Def Jam Africa Expands to French-Speaking Regions

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Oti Mabuse celebrated a special birthday on Saturday with a surprise family reunion. Lucky Oti came downstairs to little pink, white and gold balloons along with a big happy birthday and big 3-0 balloons.

On his new EP Young, Black & Blue, self-proclaimed Afrobop artist Idris Lawal takes stock of his recent move from Ottawa to Toronto by thinking about his family's journey on a more holistic level — from Nigeria, to Qatar, to South Africa, and finally, Canada. The result is a well-seasoned homage to his communities of the past and present, as visualized in his new video for the effortlessly smooth "Gung Ho," featuring Jelani Watson on sax and Sydnee Croft on backing vocals.

Charlize Theron isn’t bothered by her single status — and doesn’t think anybody else should be either.The South Africa native previously dated Trapped costar Stuart Townsend from 2001 to 2010 and moved on with Sean Penn three years later. Theron and the Milk actor were rumored to be engaged in December 2014 but their romance came to an end six months later.“There is a need to sensationalize things,” the Bombshell actress later told WSJ magazine after splitting from Penn.

Bongani Zungu has been shunned by Amiens over his desire to leave the club. Boss Luka Elsner has told the midfielder he won't play for the club again as talks continue over joining Steven Gerrard 's side.

Tania and Syngin are in his home country to visit his brother, Dylan, who suffered a serious medical emergency. While Syngin is overjoyed to be back in South Africa, the trip is tense, given that he and Tania have been facing serious issues when it comes to their marriage.

The Old Guard actress Charlize Theron turns 45 today! Since her debut in 1995, Charlize has successfully become one of Hollywood’s most talented actresses; From romance to action, the South-African actress has worked in all genres and never fails to remind fans and critics of her remarkable screen presence. Apart from a successful career in Hollywood, the actress is also a role model for always supporting good causes.

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Beefcakes, one of South Africa’s premier LGBTQ and bachelorette party venues has been unable to open its doors due to the strict lockdown rules imposed by the government.

Taylor Zakhar Perez is singing Joey King‘s praises! ET spoke with the 28-year-old actor amid speculation that he and his “Kissing Booth 2” co-star are dating. While Zakhar Perez had nothing but kind words for the 21-year-old actress, he denied romance rumors between the pair.

Taylor Zakhar Perez is singing Joey King's praises! ET spoke with the 28-year-old actor amid speculation that he and his co-star are dating. While Zakhar Perez had nothing but kind words for the 21-year-old actress, he denied romance rumors between the pair.«We just kind of hit it off.

blog post.Announcing the news on Tuesday (August 4), the company said existing Google Play Music users will need to transfer their libraries to YouTube Music before the app prevents them from streaming new music in September (for New Zealand and South Africa) or October (everywhere else).Google Play Music will hold on to users’ playlists, uploads, purchases and likes until December in order to give them enough time to transfer.

SACS school in Cape Town (Pic: Facebook)

An online benefit concert in honour of slain LGBTQ+ dancer and activist Kirvan Fortuin will raise funds for his devastated family and his foundation as well as two promising young students.

South African queer artists Toya Delazy, Yahto Kraft and Latheem have released new singles – and you can listen to them here!

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, has died aged 59, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday. Daughter to Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, she was South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark at the time of her death.

«Ambassador Mandela passed away in the early hours of today, 13 July 2020, in a Johannesburg hospital,» Ramaphosa said in a statement.The cause of her death was not immediately revealed.She had been designated to become South Africa's envoy to Liberia after her stint in Copenhagen, which started in 2015.She was born and raised in Soweto and was educated both at home and in neighbouring Swaziland.Zindzi grew up while her father was incarcerated by the apartheid regime for 27 years.Like her