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PICTURE: BILLBOARD.COM International superstar  Jennifer Lopez  will perform at this year’s ANN7  South African of the Year Awards  taking place November 25, 2016 at the Ticketpro Dome.   Lopez, the award-winning singer, actress and dancer will bring her signature high octane performance and excitement to the stage at the SATY Awards.   With over 75 million records sold and over $2 billion in cumulative film gross worldwide, Lopez is one of the greatest international acts in the world.  She is currently in production on season two of her hit dramatic television series,  Shades of Blue , in addition to continuing her record-breaking concert residency,  All I Have , at the AXIS Theatre in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Lopez will perform her hits throughout the ceremony alongside top local South African artists. This marks the third year the award show will celebrate the country’s most innovative, inspiring and entertaining artists.     “The SATY’

SABC 1 viewers will get to see an exclusive viewing of the gripping film, Khuli Chana: Picking up the Pieces, scheduled to broadcast in a 2 part series on Sunday 6 th and 13 th of November 2016, at 21h00 . Produced by Khuli Chana’s life partner, Asanda Maku, and distributed by Seed Entertainment, the film chronicles the life and times of one of Mzansi’s most successful motswako rapper, born Khulani Morule better known to millions of his adoring fans as Khuli Chana. It covers the year that was 2013, which saw Khuli Chana going from winning big at the SAMAs and other award shows, having his music dominate on air waves, being one of SA’s most loved personalities, to being involved in a case of mistaken identity shooting and having to “pick up the pieces” of his life there-after. Khuli Chana: Picking up the Pieces will see Khuli Chana speak candidly, for the first time in more than 2 years, about the unfortunate shooting incident and how it impacted his life forever. Int

Celebrated actress and TV star, Boity Thulo, is thrilled to announce that she will host, rap superstar Cassper Nyovest’s hugely anticipated #FillUpOrlandoStadium concert, set to take place this Saturday, 29 October, 2016. As one of four MCs, Boity will join forces with Idols judge Somizi Mhlongo and TV entertainers, Scoop Makhatini and Sizwe Dhlomo, when Nyovest takes to the stage to make history as the only artist to fill the 40 000 capacity venue. After filling the Coca Cola Dome in October 2015, Nyovest announced to fans that he hoped to double this feat at Orlando Stadium in the hope to bring together all races in of the rainbow nation. “I’m very excited to be a part of such an amazing project,” says Boity on her involvement, “Fill Up Orlando Stadium is all about promoting social unity and inspiring the youth of South Africa to make them realize that no dream is too big to achieve.” Sure to add their unique and exciting flair to the concert, the four

Cell C, along with Blink Pictures, announced #BreakTheNet (#BTN) Top 30 finalists in a reality show broadcast live on Sunday 23 October on the Cell C Reality App. Over the last month hundreds of participants entered a countrywide search with their original one minute YouTube videos, all vying for the chance to win R250 000 and a trip to Hollywood and the title of South Africa’s next YouTube Sensation. Finalists from all over the country have been selected to take part in the next phase of the Cell C #BreakTheNet reality show. Each week participating contestants will be given a task to include in the filming of their videos and will be selected to continue week by week based on the number of views that they receive for each video. The top 30 participants, who will be mentored by local social media celebrities including Suzelle DIY, cinematographer Ofentse Mwase and YouTube personality Theodora Lee. Derick Watts and the Sunday Blues will anchor the show while Darren ‘Whackhead’

The wait is finally over! Monopoly Mzansi , South Africa’s very own Monopoly board game, with 22 proudly South African locations, has launched in the local market. The popular board game, which showcases local attractions and city highlights, was officially revealed on Tuesday by Hasbro, one of the world’s largest toy, game and entertainment experience companies, at Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, a key location on the local board. Monopoly, which has celebrated its 81st brand birthday has been enjoyed by over a billion people worldwide and now South Africans will have the opportunity to ‘’own’’ their piece of this beautiful country. Ever fancied purchasing Kruger Park or Kimberly’s Big Hole or daydreamed of building a hotel on Cape Town’s Boulders Beach? Monopoly Mzansi could make these dreams come true just make sure you have enough Mzansi moolah in the bank, and a handy ‘get out of jail free card’ in your stash, especially when you land on a friend’s property and the

Cassper Nyovest gives a low down on what it took to Fill Up The Done. PICTURE: SUPPLIED E! Entertainment Television (DStv Channel 124) has announced that  E! VIP,  the locally produced celebrity profile series, is returning to the channel on Monday, 24 th  October at 7PM CAT (DStv Channel 124).  Seven new episodes for the second season of the series will showcase more of Africa’s talent as the biggest names in the entertainment industry like rapper  Cassper Nyovest  who will show off his digs and demonstrates the “Fill up the Dome” phenomenon for which he’s famous.  This comes after the show was  launched earlier this year in June, giving audiences an in-depth tour of the lives of their favourite African stars such as Tiwa Savage, Diamond Platnumz, Rita Dominic, Mafikizolo and D’Banj.  Singer Zonke shares her tales of collaborating with some of SA's biggest names. PICTURE: SUPPLIED Each thirty-minute episode profiles a different local talent through both exclusiv

Kagiso Lediga scooped the Comic's Pen Award at the Savanna CCAs. PICTURE: Channel24 South Africa’s biggest and longest-running comedy awards show, the Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards (Savanna CCA’s), will air on VUZU Amp (DStv channel 103) this Saturday 15 October at 20:30. VUZU Amp received the rights to film and produce this one-time-only exclusive TV special. If you didn’t make it to this year’s awards, it’ll be like you were there! Catch highlights from the show, including the sketches, stand-up, celebrity performances, glitz and fashion. And of course see all the winners accepting their Waldo statuettes. History was made this year when Tumi Morake (pictured) became the first South African female comedian to win the coveted title of Edgars Comic of the Year, considered to be the pinnacle of the annual awards. In another first, the Savanna CCA’s announced the Savanna Pan-African Comic of the Year Award category, which will be open to comedians from the rest of Afr

Luzuko Nteleko and Fezile Makhanya will form new cast members of show Tempy Pushas, with Akhumzi Jezile remaining as part of the show. PICTURE: SUPPLIED A local drama series set against the backdrop of the lavish fashion world and juxtaposed with the vibrant township culture. Tempy Pushas focuses on two giant fashion houses, two families - a poisonous saga of greed, revenge and buried pasts, as the multi-million rand fashion market lies waiting… for the taking! Tempy Pushas brings to light the grit and reality behind the fashion industry – going beyond the just the luxury, celebrity and style associated with the industry. Exposing the everyday trials and tribulations and exploring various themes including: realising potential; exploitation; loyalty; complexity of relationships and love. This is a story about three orphans whose friendship is tested on their way to becoming their own men. The series asks the dramatic question - “Can a brotherhood be broken and if so, can

Rapper iFani starts new gig as a presenter on SABC1. PICTURE: SUPPLIED RAPPER iFani will be showcasing his presenting skills tonight when he hosts new street dancing reality show SABC1 show Street Cred. The new show will see the channel travelling the countries nine provinces to afford some of Mzansi finest streed dancers a cnahce to compete and showcase their dancing skills, which will result in a finale show being held in Joburg later this year under the watchful eye of hip hop artists and break dancer Elric "Versatyle" Prinsloo.  Judging the competition will be dancer Elric "Vevrsatyle" Prinsloo. PICTURE: SUPPLIED For it's first episode the team travels to Mahikeng in the North West where rapper iFani will host six solo finalists as they try wow the team of judges which will also be made up of regional judges local choreographer Lawrence Matlhanye and dance teacher Erin Musson. The winner in this round walks off away with R200, a regional tro

While celebrating 30 years of timeless magic this October, M-Net is calling upon local storytellers to submit their original ideas for contemporary films in any South African vernacular language, including Afrikaans.  “Movies have been the heartbeat of our business right from the start,” says M-Net CEO Yolisa Phahle. “Way back when, we revolutionised local television by bringing the spellbinding power of Hollywood’s silver screen to our viewers without any ad breaks. Through the years, we also committed ourselves to develop and boost our own film industry – first with initiatives like the New Directions and EDiT short films project and more recently by supporting an increasing number of authentic local feature films -  both financially and creatively.”   In the past three years M-Net has backed more than forty theatrical feature films under the M-Net Movies, Mzansi Magic  and kykNET Films banners. Among these movies are the smash hits  Happiness is a Four Letter Word  and  V

All Access Mzansi returns tonight with new hosts Thato Molamu and Momalanga Shozi joining reccuring presenter Mbali Nkosi in the show's second season. PICTURE: SUPPLIED LIFESTYLE show  All Access Mzansi , is back for a second season tonight with new faces backing it's their fist season presenter Mbali Nkosi .   All dressed up and ready to mingle are the new hosts, former Generations actor Thato Molamu and actress Nomalanga Shozi, will make up this season’s trendy trio. Molamu is well-known as a talented actor who has been an integral cast member in many of the country’s popular soapies and drama series. Shozi is also a familiar face to TV viewers as an actress, but her talents expand beyond that.  The Media Studies graduate also dabbles as a radio presenter. Nkosi, who is coming back as a presenter after the last season, got her big break from Big Brother Mzansi: Double Trouble . “ The second season of   All Access Mzansi   promises to deliver an intrinsic approa

And these are the 26 beauties hoping to be crowned as the fairest in the land in  the Miss South Africa 2017 beauty pageant to be held in March next year in Sun City. PICTURE: SUPPLIED The Top 26 Miss South Africa semi-finalists – who are vying for the title of Miss South Africa 2017 – have been revealed. And among them are a medical doctor, a speech therapist, several law students, almost engineer, an owner of a construction company and a news reader on Soweto TV. No surprises that two were Miss South Africa finalists (placed in the Top 12) in 2014 and 2015; one was awarded her Protea colours in rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 13 and was a gold medal winner at the All African Championships while another contestant is the daughter of a legendary former Bafana Bafana soccer captain. Miss SA semi-finalists from Gauteng. PICTURE The semi-finalists come from six of the country’s nine provinces: 14 are from Gauteng, six from the Western Cape, three from Kwa-Zulu Natal and one