OUDTSHOORN NUUS - Liefhebbers van klaviermusiek het hope om na uit te sien by hierdie jaar se Klein Karoo Klassique, wanneer die klanke van klawers tussen Donderdag 8 en Sondag 11 Augustus op Oudtshoorn weerklink. “Die program bevat ’n variasie van musiek, van klavier, tot orrel en marimba uitgevoer deur bekroonde kunstenaars in beide solo-uitvoerings...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - "Spider-Man: Far From Home" beat back competition from two debut films at the North American box office, winning for a second week straight by raking in an estimated $45.4 million, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The latest installment in the blockbuster superhero franchise, which picks up where "Avengers:...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - As the battle over on-screen representation in the movies continues to rage, actress Scarlett Johansson once again stepped into the crossfire. In an interview with As If magazine, the actress made the bold and particularly in left-leaning Hollywood unpopular statement that she feels political correctness is antithetical to art....

OUDTSHOORN NUUS - Die elfde Klein Karoo Klassique-program word gekenmerk deur bekroonde uitvoerings en kunstenaars wat by dié fees van klassieke musiek, kuns, kos en wyn te sien is. Klassique word van Donderdag 8 tot Sondag 11 Augustus op Oudtshoorn aangebied. “Ons sien uit om die winterkoue op Oudtshoorn met uitmuntende klassieke musiek te verdryf,”...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - When Mohamed Ghaly's workshop was reduced to rubble in February, he could never imagine that a new cultural centre dedicated to an instrument with Pharaonic roots would thrive just months later. The semsemia, similar to a harp and made of beechwood with steel strings, is believed to have ancient Egyptian roots. It appears on ornate...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS AND VIDEO - The uplifting song was co-written by Queen B alongside Ilya Salmanzadeh and Timothy McKenzie. “Rise up to the light in the sky, yeah/Watch the light lift your heart up/Burn your flame through the night,” she sings in the choir-tipped chorus, over a rich orchestral melody. The song is expected to play during a pivotal...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A round-the-clock webcast starring two beloved baby dugongs in Thailand named Mariam and Jamil went live Sunday, allowing a more in-depth look at the celebrity sea cows. Mariam captured hearts in viral social media posts last month showing her playfully nuzzling up to rescuers in shallow waters off southwestern Thailand, while...

KLEIN KAROO NUUS - “Ter viering van die Vrouedag-langnaweek in Augustus, kan klassieke musiekliefhebbers by die 11de Klein Karoo Klassique musiek deur uitsonderlike vroue geniet.” So sê Hugo Theart, artistieke direkteur van dié fees van klassieke musiek, kuns, kos en wyn wat van Donderdag 8 tot Sondag 11 Augustus op Oudtshoorn aangebied word. 'n...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Thato Sikwane, professionally known as DJ Fresh, has denied reports claiming he would be moving to Kaya FM following his suspension from Metro FM for using the word “m unery” on air in May. Kaya FM managing director Greg Maloka shared a picture of him and DJ Fresh holding pens, with papers on the table, while attending the Southern...

MOSSELBAAI VERMAAKNUUS EN VIDEO - 'n Groep uitgenooide gaste het die voorreg gehad om Saterdagaand, 6 Julie die eerstes te wees om bekroonde hip hop-kunstenaar Jerome Rex se nuwe musiekvideo, Ek Sal te siene te kry. Die bekende Suid-Kaapse hip hop-kunstenaar en woordsmit, Hakkiesdraad Hartman het hierdie snit saam met Rex die lig laat sien nadat hulle...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Like scores of other buskers, Lazarus Chigwandali plies the streets of Malawi's capital Lilongwe hoping for a few coins from appreciative passers-by. But Chigwandali is not your usual street musician. He is an albino, releasing a professional album, and the star of a documentary produced by Madonna. Albinos are often targeted in...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Shadow puppets flitting across screens and reliving age old stories have fascinated Chinese people for some 2,000 years, but falling audiences mean troupes are having to be creative to stay on the stage. On a translucent screen in a Beijing classroom, a child with a cosmic ring takes on the son of the dragon king, attacking him...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - French designer Julien Fournie hailed witches as proto-feminist trailblazers who sent shivers through the patriarchy as he staged his Paris haute couture show in a church on Tuesday. The flamboyant couturier who believes that women should learn to love their curves, and knows how to make the best of them, sent out a run of models...

MOSSEL BAY ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - The public is warmly invited to Perhaps Love..., a romantic production in which the fascinating stories behind famous and infamous South Africans, and the loves in their lives, will be enacted. The enormously talented Cornelle Carstens will bring the real-life love stories of Ingrid Jonker, Eugène Marais, Jan and Issie...