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Celebrity chef Siba Mtongana, Wedding Planner Zavion Kotze, former Miss SA Cindy Nell-Roberts, television personalities Mark Bayly and Denise Zimba. PICTURE: MNET JUST how stylish could a beach wedding in Pretoria possibly be? South Africa is about to find out in the latest TV series to cash in on viewers' voyeuristic addiction to watching strangers take their vows. Wedding Bashers , which will hit MNet screens in September, will see a celebrity panel attending and critiquing various weddings - from the dress to the flowers and the venue. On the panel are former Miss South Africa Cindy Nell-Roberts, party girl Denise Zimba, celebrity chef Siba Mtongana and wedding planner Zavion Kotze, who will attend 24 nuptials in search of “the wedding of the season”. They are ready to attend your wedding. PICTURE: M-NET Set to air in September with Survivor SA's Mark Bayly as the host, the concept is the brainchild of Idols SA executive director and producer Gavin Wratten

Actress Terry Pheto scores another international nomination. PICTURE: GABPOSTSA LOCAL actress Terry Pheto has scored yet another international nomination for her role in A United Kingdom this time for the National Film Academy Awards UK. This comes after her nomination at the British  Independent  Film Awards just last month. And this time t he 35-year-old actress who is cast as Naledi Khama in the love story about Botswana's first president Seretse Khama and his wife Ruth Williams, is up for Best Supporting actress battling against names such as  Avin Manshadi,  Gemma Arterton,  Naomie Harris,  Shana Swash,  Joanna Lumley and  Alma Jodorowsky. Leading actress,   Catherine Zeta Jones   who recently starred as Rose Winters in Dad’s Army joins fellow stars   Joan Collins , Kelsey Grammer , Hugh Grant , Julie Andrews , Pierce Brosnan , Simon Pegg, John Cleese, Jude Law and James Nesbit   as they go head to head in the Global Contribution to Motion Picture category.

Deon Lotz and Garion Dowds in a scene from the film Shepherds and Butchers. PICTURE: WEB LOCAL PRODUCER Anant Singh and Twentieth Century Fox announced today the acquisition of the United States distribution rights by Fox to the award-winning film, Shepherds and Butchers . The film will be released in the US on various formats, including Digital HD on 24 January 2017, followed by the DVD release on 31 January.  Produced by Singh and Brian Cox (who also wrote the screenplay), the movie is helmed by multiple award winning director, Oliver Schmitz - who's worked on Mapantsula  and  Life, Above All . The film sees Academy Award® nominee, Steve Coogan Philomena as defence attorney, John Weber, while Andrea Riseborough Birdman plays prosecutor, Kathleen Marais.  Shining in his role as a 19-year-old death row prison warder is the rising star of the South African film industry, Garion Dowds. The film also sees an ensemble of well-known South African talent including Deon Lotz,

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in Lala Land. PICTURE: LIONSGATE Neo-musical film La La Land topped the   Oscar Awards nominations  with a record of  14 nominations on Tuesday, a tie with Titanic and All About Eve  for the most in Academy Award history.  Belieiving #OScarSoWhite is over, critics are calling the nominations of six black actors -  a record — as they included films like Moonlight , Fences and Hidden Figures in the best picture race. Scenes from film Hidden Figures. PICTURE: 20th Fox Film Corporation According to Entertainment Weekly, 51-year-old actress Davis is the first black woman to earn three Academy Award  nominations as she received a Best Supporting Actress nod for her role in   Fences , and in the process became the most-nominated black actress in Oscar history. A nd “Hidden Figures” in the best picture race. She has yet to bring home the coveted trophy, but is considered a frontrunner after   winning a Golden Globe   for the role earlier this m

Gospel singer Lundi's family ask South Africans to help them pray for the ailing singer. PICTURE:DRUM THE FAMILY of gospel star Lundi Tyamara and his management team are requesting South Africans to assist in praying for the hospitalised singer.  The statement released by HM Entertainment's Anele Nhlazo, cites that the Mnik'udumo singer has been in admitted for the past  "four weeks at a Johannesburg health facility as he fights off stomach TB and a liver condition". "We appreciate the hardwork and the care that the nursing and medical staff at the hospital has been putting in for his recovery. "We are also thankful for the outpouring of support from all quarters of the South African society and our neighbouring countries," reads the statement.  This comes after on Tuesday Economic Freedom Fighter leader Julius Malema also called for locals to pray for the singer on Twitter. Malema, who shared a snap of himself with Tyamara wr

Janez Vermeiren, Lunga Shabalala and Siv Ngesi when they worked on ManCave. PICTURE: WEB HUNKY presenter and businessman Janez Vermeiren and comedian Siv Ngesi will be joining the M-Net family this month with their own show Wingin' It. The show that is set to start airing on January 29 on M-Net, is a  travel and lifestyle show that will see the two jetting around the world to exotic foreign cities w ith absolutely "no plan, no itinerary and only 48 hours to see, taste and experience the best each far-flung location has to offer".  It’s a fast-paced  plunge into the world’s most fascinating and eclectic destinations seen through the eyes of two diverse and intrinsically competitive best buddies. According to M-Net’s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard, "t hese heartthrobs certainly don’t visit the world’s run-of-the-mill travel brochure type of hot spots and tourist attractions.”  "They land in cities you might never have thought of exploring, or even

SA's most influencial young South Africans according to Avance Media. PICTURE: Avance Media Reputed rating establishment and Africa’s leading Media and PR firm, Avance Media has announced its inaugural list of 100 Most Influential Young South Africans. The list which reflects the achievements of young South Africans throughout the year 2016 was streamlined in 10 distinct categories which represents key sectors across South Africa’s economy. The list which has a gender equity of 39 women and 51 men is an initiative meant to serve as a source of inspiration to young people around the world. According to Prince Akpah, MD of Avance Media, the initiative which was previously only launched for Ghana is embarking on a continental agenda of leading in sprouting the works and achievements of young people whose immerse contributions are sidelined and South Africa happens to be part of the first set of countries involved in the ranking. In rating who becomes the   2016 Most Influ