SAFTA Winner Nolwazi Shange On Playing The Family Matriarch In “Outlaws”

Premiering next Wednesday, 6 September 2023 on Showmax, Outlaws co-stars Nolwazi Shange as Nandi, the strong-willed matriarch of the Zulu, cattle-farming Biyela clan, who are at war with the Basotho, cattle-raiding Ts’eoles. The KZN-born actress shot to fame as Precious in A Place Called Home, which earned her a SAFTA as Best Actress in a… Continue reading SAFTA Winner Nolwazi Shange On Playing The Family Matriarch In “Outlaws”

MIP Africa Opening Night Series “Spinners” – Showmax

Fasten your seatbelts: Showmax and CANAL+ have just released the kwaai first trailer for their third co-production, Spinners, the first African series ever selected in competition at Canneseries. Spinners follows Ethan, a 17-year-old driver working for a local gang. Needing to support his younger brother but increasingly disgusted with gang life, Ethan discovers a possible… Continue reading MIP Africa Opening Night Series “Spinners” – Showmax

Lots To Celebrate As African Streamer Showmax Turns 8

To celebrate Showmax turning 8 on Saturday, 19 August 2023, here are 8 things the African streaming service is celebrating: #1: 26% GROWTH FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS As noted in MultiChoice’s May 2023 Capital Markets Day, paying Showmax subscribers increased by an average growth rate of 26% year-on-year for the last four years*.  #2:… Continue reading Lots To Celebrate As African Streamer Showmax Turns 8

Stream The Most Nominated Shows At The SAFTAs On Showmax

Content on Showmax is up for over 130 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) – the most by far of any streaming service available in South Africa.  Showmax Originals alone are nominated for 30 SAFTAs. Donkerbos is the most nominated drama series  and Steinheist is the joint most-nominated documentary, while Showmax Originals are also… Continue reading Stream The Most Nominated Shows At The SAFTAs On Showmax

Best Local Hits To Stream On Showmax This August 2023

From Unfollowed to Desert Rose, This Body Works For Me to 1960 UNFOLLOWED S1 | Showmax Original | Wednesdays from 23 August  Produced by G.O.A.T (Life With Kelly Khumalo), Unfollowed is an eight-part documentary series that unpacks the growing phenomenon of cancel culture and its impact in South Africa. The trailer has already had over… Continue reading Best Local Hits To Stream On Showmax This August 2023