARDS
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South African director Cindy Lee (daughter of famous casting agent Moonyeenn Lee) and her production team nominated for 2025 Oscar for their short film The Last Ranger. The scenario: When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they're ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret. Trailer in the comments. >>
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23 Jan 2025 16:39
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REALITY LOW
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Incestuous relationships get 13 episodes on Mzansi Magic with Umkhonto Ogwaza Ekhaya, starting Sunday 9 February at 19h30. Couples who are in romances with relatives (e.g. uncle/aunt) tell the rest of their families about their relationship. Their cousin Wright Ngubeni to host.
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22 Jan 2025 13:03
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The official profile for Big Brother Mzansi 5 housemate Sipha Lee Mthembu lists his occupation as "Unemployed" but this isn't true - he's an actor who studied at The Market Theatre. He appeared on Champions on Tuesday (21 January) as soccer player Zane "Kideo Kids" Zwane. Makes sense considering he's a hardcore soccer fan.
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22 Jan 2025 12:34
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Coming up on eExtra once Elif ends: Gelukbringers (Good luck charms). Centres round Azra whose happy life is destroyed when her father dies and she's left alone with no money and must care for her autistic brother Mert - who disappears. Then she meets Cenk, who's also suffered loss and blames himself for his father's death. Premieres Wednesday 26 February at 18h30.
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21 Jan 2025 14:21
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FOR THE NOSTALGIA
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Matlock revival to air on M-Net from Monday 27 January at 19h00, starring Kathy Bates in the lead role played by Andy Griffiths in the '80s/90s. She plays Madeline "Matty" Matlock, a brilliant lawyer who rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm, seeking justice for the death of her daughter Ellie in the opioid epidemic. Our first thought when we see Kathy Bates: Misery vibez. Stephen King. When Annie breaks Paul's legs!
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20 Jan 2025 15:03
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RENEWED!
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Apple TV+ orders Seasons 3 and 4 of Silo, both filming this year. Season 4 will be its last. According to The Wrap, Season 3 will explore the origin story of the silos - with the two new characters from the past introduced in the Season 2 finale. It's also going to return to Jimmy's Silo 17. Hopefully Hope's eaten that aggro teen mom Audrey by then. You can't go calling people names like "Eater" and get away with it.
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20 Jan 2025 14:44
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