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The Real Gold Diggers of Cape Town... but wait, there's one more 4 Aug 2022 17:07 (0 replies)
What started as seven became six when the show premiered. What happened to Number 7? The answer revealed.
And the Real Gold Diggers of Cape Town are... 13 Jun 2022 13:42 (0 replies)
Mzansi Magic gets its own season of the Real Housewives franchise. See who's in it.
Berry wins Idols 17! 21 Nov 2021 21:00 (0 replies)
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.
Idols listening booth: Top 3 singles and Zama's album 15 Nov 2021 10:30 (0 replies)
Grab your earphones and decide: are these tracks good, meh or Berry nice?
Idols 17: All girl Top 3 as Kevin kaps it home 8 Nov 2021 09:59 (0 replies)
Girls just wanna have fun - AND they wanna win. Kevin's safer at home.
Idols 17: D-Day for Daylin Sass 1 Nov 2021 14:10 (0 replies)
It was farewell to Daylin's sassy nest on Sunday.
Idols 17: No Top 5 spot for Nqobie 24 Oct 2021 21:33 (0 replies)
NOT a good week to be eliminated. So close and yet so far.
Idols 17: Salut to Sia Mzizi 17 Oct 2021 22:33 (0 replies)
The Top 5 finalists are promised a recording deal as Sia misses a contract by two spots.
Idols 17: Eliminations hit pause, videos hit play on Showstopper night 10 Oct 2021 23:34 (0 replies)
Everyone lands extra sleeps in the Idols house.
Idols 17: Top 7 Showstopper song choices 8 Oct 2021 16:15 (0 replies)
Time to make big impressions without trying too hard.
Idols 17: Bags packed for Bulelani 3 Oct 2021 21:58 (0 replies)
Another hopeful leaves the breakfast table in the Idols house.
Idols 17: Monique feels the impact first 26 Sep 2021 22:23 (0 replies)
Monique's pretty smile becomes the first casualty of the Live Shows.
Idols 17: Sudden Top 9 sing for their supper 19 Sep 2021 21:58 (2 replies)
It's down from 10 to 9 as Ithana withdraws from the competition.
Idols 17: And the Top 10 are... 12 Sep 2021 21:45 (0 replies)
One step closer. Nine more to go to be the One.
Idols 17: Judges' feedback on the Top 16 part II 5 Sep 2021 22:11 (0 replies)
Another eight wannabes took a shot at the Top 10 on Sunday.
Idols 17: Top 16 showdown - Part II song choices 4 Sep 2021 15:01 (0 replies)
Another eight voices get to grips with these songs on Sunday (5th)...
Idols 17: Top 16 showdown part I - what the judges said 30 Aug 2021 10:50 (0 replies)
Lady Du joined the panel, and these eight dropped their mics...
Idols 17: Top 16 showdown - the first eight song choices 27 Aug 2021 15:51 (0 replies)
See who's up first as the live shows begin.
Mzansi Magic's solution to Somgagagate 27 Aug 2021 10:23 (1 replies)
Could it be a glorified audition for a whole new panel?
Idols 17: Q&A's with the Top 16 23 Aug 2021 12:29 (0 replies)
See which former Idols inspire them. Get to know their perspectives.
Idols 17: First eight at the gate for the title 16 Aug 2021 12:39 (0 replies)
Sunday's episode delivered these eight Chosen Ones.
Idols 17: 66 culled in Part 1 of Theatre Week 9 Aug 2021 13:58 (0 replies)
Next stop: the battle for a spot in the live shows.
Now he's just Somgaga that we used to know 6 Aug 2021 11:21 (4 replies)
Somizi's off Idols in the wake of the abuse allegations.
Idols 17: 108 Golden Tickets pocketed for Theatre Week 2 Aug 2021 11:31 (0 replies)
The screeching is over. Or is it? 108 wannabes must prove they have the chops.
Idols 17: Roller skates and 24 nods on Day 3 26 Jul 2021 10:56 (0 replies)
Diverse ages this season. Many in their late 20s.
Mzansi Magic's new telenovela DiepCity: who's in it and what it's about 12 Mar 2021 16:38 (4 replies)
Everything you need to know about Isibaya's replacement.
And our 16th Idol is... Zama! 13 Dec 2020 20:46 (0 replies)
Oskido at the post show prize-giving: "To everyone who voted, we're not going to disappoint you."
Your lowdown on the Idols 16 finale 11 Dec 2020 12:50 (1 replies)
A 10-point flash guide to Sunday's showdown.
Idols 16: Brandon leaves the title to Zama or Mr Music 6 Dec 2020 22:18 (1 replies)
Listen-up, scrutenize their singles, choose.
Idols 16: Top 2 reveal! - song choices 2 Dec 2020 15:25 (1 replies)
The final three release their singles this Sunday before the ejection of one. See their descriptions of their tracks...
Idols 16: The gospel of ZanoThando ends with elimination 29 Nov 2020 22:48 (0 replies)
Now the final 3 need to pray they get good singles from Kalawa Jamzee.
Idols 16: Top 3 song choices 26 Nov 2020 17:00 (0 replies)
Can Sis Ribs save ZanoThando? Will Benjamin Dube's pipes protect Brandon in Sunday's triple whammy?
Idols 16: Ndoni eliminated from Final Four chorus line 22 Nov 2020 21:59 (0 replies)
When the audition for a record label doesn't go well.
Idols 16: Top 4 song choices 19 Nov 2020 17:40 (0 replies)
The Season 16 winner warms-up for the show's new record label this week.
Idols 16: Ntokozo knocks on the Exit door 15 Nov 2020 23:44 (0 replies)
Ntokozo's motto: seize the day. She seized it, it slipped away, and she managed to wear it with style.
Idols 16: Top 5 song choices 12 Nov 2020 10:43 (0 replies)
Big claims this week. The potential for cringe looms large.
Idols 16: The future is decided for Bongi 8 Nov 2020 22:41 (0 replies)
If her motto's anything to go by, she's going to be okay.
Idols 16: Top 6 Song Choice 5 Nov 2020 17:01 (0 replies)
It's past vs present this Sunday as the six finalists try to change their future.
Idols 16: The show stops for Jooma 1 Nov 2020 21:52 (1 replies)
While the distractions of Showstopper Week, social media, socio-economic-and-political injustice, Covid-19 and Trump proved too much for some.
Idols 16: Top 7 Song Choices 28 Oct 2020 16:18 (0 replies)
So no pressure on the hopefuls this week then.
Idols 16: It's not to be for Be 25 Oct 2020 22:26 (0 replies)
One week you're In and the next you're Out.
Idols 16: Top 8 Song Choices 22 Oct 2020 12:38 (0 replies)
On Sunday's playlist: numbers by Cici, Billie Eilish, Musa and...
Idols 16: No win for Succedor - close but no cigar 18 Oct 2020 23:22 (0 replies)
The Top 10 balloon burst on Sunday as the countdown begins.
Idols 16: Top 9 Song Choices 14 Oct 2020 15:16 (4 replies)
The sounds of Lockdown echo on this week's show.
Idols 16: Top 10 Song Choices 7 Oct 2020 16:23 (0 replies)
And this week's theme is... a clue: hallelujah!
Idols 16: Top 16 girls' song choices 23 Sep 2020 17:47 (0 replies)
Oh girls just wanna have fun.
Idols 16: Top 16 guys' song choices 18 Sep 2020 16:24 (0 replies)
See what the eight are singing come Sunday (20th).
The Idols 16: pics, mottos and music video 13 Sep 2020 23:38 (2 replies)
Predict the right winner now, brag later.
There's no escaping Idols - it's on track for a 2020 Season 16 10 Jun 2020 10:22 (2 replies)
Hang onto your sanity. We're living through a pandemic with another season of Idols.
Who's who on Season 2 of Mzansi Magic's Housekeepers 1 Jun 2020 17:49 (1 replies)
Last season's family are all dead so instead of turning the series into a ghost story...
Muzi Mthabela exits Isibaya for a lead role on... Shaka ILembe!? 27 May 2020 13:58 (0 replies)
Place your bets.. we bet THIS is the future: Duma leaves the valley after seven years to tell the story of the Zulu kingdom.
Our Perfect Wedding's Khanyisa Titus, in her own words 3 Apr 2020 17:22 (0 replies)
10 Seasons. 11 presenters. And now a 12th. The 411 on OPW's new host.
Idols 15: Micayla's Tragic exit 10 Nov 2019 22:17 (2 replies)
She sang the song and then she was gone. (Includes the three debut singles.)
Idols 15: Top 2 Theme and Song Choice 8 Nov 2019 14:44 (4 replies)
While the Top 3 release their singles now, Nolo has to wait until January.
Ifalakhe: Behind-the-scenes on Mzansi Magic's African fantasy 7 Nov 2019 12:44 (2 replies)
Executive Producer and Director Mmamitse Thibedi gives us the inside scoop on what went into creating Ifalakhe.
Idols 15: No Nolo in the Top 3 3 Nov 2019 22:44 (2 replies)
One of the three sleep-deprived will miss out on a final shot at the title when they return from New York this week.
Idols 15:Top 3 Theme and Song Choices 31 Oct 2019 10:22 (0 replies)
The wannabes bring out the big guns this week by singing three songs each in their bid to wear the title of Idol.
Idols 15: Top 4 live show - what the judges said 27 Oct 2019 23:10 (0 replies)
The show went on after Twexit but the plot didn't go anywhere as the Top 4 sang comfy-comfy.
Idols 15: Top 4 Theme and Song Choices 24 Oct 2019 09:28 (2 replies)
The families have been hauled in this week as the final four put on their game faces to sing these songs...
Newsflash: Twin Viggy Qwabe withdraws from Idols! 21 Oct 2019 11:47 (9 replies)
Where one goes, the other follows.
Idols 15 Top 5: The twins get separated in family whammy 21 Oct 2019 01:07 (3 replies)
The concept of "the twins" is oves on Idols as Viggy kisses Virginia goodbye.
Idols 15: Top 5 Theme and Song Choices 17 Oct 2019 17:18 (3 replies)
Tick-tock. It's all about time this week. More of it as finale time approaches.
Idols 15 Top 6: The show stops for Mangaliso 13 Oct 2019 23:09 (3 replies)
Sunday's Idols was a showstopper for Mangaliso - literally.
Idols 15: Top 6 Theme and Song Choices 9 Oct 2019 13:04 (2 replies)
This Sunday the wannabes need prove they don't wanna be wannabes no more.
Idols 15 Top 7: The audience breaks up with Nqobile 6 Oct 2019 22:40 (2 replies)
It was all about lurve for everyone on Sunday except Nqobile who lost viewers' hearts.
Idols 15: Top 7 Song Choices and Theme 2 Oct 2019 12:21 (10 replies)
Who will best capture the essence of romantic lurve?
Idols 15 Top 8: It's D-Day for Dinky 29 Sep 2019 22:34 (3 replies)
If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. Dalene da Dinky did this but...
Idols 15: Top 8 Theme and Song Choice 26 Sep 2019 12:32 (3 replies)
Two wannabes place their bets on songs by former Idols winners...
Idols 15 Top 9: It's oves for Innocentia before it begins 22 Sep 2019 23:03 (3 replies)
In the words of Heidi Klum: One day you're In and the next day you're Out.
Please Step In scam alert! 19 Sep 2019 12:11 (0 replies)
Please note: scammers are using a fraudulent "Please Step In" phone number to scam people. THIS is the correct number to reach the show...
Idols 15: Top 9 Theme and Song Choice 18 Sep 2019 15:34 (4 replies)
DJ Tira wields the power for this week's live show as the Top 9 tackle these songs...
Idols 15: Top 10 showdown - what the judges said 16 Sep 2019 10:39 (3 replies)
Do you agree with the judges' take on Sunday's episode? (Includes vids of each performance.)
Idols 15: Top 10 theme and song choices 12 Sep 2019 10:02 (9 replies)
See which songs your faves will be singing in this Sunday's Top 10 showdown.
Place your bets! Pick your Idols 15 Top 2 from the Top 10 9 Sep 2019 11:51 (3 replies)
An album of the Idols Top 10 featuring videos and deets to help you predict this season's finalists. Play along even if you don't have DStv.
Your one-stop guide to Mzansi Magic's bumper July line-up 2 Jul 2019 10:25 (1 replies)
New shows and seasons premiere at 20h00 each night next week, with Andile Gaelesiwe in the reality mix.
Unwrapped! Mzansi Magic's new winter dramas The Republic and Impilo: The Scam 28 Jun 2019 14:04 (0 replies)
Florence Masebe steps up as Madam President and Desmond Dube battles baaaad debt. TVSA has the inside scoop.
Mzansi channels reveal new shows and renewals for 2019 23 Nov 2018 15:41 (4 replies)
The lowdown on what to expect from Mzansi Magic, Wethu and 1Magic in the new year.
Mzansi Magic's The Imposter returns with new cast and production company 27 Sep 2018 14:26 (1 replies)
Ferguson Magic gives the cameras to Seriti Films for the new season.
Idols 14: Close-up on the Top 10 10 Sep 2018 11:51 (4 replies)
Find out more about the Season 14 finalists with these Q&A's feat. surprising facts...
5 flash facts on Mzansi Magic's new Sunday night drama The Herd 2 Jul 2018 13:12 (6 replies)
Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, Winnie Ntshaba and former Uzalo star Sihle Ndaba headline the channel's next supernatural instalment.
Ring of Lies replaced by new Mzansi Magic series The Throne 27 Jun 2018 12:03 (6 replies)
See if you can work out what the new series is about.
Meet the new characters on Lockdown 3 4 Jun 2018 17:10 (9 replies)
Manaka Ranaka takes on the role of a serial killer and Mmabatho Montsho shrinks the minds of criminals.
US star Tichina Arnold chats to TVSA about her role on Mzansi's Lockdown 3 30 May 2018 12:18 (4 replies)
We interrogate the American comedy star in her prison cell about her new role on South African TV.
Music industry at heart of Mzansi Magic's new drama Ingoma 22 Mar 2018 16:20 (2 replies)
Mzansi Magic's new Monday night drama tackles the exploitative music industry in this story about small-town artists getting lured to the big city.
Mzansi Magic's new Sunday nighter: Abomama 20 Mar 2018 17:06 (5 replies)
Four church women who are sucked into the criminal underworld when they are forced to turn their stokvel into a money-laundering scheme.
Unveiling Mzansi Magic's new Cape Town drama: Nkululeko 11 Dec 2017 15:54 (8 replies)
You saw the audition call on TVSA, now find out about the series and see who landed the lead roles.
YouTuber Moshe Ndiki lands Mzansi Magic double deal 7 Dec 2017 12:40 (4 replies)
He's the new host of Uyang’thanda Na? and debuts on The Queen soon.
Double trouble: The Imposter director on what it takes to film the twins 30 Oct 2017 09:55 (6 replies)
The inside scoop on how Mzansi Magic's The Imposter turns Thishiwe Ziqubu into the twins.
iNumber is up... what's next? The Imposter 3 Oct 2017 14:34 (4 replies)
Twin takes on twin in Ferguson Magic's new Sunday night drama.
OPW Presenter Search: the reality show - coming soon 27 Sep 2017 10:26 (0 replies)
The initial auditions have wrapped and now the power moves into the hands of viewers.
First look: Linda Sebezo as the most dangerous inmate in South Africa 7 Sep 2017 17:07 (1 replies)
Prison bars clang for her in Lockdown 2.
Why Flo Masebe isn't on Ring of Lies 2 21 Jul 2017 11:59 (4 replies)
The reason Masindi disappears.
Former Gen star Thato Molamu: a man of law on The Queen 20 Jul 2017 12:50 (3 replies)
The countdown to Season 2 begins.
All star cast revealed for iNumber Number: the TV series 8 Jun 2017 15:56 (5 replies)
It started with SABC1's Class Act, it went on to become an award winning movie and now it's an all star series on Mzansi Magic.
And the next OPW host is... 17 Mar 2017 15:09 (1 replies)
Ma "Slenda" Mnisi a.k.a Nomsa Buthelezi.
Mzansi Magic reveals plans for 2017 9 Mar 2017 15:58 (15 replies)
Multiple renewals, a burst of new series and an awards ceremony. Your ticket to Mzansi Magic in 2017.
Mzansi Magic does it for millennials with new telenovela Isithembiso 24 Feb 2017 12:21 (2 replies)
The 411 on what to expect once Greed & Desire wraps at the end of March.
Renewed! Mzansi Magic's Ring of Lies 16 Feb 2017 00:00 (7 replies)
KAPOW!
Dineo's Diary spin-off on the way to Mzansi Magic 23 Nov 2016 13:54 (2 replies)
The whole family's moved in to headline The Ranakas.
New on TV today: Thursday 11 August
Mystery series Holding starts on BritBox and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills return to 1Magic.
Die Put 2 Teasers - August 2022
Back! A first look at what to expect when Die Put returns to eExtra once Die Binnekring ends.
Scandal! Teasers - September 2022
Javas crosses a line, detective Dintle investigates and "off-limits" becomes a turn on.
New on TV today: Wednesday 10 August
Netflix builds you an Instant Dream Home as Curiosity investigates Super Slime.
New on TV today: Tuesday 9 August
Gentleman Jack returns on M-Net and I Just Killed My Dad drops on Netflix.
Generations: The Legacy Teasers - September 2022
Hottness alert! An unexpected kiss leaves two friends shocked and bewildered.
A Touch of Love Teasers - August 2022
Kosi has evil plans to steal kidneys. Human ones. #Gulp
New on TV today: Monday 8 August
Catch the Roast of Khanyi Mbau on Comedy Central or peer into Afrimaxx on Home Channel.
New on TV today: Sunday 7 August
The Executives premieres on SABC1 and SABC2 tells the story of Manche, The African Saint.
New on TV today: Saturday 6 August
The only new show tonight is the return of DJ Zinhle: The Unexpected on BET.
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