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The MultiChoice Talent Factory debuts 2 new bold films this October

TV

The MultiChoice Talent Factory debuts 2 new bold films this October

Issued by MultiChoice 21 Oct 2025

Don't miss these 7 exciting South African film debuts

Film

Don't miss these 7 exciting South African film debuts

Daniel Dercksen 19 Aug 2025

The murder of Alison Dewar has resulted in two cases being tried separately in the Cape Town Magistrates Court. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legal

One murder, two court cases: chaos at Cape Town court

Riyadh Karodia 13 Aug 2025

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Film

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Daniel Dercksen 1 Jul 2025

Cinema lineup in April 2025 with new South African films

Film

Cinema lineup in April 2025 with new South African films

Daniel Dercksen 31 Mar 2025

From animation to opera: March's diverse film offerings

Film

From animation to opera: March's diverse film offerings

Daniel Dercksen 3 Mar 2025

December's film lineup: thrillers, love stories, and live theatre at your fingertips

Film

December's film lineup: thrillers, love stories, and live theatre at your fingertips

Daniel Dercksen 28 Nov 2024

Throwback Cinema continues in November with new film releases

Film

Throwback Cinema continues in November with new film releases

Daniel Dercksen 29 Oct 2024

New film releases lighting up the big screen this September

Film

New film releases lighting up the big screen this September

Daniel Dercksen 5 Sep 2024

What happens to financial losses suffered by banking customers following a kidnapping?

Banking

What happens to financial losses suffered by banking customers following a kidnapping?

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 14 Aug 2024

Source: Twitter/@Isaac_Herzog. Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed The World Economic Forum's 54th Annual Meeting in Davos last week, calling on world leaders to not forget the hostages taken captive by Hamas gunmen on 7 October 2023. The hostages include both Israelis and Muslims, among them Kfir Bibas who turned one last week. President Herzog is seen here seated at #WEF2024 next to a photo of Kfir Bibas, taken shortly before Bibas was abducted.

Healthcare

#WEF24: Israeli president addresses dire health of Hamas-held hostages

Katja Hamilton 22 Jan 2024

What's hot at the box office this October

Film

What's hot at the box office this October

Daniel Dercksen 3 Oct 2023

Healthcare

HPCSA denounces assault on paramedics in Tshwane

26 Jul 2023

Cameroon journalist Martinez Zogo's photo is displayed as fellow journalists pay their last respect to him. Source: Reuters/Amindeh Blaise Atabong.

Media

Cameroonian businessman arrested after journalist's murder

Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Bate Felix, Andrew Cawthorne 7 Feb 2023

Media

Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction

Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Edward McAllister, William Maclean 24 Jan 2023

Media Freedom

Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

#OnTheBigScreen: Sommeliers, super pets and being internet famous

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Sommeliers, super pets and being internet famous

Daniel Dercksen 29 Jul 2022

#OnTheBigScreen: What to expect in July

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: What to expect in July

Daniel Dercksen 27 Jun 2022

Daniel Dercksen

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: 5 new film releases for the weekend

Daniel Dercksen 22 Apr 2022

Top 10 films released in cinemas in 2021

Film

Top 10 films released in cinemas in 2021

Daniel Dercksen 4 Jan 2022

#OnTheBigScreen: Encanto, Last Night In Soho, My Son, and New Material

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Encanto, Last Night In Soho, My Son, and New Material

Daniel Dercksen 26 Nov 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: No Time To Die and Don't Breathe 2; Jozi Film Festival returns

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: No Time To Die and Don't Breathe 2; Jozi Film Festival returns

Daniel Dercksen 1 Oct 2021

#OnTheBigScreen: The Ice Road, Candyman, Escape Room, Tournament of Champions

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: The Ice Road, Candyman, Escape Room, Tournament of Champions

Daniel Dercksen 27 Aug 2021

What to expect from the 2021 hybrid Kucheza Afrika Festival

Theatre

What to expect from the 2021 hybrid Kucheza Afrika Festival

15 Feb 2021

2020 upcoming film release highlights

Film

2020 upcoming film release highlights

Daniel Dercksen 23 Jul 2020

#MusicExchange: Niyaaz Arendse

Music

#MusicExchange: Niyaaz Arendse

Martin Myers 23 Apr 2020

#Bookmarks2020: Winners announced!

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2020: Winners announced!

19 Mar 2020

2020 Bookmark Awards finalists are announced

IAB Bookmarks Awards

2020 Bookmark Awards finalists are announced

Issued by IAB South Africa 24 Feb 2020

13 local films to look forward to in 2020

Film

13 local films to look forward to in 2020

Daniel Dercksen 23 Dec 2019

Court rules that child offenders, victims and witnesses may not be named - even in adulthood

Media & Entertainment Law

Court rules that child offenders, victims and witnesses may not be named - even in adulthood

Tania Broughton 5 Dec 2019

Four Iwacu journalists, from left, Térence Mpozenzi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Christine Kamikazi, Egide Harerimana, and their driver, Adolphe Masabarikiza, are detained in Burundi. Credit: CPJ/Iwacu Media.

Media Freedom

Burundi police arrest Iwacu journalists covering unrest

28 Oct 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: Zombieland, Blessers and Escape Plan

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Zombieland, Blessers and Escape Plan

Daniel Dercksen 25 Oct 2019

All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners

Media

All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners

12 Sep 2019

Image credit: Matthew Henry on Unsplash.

Social Media

#AmINext is not a hashtag, it's the reality of life as a woman in South Africa

Andy Walker 3 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media

African Digital Media Awards 2019 finalists

13 Aug 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Marketing & Media

Technology is a liberating force for African women

Charles Onyango-Obbo 16 May 2019

Image via : A woman is reflected next to a poster outside a community hall hosting a night vigil for kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, on January 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Community members, friends, family and colleagues of photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed held a night vigil at the Lenasia South Civic Centre. Mohamed was abducted in Syria on 10 January while working with the aid mission Gift of the Givers. (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd)

Media Freedom

South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed, kidnapped in January 2017, is shown alive in new video

Jonah Dylan 2 May 2019

Anthony Molyneaux, multimedia journalist for Tiso Blackstar Group.

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2019: Raising awareness without stepping over into sensationalism

Leigh Andrews 4 Apr 2019

Be alert to hijack kidnappings

Safety

Be alert to hijack kidnappings

13 Feb 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: Leon Schuster, Donovan Marsh, and the Met Opera

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Leon Schuster, Donovan Marsh, and the Met Opera

Daniel Dercksen 23 Nov 2018

#OnTheBigScreen: Slenderman, The Nutcracker, and The Tokoloshe

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Slenderman, The Nutcracker, and The Tokoloshe

Daniel Dercksen 2 Nov 2018

#OnTheBigScreen: A book club, a love story, and a heist

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: A book club, a love story, and a heist

Daniel Dercksen 29 Jun 2018

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Tourism & Travel

Why South Africa's unabridged birth certificate regulation should be revoked

4 Apr 2018

Ericino de Salema, a prominent journalist and human rights lawyer, was abducted and assaulted on March 27, according to reports. Credit: Neusa Ribeiro.

Media

Mozambique journalist abducted, assaulted

29 Mar 2018

AFP/File / Angela Weiss

Film & Cinematography

YouTube follows Amazon into movie theatres

22 Mar 2018