Ticketmaster launches operations in South Africa
Online ticket marketplace Ticketmaster today announced that it was launching operations in South Africa, with headquarters in Cape Town.
What is YouTube doing for the creator economy in Africa in 2022?
YouTube is a platform that celebrates a broad and diverse set of voices. The promotion of the rich diversity of YouTube’s creator and artist community is crucial in ensuring that YouTube is inclusive and equitable.
Through Podcasting, Selly Thiam Shares AfroQueer Stories
Under the banner of her digital media organization, AQ Studios, the Senegalese-American journalist has produced a number of documentaries, as well as hosted panels and film screenings, focussing on LGBT issues across the African continent.
The creative industry is a major tool for Africa’s GDP growth
Africa’s creative industry represents a potent instrument that could grow the GDP of African countries and pull the continent’s youth out of poverty, Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Import Export Bank (Afreximbank), said at the two-day Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) in Durban, South Africa.
Call for applications: Stand Foundation leadership programme in SA
The Stand Foundation in South Africa is calling on creatives to apply for its Leadership Initiative programme.
Women in FAME: Challenges, opportunities and how women in leadership can impact on a changing landscape
Gender stereotypes and related expectations continue to plague women across all industries around the world, and the FAME industry is certainly no exception.
Meet the sizzling local cast of the upcoming Showmax Original, Ghana Jollof
The cast of the first Showmax Original comedy series in West Africa, Ghana Jollof, is revealed. Starring Basketmouth and more. The countdown has officially begun as the cast of the first Showmax Original comedy series in West Africa, Ghana Jollof, is revealed. The hilarious series stars AMVCA-award-winning actor/comedian, Funnybone and AMAA nominee/Youtuber Akah Nnani as […]
Riaad Moosa’s ‘New Material’ returns to the big screen this October
The award-winning South African comedy, ‘Material’, returns with a sequel in 2021, starring popular comedian, Riaad Moosa. by Erene Roux ABOUT NEW MATERIAL In New Material, a much-loved character, Cassim Kaif, played by Riaad Moosa, continues to ply his trade as one of South Africa’s few Muslim comedians while balancing the demands of a marriage, a young […]
Gallo acquires stake in Content Connect Africa
By Butchie Seroto Gallo Music Investments has completed its 45% equity purchase of Africa’s biggest independent content aggregator, Content Connect Africa (CCA). The deal comes more than a year after Black Coffee acquired a significant portion of the label. It will see Gallo’s catalogue linked with CCA’s technical capabilities and pan-African reach, as well as the musician’s international experience to […]
The Labia sits with the famous Chinese Theatre in LA in world’s most beautiful cinemas
Cape Town’s Labia Theatre has been recognised as one of the most beautiful cinemas in the world, according to London’s Time Out Magazine. The quirky gem situated on Orange Street in Gardens, sits in a treasure chest with some cinematic icons, like the TCL Chinese Theatre in LA, one of the most famous cinemas in the […]
