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Diaan Lawrenson and Tinarie van Wyk-Loots lead new kykNET drama series Appels en Tee. They play long lost friends Lisa and Henriëtte who crash back into each others' lives after 27 years. Story happens in the now and the 90s. Cast includes: Rika Sennett, Ivan Zimmermann, Neels van Jaarsveld, Ian Roberts, and Rika Sennett's daughter Hannah Borthwick. Premieres Tuesday 21 October at 20h00. >>
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08 Sep 2025 13:04
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Katlego Maboe and Tracey Lange to host The National Arts and Culture awards, and Zanele Potelwa and Jerome Slim Du Ploy host the SA Sport Awards.
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19 Aug 2025 16:29
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Full cast announced for BET's new novela Black Gold following reveal of Nomalanga Shozi, Dawn Thandeka King and Sello Maake Ka-Ncube. Joining them are: Zamani Mbatha, Nomsa Buthelezi, Warren Masemola, Ernest Ndlovu, Siphesihle Vazi, Ashleigh Herman, Zinhle Sithole and Shaka's Sompisi - Thulani Mtsweni.
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16 Jul 2025 10:46
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Warren Masemola, Nqobile "Nunu" Khumalo and Xolile Tshabalala join Netflix drama Fatal Seduction for Season 2. They play a ruthless, calculating police minister, his cold hearted, loyal assistant and his dedicated wife who doesn't know who he truly is. Also new: Tina Redman (Savage Beauty, Ludik) and Daanyaal Ally (Blood & Water, Go!). Premieres 15 August 2025. >>
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08 Jul 2025 12:44
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Rhythm City talent search winner and Roomies star Nomalanga Shozi headlines new BET telenovela Black Gold, with Dawn Thandeka King and Sello Maake Ka-Ncube. She plays Amandla Zungu who gets cast out of her ancestral home after being falsely accused of her father’s murder. Production house: Black Brain Pictures. Premieres 18 August at 18h30. Let's hope it goes better than the Queendom fiasco! >>
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08 Jul 2025 11:15
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Klein Paradys co-winner Lee-Ann Gerber signed to kykNET's lifestyle and entertainment show Fiësta as a field presenter. She won the Klein Paradys reno show with her brother-in-law Johann in January with their transformation of a container into a glamped-up pad. She debuts on Fiësta on Sunday 6 July at 18h00. Her secret skill: she can lick her own elbow. >>
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04 Jul 2025 17:16
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Joining Skemergrond for Season 2 are: Keeno-Lee Hector, Denver Vraagom, Adrian Steyn, Clint Aplon and Siobhan Hodgson. Search for them on TVSA to see what they've been in.
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25 Jun 2025 15:59
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Lerato Mvelase headlines new Netflix miniseries Marked, as Babalwa - a law-abiding cash-in-transit security guard until... desperation strikes. The story explores the idea of crossing moral lines out of love and fear when the system leaves good people with no good choices. Other starring cast includes Bonko Khoza, Ama Qamata, S’Dumo Mtshali and Sphamandla Dhludhu. Six eps. Premieres 31 July. >>
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10 Jun 2025 17:39
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Thabiso Bapela debuts on Muvhango on Monday 2 June as Letlotlo Maribe, Shaz's kinky new man. Thabiso's repertoire includes roles on Gomora, Giyani - Land of Blood, The Queen, Good Men, Isithembiso, The River and Kings of Jo'burg. >>
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29 May 2025 12:46
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The White Lotus creator, writer and director Mike White to compete on Survivor 50 - his second time on the show. He was a castaway in Season 37: David vs Goliath and was a contestant on two seasons of The Amazing Race, with his father Mel.
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28 May 2025 17:34
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Tyla becomes the first African host of the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards since its inception in 1987. Also receives two nominations, for Favourite Global Music Star and Favourite Music Collaboration. Ceremony airs on Nickelodean on Wednesday 25 June at 16h30, with a Pre-Show that starts at 16h00. All nominees in the replies >>
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15 May 2025 17:05
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Binnelanders star Clint Brink joins Netflix action drama Kings of Jo'burg for Season 3 as main antagonist Gavin Salat, leader of a rival gang that declares war on the Masires to establish dominance in Joziburg. Maurice Paige and Keenan Arrison are also new in the season. Premieres 13 June. >>
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14 May 2025 11:32
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Binnelanders and Trackers star Rolanda Marais leads new kykNET drama series Die Nuusmakers (The Newsmakers) as news anchor Adri Joubert - a Leanne Manas doppelganger. She's been anchoring the news for two decades and she's cool, calm and collected. Until her personal life explodes into the news, at the same time as a national crisis. Premieres Tuesday 27 May at 20h00. >>
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29 Apr 2025 11:55
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Uyajola 9/9 and Umndende host Moss Makwati pokes his nose into more people's business as the new host of Mzansi Magic's sordid confessional reality low I'm With Your Ex. Replaces Eugene Khoza who must have had enough. Season 3 premieres Sunday 18 May at 19h30.
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11 Apr 2025 10:51
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Spinners star and Arendsvlei actor Cantona James headlines new eVod movie Red Zone as Wade Jacobs, a paramedic who gets caught up in gang warfare in Westbury, Joziburg when his gang boss uncle gets shot in a drive-by. Roderick Jaftha (Triptiek, Binnelanders) plays his uncle and Carla Classen (The Estate, 7de Laan) plays Wade's paramedic partner Zahra Ahmed. Loads Friday 28 March 2025. >>
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17 Mar 2025 12:04
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Scandal! undergoes a major change on Monday 10 March with the introduction of this blitz of new characters: Wright Ngubeni as Botsotso, Owen Sejake as SammyDay, Khutjo Green as Kedibone, Danny de Bruyne as De Wet, Bongani Gumede as Ephraim and Botlhale "Nia Brown" Baitsiwe as Tshidi. >>
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05 Mar 2025 17:38
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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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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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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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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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Thuso Mbedu returns to voice Caribbean sorceress Annette in Season 2 of animated fantasy drama Castlevania: Nocturne on Netflix. Premieres Thursday 16 January. Cool Annette quote: "The sun is rising. Devouring the darkness. It always does."
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15 Jan 2025 11:37
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Hola Mpinji and Housewives star Gabisile Tshabalala replaces Bontle Rampa as receptionist Bubbles Mosipidi on Muvhango from Tuesday 21 January. According to Word of Mouth Pictures, the role was recast because Bontle resigned for personal reasons. (Updated) >>
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14 Jan 2025 16:44
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Survivor Season 1 winner and former jailbird Richard Hatch features in Season 2 of E! reality low House of Villains, starting Sunday 5 January at 19h05. Richard went nude on Survivor - in his birthday suit for his birthday - and served prison time on charges of attempted tax evasion and filing a fraudulent tax return. See comments for full cast >>
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12 Dec 2024 16:31
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The Voice South Africa Season 1 runner-up Gavin Edwards becomes new frontman for rock band Prime Circle. Their previous lead singer Ross Learmonth ducked and dived a year ago citing the usual "creative differences". Gavin fronts their newly released eighth album The World We Know. Speaking of... what happened to the season's winner Richard Stirton? We're off to investigate. >>
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02 Dec 2024 18:16
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Celebrity MasterChef South Africa premieres on S3 on Saturday 30 November at 20h30 with 12 schlebs listed in the comments >> It's the second celebrity edition of the series. The first aired on M-Net in 2015.
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24 Nov 2024 12:26
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Lawrence Maleka out at Big Brother Mzansi and Smash Afrika in as host of Season 5. Smash, real name Afrika Mdutyulwa, hosted the Mzansi Magic music show Massive Music and has had roles on the Netflix comedy Miseducation and Showmax action drama Empini. He's DJ'd at Yfm and 5fm. >>
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21 Nov 2024 16:06
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Somizi to MC Comedy Central's Roast of Pearl Thusi as Roastmaster. On the roasting panel: Donald, Randall Abrahams, Zee Nxumalo, David Kau, Zodwa Wabantu, Phat Joe, Busiswa, Rob van Vuuren, Tol Ass Mo, Lillian Dube and Farieda “Pharoahfi” Metsileng. Filming at Gold Reef City on 21 November, airs Sunday 8 December at 21h00.
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21 Nov 2024 11:25
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TV host and comedian Conan O'Brien to host 97th Oscars on Sunday 2 March 2025. Yawn. We want Chris Rock back.
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20 Nov 2024 13:25
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Kenneth Nkosi headlines new Netflix Christmas comedy movie Disaster Holiday as a workaholic dad who switches his family's Zanzibar holiday for a staycation so he can work. Kenneth's repertoire includes roles on Gaz'lam, Society and Nikiwe, and the movies Tsotsi and District 9. He also hosted SABC1's iconic and influential acting reality search Class Act.
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15 Nov 2024 17:14
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Gold Diggers, How to Ruin Christmas and Soul City star Clementine Mosimane debuts on e.tv's Kelders van Geheime on Thursday 24 October as winemaker and damage controller Nkuli Makeba.
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24 Oct 2024 16:59
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Lerato Kganyago and Skhumba Hlophe to host 18th SAFTAs on Saturday 26 October. Talent search winners present the rest. Nomalanga Shozi and Katleho Sinivasan are on red carpet patrol and Kuhle Adams and Christopher Jaftha host the Craft Awards the night before - on YouTube at 19h00. Main ceremony airs on SABC2 and Mzansi Magic at 20h00, with red carpet at 19h30.
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23 Oct 2024 17:48
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Listing Jozi real estate agent Grahame Diedericks lands cushy gig in BBC Lifestyle's reality low Listing Mauritius. Flashback: he was rewarded a trip there in Jozi Season 2. Now: he's relocated, wearing undersized PI sunglasses and a pink handkerchief. >>
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16 Oct 2024 11:30
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Former Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam to play murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein in Season 3 of Monsters. Gein confessed to killing two women and ... exhumed bodies from graveyards to make keepsakes from their bones and skin. The Alfred Hitchcock Psycho movies are based on his story. Tom Hollander portrays Hitchcock in the series, Olivia Williams plays his screenwriter wife Alma and Laurie Metcalf plays Gein's mother.
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16 Oct 2024 11:08
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Diepe Waters and former Egoli star Mandi du Plooy-Baard headlines the Afrikaans voice cast of kykNET & kie's new Afrikaans Turkish novela My Naam is Farah. She voices Farah, played by Turkish actress Demet Özdemir (Alya on Kurt en Shura). Premieres Monday 14 October at 20h00. >>
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04 Oct 2024 17:19
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Die Boekklub, Suidooster and Sara se Geheim star Lee-Ann van Rooi to host for the first time on new kykNET talker Waar Daar ’n Wil Is (Where There's a Will). She speaks to personalities who've proven that "where there’s a will, there's a way". Guests include former cricketer Fanie de Villiers, women’s rights activist Lucinda Evans and Miss SA Mia le Roux. Premieres 4 October at 18h30. >>
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16 Sep 2024 17:00
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New to season 2 of the M-Net murder mystery Recipes for Love and Murder are: Wynand Ferreira as Jaco (Officer Regardt Snyman's intense younger brother), Gerard Rudolph as Ricus, a trained psychologist turned mechanic, and Hlubi Mboya as Jackie Baloyi, the new undertaker following the death of Hattie’s husband. Premiere date still loading.
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10 Sep 2024 17:02
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Sibongile Phakathi replaces Umkhokha: The Curse star Gcinile Nkosi in the role of Thandiwe Khumalo on Season 2 of SABC1's The Executives. Sibongile played the recurring role of a warden on all three seasons of Mzansi Magic's Lockdown and portrayed braggy Gloria in the SABC2 sitcom Majakathatha. Her other TV credits include Uzalo, Ngempela and Scandal! >>
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09 Sep 2024 19:21
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Xolile Tshabalala, Buyile Mdladla and Mike Ndlangamandla headline new Netflix Succession-type series Blood Legacy. The late Connie Chiume stars as their mother. Scenario: The CEO of Spear Industries is found dead in the sugarcane fields of KwaZulu-Natal, sparking a fierce battle among his children for the control of the multibillion-rand corporation. Premieres 20 September 2024.
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22 Aug 2024 17:51
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Another Queendom actor flees to e.tv. Sindi Dlathu joins Themba Nbada as a new character on Isiphetho: Destiny. She plays Zanevumla - described as a woman of God with an axe to grind against the Zondo sisters, Connie and Blondie.
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21 Aug 2024 10:42
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7de Laan actress and Diepe Waters star Reandi Grey leads the Afrikaans dub of eExtra's new novela Net 20 Minute (Only 20 Minutes). She voices the character of Melek whose life turns to turmoil when police suddenly arrest her for attempted murder. Other voice cast includes Susan Coetzer, Johan Joubert, Lundi Khoisan, Dirk Stoltz and Altus Theart. Premieres 28 August at 21h30.
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20 Aug 2024 16:40
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Former Rhythm City star Mduduzi Mabaso joins House of Zwide for Season 4 as Msizi, Faith's ex-prison bird brother. He's on a journey from the shadows to legitimacy. Can he do it?
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18 Jul 2024 10:48
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Milly Alcock (young Princess Rhaenyra on House of the Dragon) to star opposite Julianne Moore in new Netflix dark comedy Sirens. She plays personal assistant Simone DeWitt who has a creepy relationship with her billionaire boss Michaela Kell. Based on the play Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler. Premiere date still loading. >>
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11 Jul 2024 15:10
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Former Craz-e presenter Lee-Roy Wright joins e.tv's The Morning Show, nine years after his kids TV days. He also hosted on SABC2's daily children's programme World of Winners. Between then and now he's been involved with publicity - he's the managing director of PR agency The Platinum Club.>>
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08 Jul 2024 12:48
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Bonang out and Lerato Kganyago in as a headline judge on 2024 season of Miss SA reality low Crown Chasers. She's joined by Leandie du Randt who judged last year too. Guest judges complete the panel for the six eps third season, hosted by reigning Miss SA Natasha Joubert who replaces Zozi Tunzi. Premieres on S3 on Saturday 29 June at 20h30.
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18 Jun 2024 17:11
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Trevor Gumbi replaces Kagiso Madupe as Season 3 host of Mzansi Wethu reality low Wang'kolota. Trevor helps people demand their money and belongings back from those who've "loaned" them. Hopefully they get their stuff back and aren't laughed at! Premieres Sunday 18 August at 20h00.
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13 Jun 2024 16:31
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Poultry farmer and former Shift presenter Kamohelo Bombe returns to host new season of SABC2's Living Land, described as an "agricultural programme", which makes it sound um... agricultural. They need to snazz that up. Season covers the hemp and cannabis industry, rabbit farming (shamepies) and track and trace technology in fishing. The SA Post Office can learn something. Oh wait. Premieres Sunday 2 June at 11h00.
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31 May 2024 17:06
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Rome Flynn, B&B's former Zende Forrester Domínguez, joins Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem as Frank Lucas, a country boy from North Carolina who ventures to Harlem. Things start off Bumpy with gangster Bumpy Johnson, but Frank eventually rose to become Bumpy's fierce defender and right-hand man. >>
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30 May 2024 12:43
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Good Hope FM DJ Carissa Cupido replaces Zoë Brown Anderson on S3's breakfast advertorial Expresso. Zoë married her high school friend-turned-sweetheart (Mr Anderson) late last year and they're immigrating to Australia. Zoë's been with Expresso since June 2015 after winning the Presenter Search on 3. Bon Voyage.
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27 May 2024 11:46
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Shaka iLembe and The Wife star Mondli Makhoba to host new Mzansi Wethu Men's Conference-type talker Vuka Mjita. Each week features a different man who needs a remedy or therapy to deal with a predicament. No-no, Mondli isn't the therapist - action plans are devised by clinical psychologist & author Thabang Tlaka. Premieres Sunday 14 July at 20h00.
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23 May 2024 14:56
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Scandal! actress Makoma Mohale (Tlhogi) to headline Mzansi Magic's historical drama Queen Modjadji in the eponymous role of the Rain Queen Maselekwani (Queen Modjadji), who brought a golden age to the Balobedu tribe in the 1800s. >>
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16 May 2024 18:46
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