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• 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.
  

• Dawn Thandeka King headlines new all-girl prison drama
  16 Nov 2016 15:42 (9 replies)

  

  She starts 2017 in Lockdown on Mzansi Magic.
  

• The craziest credit on TV?!
  19 Oct 2016 10:47 (0 replies)

  

  See if you can say Nomuzi Mabena's Rich Kids credit in one breath...
  

• Introducing It's Complicated Season 2: new characters, more drama
  21 Sep 2016 17:36 (9 replies)

  

  It's back on Mzansi Magic in October with a bevy of new characters played by some of Mzansi's biggest TV names.
  

• Ninja girls unite on Mzansi Magic's new teen drama Is'thunzi
  15 Sep 2016 18:27 (3 replies)

  

  They call themselves the Ninjas and they're on a mission to make the Cinderella story come true.
  

• Lerato Mvelase: no easy pushover on isiBaya
  31 Aug 2016 17:15 (1 replies)

  

  She debuted as Lieutenant Mkhize this week and she's a force that everyone underestimates.
  

• Why Brenda Ngxoli isn't on Rockville 4
  21 Jul 2016 11:51 (5 replies)

  

  See why Gladys isn't on the new season.
  

• Introducing the new characters on Rockville 4
  8 Jul 2016 17:16 (9 replies)

  

  A snack pack of all the important new characters on Rockville 4 and who's playing them.
  

• Ring of Lies: Things look good for Round 2
  6 Jul 2016 11:08 (6 replies)

  

  The final bell rings for Ring of Lies at the end of July and then...? The latest on the show's future.
  

• Mzansi Magic to debut taboo new Xhosa drama
  21 Jun 2016 12:03 (4 replies)

  

  Keep this hush-hush and don't talk about it but we've heard that Sizwe and his mother are "close".
  

• Rockville 4: all you need to know
  17 Jun 2016 17:23 (12 replies)

  

  From this season's Big Bad to teenagers being "blessed"... everything you need to know about the new season.
  

• Thembisa Mdoda takes a vacay from OPW
  24 May 2016 17:39 (3 replies)

  

  Thembisa's putting her feet up for six weeks.
  

• Menzi Ngubane headlines isiBaya’s powerful new taxi family
  11 Apr 2016 11:21 (8 replies)

  

  The Ngwenyas arrive soon with Menzi at the helm. Get to know isiBaya's new arrivals.
  

• Zabalaza's replacement: bare-knuckle boxing telenovela
  7 Apr 2016 16:33 (12 replies)

  

  Ring of Lies starts on the dusty streets of Limpopo and includes various Zabalaza headliners.
  

• The lowdown on Mzansi Magic's new drama Igazi
  6 Apr 2016 10:11 (9 replies)

  

  The story, the cast and what you need to know about Mzansi Magic's new Sunday night drama by Ferguson Films.
  

• Mzansi Magic's new Doubt: starring cast gallery
  7 Apr 2016 10:44 (3 replies)

  

  Get to know the starring characters in the build-up to Monday's premiere of the murder drama Doubt.
  

• New outsider characters to stir up isiBaya in Season 4
  16 Mar 2016 00:00 (7 replies)

  

  The inside scoop on what to expect from isiBaya as the soapie marks three years on air.
  

• Who's Who on Mzansi Magic's new telenovela Greed & Desire
  14 Mar 2016 00:00 (7 replies)

  

  Get to know the characters on Greed & Desire with this Who's Who snack pack of the starring roles.
  

• Would you watch this new Mzansi Magic drama?
  2 Feb 2016 11:29 (0 replies)

  

  A new Mzansi Magic drama series picks up where Our Perfect Wedding ends when a groom gets arrested at the altar.
  

• Revealed! Mzansi Magic's two new telenovelas
  28 Jan 2016 15:08 (9 replies)

  

  And the two telenovelas replacing The Road and Zabalaza are...
  

• Zabalaza's new opening credits: the beginning of the end
  21 Jan 2016 12:52 (5 replies)

  

  Has Zabalaza been uncancelled? The lowdown on why the soapie has a new title sequence.
  

• First look: Mzansi Magic's January 2016 line-up
  9 Dec 2015 10:44 (2 replies)

  

  2016 starts with a new season of Our Perfect Wedding, despite the fact that it's bleeding sponsors. Saints and Sinners returns.
  

• Big cast shake-up for Diski Divas 2
  30 Nov 2015 16:26 (0 replies)

  

  It's a whole new ball game when Diski Divas returns next year. See which WAGS are on the team.
  

• Mzansi soccer WAGs cash in on fame
  7 Apr 2015 15:49 (7 replies)

  

  Five current and former WAGs put their lives on show in Mzansi Magic's new reality low Diski Divas. WAGs include Teko Modise's ex Felicia.
  

• Mzansi Magic reformats Kabelo's Bootcamp without Kabelo
  7 Nov 2014 15:08 (0 replies)

  

  When Kabelo's Bootcamp returns for Season 3 in January, it's going to be very different. Kabelo Mabalane's out of the series - other celebrities are in.
  

• Mzansi Magic Highlights: November 2014
  29 Oct 2014 17:06 (0 replies)

  

  An overview of Mzansi Magic in November including movies. Line-up includes Dark Tide, The Devil Wears Prada, Enemy of the State and Troy.
  

• Filming starts on Rockville 3
  14 Oct 2014 11:49 (4 replies)

  

  Filming for Season 3 of Rockville has started for a January 2015 premiere. Newcomers include Terry Pheto, Don Mlangeni Nawa and Hlomla Dandala.
  

• Mi Casa's J'Something swaps his mic for a frying pan
  8 Oct 2014 15:15 (0 replies)

  

  Mi Casa's J'Something goes from muso to celebrity chef in his new cookery show Something's Cooking. Premieres on Mzansi Magic soon.
  

• Mzansi Magic Highlights: October 2014
  1 Oct 2014 15:19 (5 replies)

  

  A rundown of highlights on Mzansi Magic in October. Includes teasers for Saints and Sinners, Lokshin Bioscope and movies on the channel.
  

• Mzansi Magic Highlights: September 2014
  20 Aug 2014 14:09 (0 replies)

  

  In early September Mzansi Magic premieres an Idols Wooden Mic special. An overview of new shows, specials and movies coming up on the channel.
  

• Revealed! Dragons in the Den
  8 Aug 2014 10:55 (0 replies)

  

  Five South African entrepreneurs become Dragons in September with the debut of Dragons' Den on Mzansi Magic. See who the fivesome are.
  

• Mzansi Magic announces new freedom drama series
  9 Jul 2014 11:27 (6 replies)

  

  A new drama series inspired by 20 years of freedom comes to Mzansi Magic in August. Starring cast includes Nthati Moshesh, Tumisho Masha and Tshepo Maseko.
  

• Our Perfect Wedding: Phumeza Mdabe out. Tumi Morake in.
  14 Oct 2014 16:28 (3 replies)

  

  Our Perfect Wedding has been renewed for a fourth season. It premieres in early 2015 with comedienne Tumi Morake as host..
  

• Meet the new characters on isiBaya
  14 Mar 2014 00:00 (8 replies)

  

  Five new starring characters arrive on isiBaya soon: Bhekifa, Zweli, Sihle, Zanele and Blade. Find out more about them - and the actors who are bringing them to life.
  

• Renewed! Clash of the Choirs
  27 Jan 2014 00:00 (3 replies)

  

  Clash of the Choirs has been renewed for a second season. The format remains the same but this time round there will be auditions in the Eastern Cape.
  

• See who's joined Rockville for Season 2
  14 Jan 2014 00:00 (7 replies)

  

  Rockville returns to Mzansi Magic in February with a crowd of newcomers. Those who've joined the show include Clint Brink, 'Map' Maponyane and ...
  

• Khaya Mthethwa to host new gospel experience
  22 Oct 2013 00:00 (6 replies)

  

  Khaya Mthethwa has been signed to host and musically direct a new gospel show on Mzansi Magic. Kenneth Nkosi and Linda Sibiya will also be hosting new series.
  

• Bouga Luv warms-up for weight loss challenge
  13 Sep 2013 00:00 (6 replies)

  

  Kabelo Mabalane did it himself and now he's challenging 10 contestants to lose weight too in a new reality show Kabelo's Boot Camp. To air on Mzansi Magic from October.
  

• New Connie/Shona series to debut in June
  14 May 2013 00:00 (10 replies)

  

  Connie and Shona Ferguson's new series Rockville premieres on Mzansi Magic in June. Stars include Shonnie with Minnie Dlamini, Boity Thulo and Mbali Mlotshwa.
  

• Sis Ribs signs to judge Clash of the Choirs
  18 Jan 2013 00:00 (4 replies)

  

  Rebecca Malope will be headlining Mzansi Magic's upcoming Clash of the Choirs SA as one of three judges. She'll be joined by Lindelani Mkhize and Anele Mdoda.
  

• Mzansi Magic cams move with Khaya
  31 Oct 2012 00:00 (7 replies)

  

  On Sunday (4th) Mzansi Magic premieres a two-part special that follows Khaya Mthethwa home to Durban, after his Idols win. Includes his homecoming concert.
  

• Mzansi Magic November 2012 Highlights
  29 Oct 2012 00:00 (1 replies)

  

  Mzansi Magic's movie anthology Lokshin Bioscope debuts a new weekly show in November: Boomba and TT - a crime series. More, with channel highlights ...
  

• Gal B to host Clash of the Choirs South Africa
  26 Oct 2012 00:00 (13 replies)

  

  Bonang Matheba has been signed to host a South African version of the international realilty format Clash of the Choirs. The search for choirs begins in November.
  

• Mzansi Magic October 2012 Highlights
  4 Oct 2012 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  Season 9 of So You Think You Can Dance premieres on Mzansi Magic this Saturday (6 October). New episodes air Saturdays and Sundays. Also starting soon: Daily Sun TV.
  

• Mzansi Magic September 2012 Highlights
  7 Sep 2012 00:00 (2 replies)

  

  Coming up on Mzansi Magic: footage from the channel's recent Market Day, Lira: The Captured Tour 2012, Trevor Noah: Crazy Normal and Trevor Gumbi: Live.
  

• Mzansi Magic August Highlights 2012
  7 Aug 2012 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  The first Idols 8 Result Show headlines Mzansi Magic tonight at 19h30. A rundown of other highlights coming up in August including movies and specials.
  

• Mzansi Magic July Highlights 2012
  25 Jun 2012 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  A rundown of the highlights coming up on Mzansi Magic, including movies. Two new shows premiere in early July: Thief; and a South African comedy SIES.
  

• Mzansi Magic June Highlights 2012
  31 May 2012 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  The new season of Idols premieres on Mzansi Magic this Sunday (3 June) at 17h30. Also coming up: two new local series - Zulu or Shut Up; and Fat Cats.
  

• Mzansi Magic calls for another telenovela
  7 May 2012 00:00 (0 replies)

  

  Mzansi Magic has put out a commisioning call for another 208-episode telenovela as well as briefs for stand alone bubblegum movies. The details ...
  

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