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NOMCEBO ZIKODE DROPS NEW GLOBAL ANTHEM ‘IZONO ZAMI’

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Fresh from the triumph of her previous hit ‘Inkanyezi’, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Nomcebo Zikode is back with a bang, unleashing her highly-anticipated single ‘Izono Zami’.Set to capture hearts across the globe, ‘Izono Zami’ (which translates to ‘my sins’) promises to be another chart-topper following in the footsteps of Zikode’s previous global hit collaborations. It's a journey through ...

AFRICA WELL REPPED AT THE NBA ALL-STAR GAME THIS YEAR

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Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers) and Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) combined for 107 points and the East beat the West 211-186 in the NBA All-Star Game 2024 last night, becoming the first All-Star team in NBA history (www.NBA.com) to score 200 points.  Lillard became the second player-ever to win a Saturday event, this ...

BAL & FIBA AFRICA TO HOST “BAL IN” EXPERIENCE EVENT THIS WEEK

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The Basketball Africa League (BAL), FIBA Africa and Hennessy, the world-renowned cognac brand and the Official Spirit of the BAL, will host a networking event, “BAL IN” on Feb. 9 at the FIBA Regional Office in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.  The “BAL IN” experience will be an opportunity for sports lovers, basketball fans and cognac enthusiasts to ...

DISNEY+ RELEASES INFO ABOUT IMAGINE DOCUMENTARIES’ “LIGHT & MAGIC”

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Disney+ released the trailer and key art for Lucasfilm and Imagine Documentaries’ “Light & Magic,” an immersive series that chronicles the untold history of world-renowned Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM_XwzOK_98&feature=youtu.be Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtain of Industrial ...

STAGEWORX SCHOOL CELEBRATE STUDENT EXCELLENCE

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To celebrate student excellence, Stageworx School of Performing Arts is thrilled to announce their year-end showcase and student award presentations taking place at Nu Metro Cinema at Clearwater Mall, Roodepoort over the weekend of 11th & 12th December 2021. The achievements of students of Stageworx School of Performing Arts during the course of 2021 and the ...

DISNEY TEAM UP WITH KUGALI TO CREATE NEW SERIES“IWÁJÚ”

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Walt Disney Animation Studios is teaming up with the Pan-African comic book entertainment company Kugali to create an all-new original series called “Iwájú,” which will debut on Disney+ in 2022. WDAS Chief Creative Officer Jennifer Lee made the announcement this week, citing Kugali founders Tolu Olowofoyeku, Ziki Nelson and Hamid Ibrahim’s dream to bring African stories—created by African artists—to ...

NICKELODEON TO PREMIERE TYLER PERRY’S 1ST KIDS SERIES

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Kid rapper and pint-sized powerhouse Young Dylan will join the Nickelodeon Africa family this festive season.  The brand-new live-action series, Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan,will premiere on Monday, 14th December exclusively on Nickelodeon Africa (DStv Channel 305) at 16:25 CAT/15:25 WAT. Executive produced, directed and written by Perry, the first scripted kids’ series by Tyler Perry, follows a family whose world is turned upside down when ...

ZAKES BANTWINI APPOINTED EXECUTIVE HEAD OF A&R FOR SONY MUSIC AFRICA

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  Platinum selling Artist & Producer, Zakhele Madida (Zakes Bantwini) has been appointed to the role of ‘Executive Head of A&R’ for Sony Music Africa. Zakes will assume the role immediately, working creatively to develop and release new content from Sony Music Africa’s domestic artist roster under the banner of a newly developed (soon to be announced) ...