A fight for survival: A Thousand Blows and the legacy of South African boxing From the unregulated, bloodied fight pits of Victorian London to the legendary boxing gyms of South Africa, one truth remains: boxing is a fight for survival. A Thousand Blows, the latest Disney+ drama from the creator of Peaky Blinders, captures this… Continue reading A Fight for Survival: A Thousand Blows and the Legacy of South African Boxing
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Catch “Sterring” First at Joburg Film Festival Ahead of Its Showmax Debut
World premiere: 6pm, 13 March at Theatre On The Square as part of Joburg Film Festival Stream on Showmax from Friday, 4 April Inspired by 90s action movies, Ramz dreams of becoming a hero who can take down bullies like Shaka. His dream turns into reality when he accidentally saves a superstar actress from a… Continue reading Catch “Sterring” First at Joburg Film Festival Ahead of Its Showmax Debut
Showmax to Release new “Steinheist” Episodes
“The wheels of justice have been turning.” Steinheist director Richard Finn Gregory Showmax has just dropped the first trailer for the second instalment of Steinheist, which goes even deeper into unpacking the biggest corporate scam in South African history. On 6 December 2017, Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste resigned amid an investigation into accounting irregularities at… Continue reading Showmax to Release new “Steinheist” Episodes
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 23 February 2025
“Earlier this week, I had an interesting conversation with the producer of Sunday’s Transnet insert. After a rigorous interview that clearly didn’t go as well as the parastatal had hoped, we were asked to allow them another opportunity to provide additional “context” for their responses. The producer and I agreed that we were fully aware… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 23 February 2025
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 16 February 2025
On Sunday we feature an update on the withdrawal of the country’s biggest-ever SLAPP suit – that is Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation. It’s a story that resonates with us because we, too, have suffered at the hands of people hoping to intimidate us into not pursuing particular stories. Like the people featured in Sunday’s… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 16 February 2025
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 9 February 2025
“I travelled to Goma via Rwanda for the first time in 1998. Laurent Kabila had ascended to the presidency of the DRC on the back of a breathtakingly rapid rebel offensive against Mobutu Sese Seko the year before. But no sooner had he taken office than another rebellion was launched from the east of the country… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 9 February 2025