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Kevin Hart performing at the Grand West Casino in Cape Town. PICTURE: Kevin Kwan WHILE other international acts use locals for opening acts when performing in South Africa, US comedian Kevin Hart has opted to use his "family". The 36-year-old comedian tonight will perform his last leg of his What Now tour at the Dome in Johannesburg alongside three comedians, Joey Wells, Will 'Spank' Horton and Na'im Lynn from his Hart Beat Production company. Dressed in black during a press conference held at Multichoice City in Randburg, defended his use of US acts saying he was "not as well informed" about local comedians and used guys from his company because, "there is a rhythm to my show and these guys help put a rhythm in that". " If something isn't broke you don't try fix it what people should know about me is that I am loyal and I am big on family and the people that are with me are now family. We have been together for ten

Kevin Hart arriving at the airport in South Africa. Picture: Twitter/ SocialSA_ COMEDIAN Kevin Hart has landed in South Africa. The 36-year-old comic will be performing his first SOLD OUT set of his What Now? tour in Cape Town at the Grand West Casino tonight after landing yesterday at local airport. “ Cape Town , Johannesburg & Durban....Get ready damn it!!!!! It's the Kevin Hart South Africa Take over people!!! Let's gooooo. “ South Africa I am officially on your soil people....I'm so excited to be here. I can't wait for you guys to experience my "What Now" tour!” he tweeted. For the show he will perform for two hours accompanied by three stand-up comics from the USA, namely Joey Wells, Will Spank Horton and Na'im Lynn. All four will also be on stage at Durban's International Convention Centre on Monday and head to Johannesburg's The Dome on Wednesday night. And for his arrival, the comic was clearly excited when he saw fans

Former etv boss Monde Twala moves to VIMN. PICTURE: Destiny Man TELEVISION executive Monde Twala is joining Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, Viacom’s pan-African multimedia entertainment network. The news was announced today by Alex Okosi, senior vice president and managing director, VIMN Africa.  Twala, formerly managing director, e.tv channels, will take on the newly created role of vice president: BET, Youth & Music at VIMN Africa. In this role, he will be responsible for driving the growth and development of BET, MTV, MTV Base, and VH1 across Africa. Commented Okosi, “Monde’s proven track record, wealth of knowledge and diverse skills will add great value to our business, entrench the value of our BET and Youth & Music brands, and accelerate the introduction of new brands and products across our portfolio. As we continue to build our business across the continent, Monde’s deep understanding of audiences and his all-round expertise of driving

The new   Game of Thrones   Season 6 trailer dropped just a few days after  Kit Harington finally   admitted  to Vanity Fair that he filmed some scenes for Season 6.  But, while Kit claims he only shot footage as a corpse, a snippet of the new trailer says otherwise.  In South Africa the show starts on M-Net Edge channel 102 from Monday 25 April at 03:00 (Express from the U.S.) and the Prime Time episode Thursday 28 April at 21:00.

South Africa director Donovan Marsh with his SAFTA gongs. PICTURE: Timeslive SOUTH African film director and writer Donovan Marsh has been hand picked to put together his first Hollywood film,   Hunter Killer , starring legendary character actor Gary Oldman and action movie hero Gerard Butler. SA's director Donovan Marsh to direct a Hollywood flick. PICTURE: Trackingboard/Twitter Known for bringing South Africa 's favourite schoolboy to life on the big screen in the first two   Spud   films, will direct the action thriller about an American submarine commander sent deep into Russian waters to save the elected Russian president in the midst of a military coup. The film begins shooting in London in July 2016. Speaking to the Screen Africa website in 2013, Marsh explained what inspired him as a director. "I am inspired by filmmakers who are always fully aware and respectful of their audience and do everything in their power, in every second and in every fram

Koyo Bala and Iko Mash in happier days. PICTURE: etv.co.za IT'S been a day since the country learned about the death of musician and gay activist Koyo Bala and claws have come out between his friends. Socialite and make-up artist Iko Mash, has slammed designer and stylist Iphraem Molingoana calling him “pathetic and disgusting”. “ I am so saddened by how former friend is riding on Koyo's death to elevate himself and his own brand and benefit as the voice of reason in his life . “My brother you kicked him out of your space when he needed you the most,you avoided him and refused to take any of his calls when he needed you the most. Stop embarrassing yourself and grow up,” wrote Mash. Bala passed away on Monday morning after a three year battle with cancer. And in a report with Sowetan Molingoana told of a tale of his last interaction with the deceased star at the airport in Johannesburg.  According to the report on returning from the MetroFM Awards where Molingoana

Rapper Simiso OKmalumkoolkat Zwane has returned after spending a month in an Australian jail. PICTURE: themercury.com.au LOCAL rapper Simiso “Okmalumkoolkat” Zwane has returned from Australia after serving a month in a prison in Tasmania for reportedly “sexually mauling a fellow artist who was asleep in her Hobart hotel room ”. The initial report by the Australian Mercury in January, stated that Zwane had pleaded guilty to the incident that occurred when he was in Australia to perform at Hobart ’s pre-eminent cultural festival MOFO . Today, Zwane issued a 285-word letter through his PR team Stamp Communications where he stated that he was “sincerely sorry to everybody that has been affected”. “I pleaded guilty for a number of reasons, one of which was that I was in a foreign country and was advised by legal aid to do so. I hope the public and my fans will accept that I will one day, in my own way, explain the events as they happened from my perspective. “This hasn&#

MiCasa to perform at Miss South Africa pageant. PICTURE: SUPPLIED WITH just 12 days left till Miss South Africa Pageant the performance line-up has been released featuring an  exciting local musical talent as well as an appearance by the US’s Monique Bingham. The event that will be held at Carnival City on Saturday, March 19, and presented by Sun International in collaboration with Cell C – has added a  line-up including Prime Circle, MiCasa, Sketchy Bongo and Shekhinah who will entertain the live audience as well the thousands of TV viewers. The show will be broadcast live on M-Net (DStv channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) from 17h00 until 19h00 as 12 of the country’s most beautiful young women vie for the Miss South Africa crown. “We are truly excited and grateful to be a performing at the Miss South Africa 2016 pageant,” Bongo says. “This is such a prestigious event and we can't wait to share a stage with these strong, independent, beautiful women. Wh

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture constantly conducts research into varying aspects of the film industry to develop a better understanding of the industry and to inform strategic focus. The foundation has therefore released its Box Office Report for the period of January to December 2015 . The 2015 box office revealed a remarkable year for theatrical releases in South African cinema industry. Gross Box Office saw an impressive growth of 36% , even though there was a price hike on cinema tickets by exhibitors. Cinemas in South Africa typically saw price increases, with Ster-Kinekor and Times Media implementing an increment every year due to economic instabilities. Fast and the Furious cast managed to bag close to R90million. PICTURE: Furious7.com Box office revenues recorded a solid upward trend with all theatrical revenues adding up to R1 198 billion in 2015. This was due to popular releases of films such as, Fas

Kim kardashian's new nude image. PICTURE: Kim Kardashian/ Instagram Kim Kardashian has hit back at criticism over sharing a nude picture... by posting another one. The bodacious reality TV star posted a black and white shot of herself standing against a darkened background along with the comment '#liberated'. The 35-year-old showed off almost every inch of her curves, covering her chest with a well-placed arm, as she hit back at the likes of Bette Midler and Chloe Moretz following their open disapproval over her original image posted on Monday. Although the previous image showed her with blonde hair - hinting it was a throwback from last year, before she fell pregnant with her second child Saint - this showed her with her trademark raven tresses. Holding her arm across her generous chest to protect her modesty, and her other hand over her groin, her slim waistline and curved hips appeared more hourglass-shaped than ever.   This new photo came after she

Singer Koyo Bala has passed away. PICTURE: Koyo Bala/ Instagram AFTER a three battle with anal cancer, musician Koyo Bala   died around 9am yesterday at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town "surrounded by his three sisters". The 36-year-old singer who was part of pop gay trio 3Sum - a   pop band comprised of Bala, Amstel Maboa and the deceased Jeff Moyo - they were known in the entertainment industry as activists for gay rights and their hit   Butterfly . 3Sum's remaining member Amstel Maboa (in leaopard print) with deceased band mates Koyo Bala and Jeff Moyo. PICTURE: Timeslive According to his cousin Linda Bala, the muso was "admitted to hospital on Sunday around 4PM after he complained about pain". This was two hours since his landing from a trip to Johannesburg when he was staying with his long term friend and group member, Maboa. "We suspect that his kidney had failed and he relapsed. When he came back from Johannesburg he went to s