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Naman Ramachandran NBCUniversal Formats has strengthened its partnership with leading African entertainment company Multichoice for several more African versions of “The Real Housewives” format.First up are versions set in Nairobi and Pretoria, with several others in the pipeline. Independent production company Provoco is currently filming the 14-part series in Pretoria, while filming will commence on the Nairobi version in September with Kenyan producers Young Rich Television.The expansion comes after NBCUniversal Formats recently held The Real Housewives of Africa Summit in Cape Town for its production partners across the continent.

Alex Ritman Distribution and production banner Signature Entertainment has promoted two of its most senior execs. Elizabeth Williams, previously director of acquisitions and TV, has been upped to chief commercial officer.

South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who went to jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, has been released on parole.

Former Olympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed from prison on parole more than a decade after he killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, it was revealed today.

Oscar Pistorius will soon be out of prison.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here is making an early return to our screens this year, with a special spin-off series.

Footballer Jesse Lingard is to stand trial after denying providing the details of a fictitious man when his Range Rover was flashed by a speed camera.

Strictly Come Dancing stars judge Motsi and dancer Oti Mabuse suffered an immense family tragedy when their brother took his own life. Sisters Motsi, 41 and Oti, 32, were left devastated after their half-brother Neo took his own life at the age of 18 while they were growing up in the South African township of Mabopane, near the capital, Pretoria. Not only did his death leave the whole family distraught, but it also meant the family were shunned by superstitious locals who thought it would bring bad luck to anyone associating with the family.

Naman Ramachandran The Backstreet Boys, who have a massive fan base in India, will be returning to the country after 13 years for two concerts. The band’s world tour began after the release of chart topping 2019 album “DNA,” featuring the hit “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” BookMyShow and Live Nation are bringing the tour to India. The band will play at Jio World Gardens, Mumbai on May 4 and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on May 5. Prior to that the Backstreet Boys have performances lined up in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Hong Kong, Reykjavik and Cairo. After India, the tour carries on in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Jeddah, Tel Aviv, Cape Town and Pretoria.

EXCLUSIVE: South African screenwriter Sabelo ‘Subz’ Mgidi has signed with Alta Global Media for management. 

The rainbow crossing in Pretoria may not be there for much longer (Pic: Malcolm De Klerk)

The Pretoria-based OUT LGBT-Well Being is raising funds to ensure that Steve Hofmeyr faces the Equality Court and accounts for his dangerous anti-LGBTIQ+ rhetoric.

Pretoria Pride once again took over the Centurion Rugby Club for the 2022 edition of one of South Africa’s biggest queer gatherings.

Pretoria Pride once again took over the Centurion Rugby Club for the 2022 edition of one of South Africa’s biggest queer gatherings.

Bravo’s “Real Housewives” will be expanding in another continent.

The Real Housewives franchise is getting even bigger!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRising star Phoenix Raei joins Hugo Weaving as the lead of “The Rooster,” an Australian mystery drama film in which a small-town cop discovers the dead body of his best friend.The film, which has just completed principal photography in Victoria state, is directed by actor Mark Leonard Winter (“Escape From Pretoria”), making his debut as a feature director.As performers, Weaving and Winter have previously appeared together in “Measure for Measure” and “The Dressmaker.”Raei, who has recent credits in “Clickbait,” “Stateless” and “The Night Agent,” stars in “The Rooster” as the cop who confronts Weaving’s volatile character, a forest-dwelling hermit who was the last person known to have seen his pal. Other cast include: Helen Thomson (“Elvis,” “Top of the Lake”), Rhys Mitchell (“Cake,” “Upper Middle Bogan”), Bert La Bonte (“Surviving Summer,” “Five Bedrooms”), John Waters (“Offspring,” “Mystery Road”), Camilla Ah Kin (“Wakefield,” “Holding the Man”), Robert Menzies (“Little Tornadoes,” “Glitch”) and Deirdre Rubenstein (“Force of Destiny,” “Superwog”).“ ‘The Rooster’ is a gripping story about friendship and how hope can come from unlikely places.

The Pretoria-based OUT LGBT Well-being says it is alarmed at ongoing reports that gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are falling prey to kidnappers and extortionists on dating and networking apps.

Netflix will release its latest project from Africa, the action thriller Silverton Siege, to coincide with South Africa’s Freedom Day on April 27.

Naman Ramachandran “Silverton Siege,” an action thriller inspired by the real life incident that sparked the global Free Mandela movement, is being added to Netflix. The film is directed by noted South African filmmaker Mandla Dube (“Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu”) and stars Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini and Stefan Erasmus.Set in 1980, Rametsi, Dlamini and Erasmus portray the Silverton Siege trio – three young freedom fighters with nothing left to lose.

A lesbian couple have succeeded in their legal bid to amend the Children’s Act so that they are both recognised as legal parents of their surrogate babies.

Proudly queer star Thandiswa Mazwai is bringing her previously sold-out show A Letter to Azania to the South African State Theatre in Pretoria for one night only in February.

Netflix is gifting $1M to film and TV students in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

The doctor who raised the alarm over the Omicron variant said patients had shown ‘unusual but mild’ symptoms.

The 8th edition of the Simon Nkoli Collective’s Simon Nkoli Memorial Lecture (SNML) takes place on 26 November in Pretoria and online. It’s a space that has been central in preserving and building on the legacy of South African anti-Apartheid struggle icon and pioneer of the gay rights movement.

Pretoria Pride is back after a two-year break due to Covid-19, at a new venue and under the theme of “I am a survivor”.

Justice  Minister Ronald Lamola called for government officials to be sensitised on transgender and intersex rights  (Photo: Gugu Mandla)

The Drizzles puppet show promotes LGBTQ inclusion

OUT’s clinic has been located at three different sites in Pretoria over the years

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Webber (The Dirt, Escape From Pretoria) is set to star opposite Tom Blyth in Billy the Kid, Epix’s hourlong drama series, written by Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst.

EXCLUSIVE: Bear Grylls’ production company The Natural Studios, the JV with Banijay, has set Escape From Pretoria director Francis Annan to helm its first scripted movie, a contemporary reworking of The Count Of Monte Cristo.

Lebogang Mashiane has been discharged from hospital

Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse has spoken of her heartbreak and concern in the midst of the unrest in South Africa, her home country.While Oti and her older sister Motsi no longer live in Pretoria, their family does – and they are understandably hugely concerned for their wellbeing.MORE: Strictly's Oti Mabuse and Marius Iepure's stylish home - photos WATCH: Oti Mabuse reveals very unexpected gift from husbandOti took to Twitter on Tuesday to share a video showing a huge fire ravaging a

Sheila Lebelo is the 16th LGBTIQ+ South African murdered in the last five months

Stefan van Heerden has been fondly remembered by friends

14 May 2021 For Attention: Minister Ronald Lamola (Department of Justice and Constitutional Development) Deputy Minister John Jefferey Director-General Advocate Dr Mashabane