The makers of the beloved premium cider announced that there is a shortage of supply of alcoholic cider in South Africa. In a statement, Savanna’s Marketing Manager, Eugene Lenford, said the cider’s popularity has resulted in a situation where the brand has doubled in size in the last twelve months, creating significant pressure on demand and supply.
Netflix dropped off the full-length trailer for its upcoming heist film Red Notice, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. Red Notice will premiere in select theaters beginning November 5 before landing on Netflix on November 12.
Late producer and actor, Shona Ferguson has received the Hollywood and African Prestigious Award in the Best Actor category, for his Kings of Jo’Burg role as Simon “Vader” Masire. The Netflix series, Kings of Jo’Burg, has also received the Hollywood and African Prestigious Award for Outstanding Drama Series in Africa, whilst actress, Cindy Mahlangu won Best Supporting Actress, for her role as Phumzi.
The rap icon revealed that his mother, Beverly Tate, has died. In a series of Instagram posts on Sunday, he paid tribute to the woman who raised him.
Senzo Meyiwa's brother Sifiso says he's convinced the team of investigators in charge of his brother's case is only there to suppress the probe. He was speaking outside Court in Palm Ridge, where the murder case was postponed on Monday morning. Five suspects were arrested in October last year for killing Meyiwa.
‘Donda’ by Kanye West has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes his 9th and fastest album to achieve this. According to Chart Data, which monitors music charts in real-time, Donda reached the milestone faster than any of West’s previous albums. Rap Caviar, Spotify’s official hip-hop playlist, confirmed the news on social media.
The next generation of iPhone SE, the third rendition of Apple‘s budget phone is expected to release in early 2022.
Since releasing a statement about the physical altercation with Boity Thulo, Bujy has been served with a letter of demand according to Sunday World. Reports state that in the letter of demand, Boity is demanding an amount of R1 million for the damages she sustained. TV and radio star, Bujy Bikwa allegedly assaulted Thulo at a hotel in Midrand, north of Joburg, which resulted in him spending the weekend behind bars at Johannesburg prison. He was released this week on R2 000 bail and was warned by the Magistrate not to interfere with witnesses.
Drake’s close friend Future the Prince gifted Drizzy the Rolls-Royce Phantom that he used to rent and ride around in to, as he put it, “keep up appearances” back in the day.
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are one of the best Hip-Hop friendships of all time. Dre hit Instagram over the weekend to highlight a message he received from the Hip-Hop legend.
Porsche has announced that the 718 Cayman GT4 is getting a big brother in the form of a 718 Cayman GT4 RS. The RS moniker has previously been reserved exclusively for the German marque’s 911 range, producing models such as the GT3 RS and the rare GT2 RS line-up.
FIFA has reportedly decided to end its licensing contract with EA Sports, according to the New York Times. The outlet reported that negotiations reached a stoppage after the soccer company requested that the gamer double its licensing fee of $150 million USD per year to $1 billion USD every four years. Additionally, EA has registered a trademark for “EA Sports F.C.,” which will seemingly take the place of its FIFA partnership should the contract be terminated.
Instagram announced it is currently testing a new tool that will make it easier for creators to connect with sponsors. Previewed at its Creator Week event earlier this year, affiliate shops and dedicated “partnership” inboxes are currently being trialed, in a bid to help creators monetize their content.
Nando's has terminated with effect its 5-year sponsorship of Radio and Television Personality Gareth Cliff's 'Burning Platform' show following the Personality's racial incident that had Twitter users more especially public figures questioning the chicken brand's association with him.
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the nominations for the 31st Annual Gotham Awards, singling out 29 feature films, 16 series, and 32 performances for recognition in twelve award categories. Nominees are selected by committees of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators. Separate juries of writers, directors, actors, producers, editors and others directly involved in making films will determine the final Gotham Award recipients. The Gotham Awards ceremony will take place live and in person on Monday, November 29, 2021, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Little Big Mouth, a romantic comedy starring Amanda du-Pont, Nay Maps, James Borthwick, Brady Hofmeyr, and Charlie Bouguenon is now out on Netflix. Directed by Gray Hofmeyr and Ziggy Hofmeyr, the duo wrote the film along with Louw Venter. The streaming platform describes it as ‘charming, feel-good and romantic’.
“Be Alive,” a new song from Beyonce, soundtracks the new trailer for the upcoming movie King Richard starring Will Smith. The empowering anthem, which Beyoncé wrote with Roc Nation artist DIXSON, plays in the emotional final scene of the upcoming Venus and Serena Williams biopic.
Big Sean has returned with a new track, “What A Life,” in collaboration with Hit-Boy, along with an accompanying music video. The single, which arrives as the follow-up to his previous Hit-Boy tracks, Babyface Ray’s “It Ain’t My Fault” and Freddie Gibbs‘ “4 Thangs,” marks the rapper’s first release as the lead artist of 2021. On the track, Sean drops bars on his rise to fame and the ups and downs of living life in the spotlight.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will launch his own social media platform, TRUTH Social, according to a press release by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Trump’s new social network is set to launch a beta version in November, which will be available to invited guests only. Its national rollout is expected in the first quarter of 2022, the press release said.
Months ago, we were introduced to the talented rising Amapiano vocalist Young Stunna, (real name Sandile Msimango) through songs like “Bopha,” “Ba Xolele” and “Adiwele.” Now, Young Stunna is capping off his great year with the release of his debut studio album, NOTUMATO.
Sony Pictures has revealed a new trailer for the highly-anticipated Ghostbusters: Afterlife film set to debut in less than a month. The movie is directed by Jason Reitman, the son of original Ghostbusters filmmaker Ivan Reitman, with a cast that includes Paul Rudd as Mr. Groober, Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard as Trevor, McKenna Grace as Phoebe, Carrie Coon as Callie, with cameo appearances featuring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and the late Harold Ramis from Ghostbusters (1984).
Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set in an accident that killed a photography chief and injured a director, authorities in New Mexico have said. A statement from the Santa Fe Sheriff’s office said Baldwin, who is acting in and producing the film Rust, had fired the prop gun in an incident on Thursday. The statement said deputies were dispatched to the set around 2pm in Bonanza Creek Ranch when a 911 caller reported a shooting.
Auditions for Big Brother Mzansi season 3 are officially open. If you are interested and have what it takes you can enter by uploading a 2-minute video of yourself and filling the online audition form at Mzansimagic. tv/BigBrother. Auditions open on the 19th of October 2021 at 7 AM and close on the 6th November 2021 at 5 PM.
Connie Ferguson has written a heartwarming message to celebrate Shona Ferguson’s nomination for an international award. The late actor and TV producer get international recognition. He has been nominated for two Hollywood And African Prestigious Awards (HAPAWARDS) for his work. He has been nominated for Best Lead Drama Series and his Drama series Kings Of Joburg has been nominated in the category of Outstanding Drama Series in Africa. The award show will be held at the Orpheum Theater Broadway Los Angeles on the 24th of October 2021.
