ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Ellen DeGeneres, a staple of daytime American talk show culture, said Wednesday she is ending her show after 19 seasons. The decision came amid slumping ratings following allegations by former and current staffers that "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has been a toxic place to work. The 63-year-old host, writer, producer, actress and...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - South Africa’s Natasha Joubert is a hot favourite to take the Miss Universe title according to polls on social media. The Miss Universe pageant takes place on 16 May in the US (02:00 to 05:00 on 17 May SA time). The show will be broadcast live on 1 Magic (DStv Channel 103) and replayed in prime time (details to be announced later)....

MOSSELBAAI VERMAAKNUUS - Dit is nou maar net eenmaal so - plaas vyf passievolle musiekkunstenaars in ’n vertrek en iets wonderliks móét gebeur. Dit was ook inderdaad so toe ’n luisterliedjiefees op Vrydag 7 Mei deur Jan de Wet en die Coffee Snobs in die produskie, Die storie agter die lied op die planke gebring is. Jan de Wet het ver draaie gaan loop...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - It's been four decades since Bob Marley's death, a period longer than the reggae icon's brief but potent life that skin cancer ended when he was 36. Yet Marley lives on as a voice of the dispossessed, the palpable vibrancy, spirit of protest and moral zeal of his songs including "One Love," "Redemption Song" and "I Shot The...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Arias are set to reverberate once again throughout Milan's La Scala when the mythical Italian opera house reopens to the public after six months of silence imposed by the coronavirus. The performance comes a day before the 75th anniversary of a historic concert in 1946 that celebrated the postwar reopening of La Scala which had...

GEORGE VERMAAK NUUS - Liefhebbers van klassieke musiek en sang kan komende Woensdag, 12 Mei, in hul dagboek merk. Die volgende konsert in die etensuur herfsreeks beloof pragtige sang deur die bekende plaaslike mezzo-sopraan Elisabeth Potgieter en die belowende tenoor Pieter Raath. Met die vaardige begeleiding van Dalene Brits gaan die twee 'n konsert...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - With concert halls shut, one French mezzo-soprano decided to take her voice directly into people's homes as a way to stay connected, and has found herself performing to families, Alpine shepherds and a couple of cats. Sat comfortably on their couch and surrounded by family, Genevieve and Jacques, both in their nineties, have a...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Trust Nando’s to weigh in on the Ace Magashule saga. Taking to social media the franchise launched the perfect meme to sum up the last 48 hours politically in South Africa. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was suspended from his post due to his refusal to step aside while his criminal case is still before the courts. After...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Meghan Markle is to release a children's book titled "The Bench" inspired by her husband Prince Harry's bond with their son Archie, the couple's foundation announced Tuesday. The book, illustrated by Christian Robinson, is out on June 8 as Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, awaits the birth of her second child. "The Bench started as a...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who pioneered Afrobeat alongside his old band mate Fela Kuti, was knocking out rhythms right up until his death last year at the age of 79. And as shown on a new album out this week, Allen never stopped pushing boundaries and promoting young talent. At the time of his death in April 2020, he...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Another Instagram model who goes by the name Kim Cakery has claimed that Tristan Thompson, the father of Khloe Kardashian’s child, True, has other children outside of his relationship with Khloe and there might be another on the way. This comes after claims that Tristan cheated on Khloe with Sydney Chase, an Instagram model. Chase...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The absence of Kgomotso Ndungane in season one reunion of the Real Housewives of Durban (RHOD) was felt by viewers this week, with many wondering why she didn’t pitch up. The reality show, streaming on Showmax premiered its last episode, of what many would say was a very successful first season of the housewives franchise. Ndungane...

MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Carpe Musicam! Quintet, which is the pandemic child of the Carpe Musicam! Orchestra and Choir, will be performing in Mossel Bay for the first time on 8 May in the Dias Museum at 19:00. The group comprises some of the orchestra's principal players and approaches the music in the same passionate, yet accessible manner, as the parent...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Olympia Dukakis, a character actress who won an Oscar for her role as an overbearing mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," died Saturday at the age of 89. The passing of the theater veteran, who made a name for herself in film late in her career, was confirmed on Facebook by her brother Apollo. “My beloved sister, Olympia...