ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Vietnam sentenced a music teacher to 11 years in prison on Friday for Facebook posts that allegedly undermined the one-party state, which has been accused of tightening the noose on online dissent. Communist Vietnam has long jailed its critics but has come under fire recently for targeting users on Facebook, a popular forum for...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A UK-based rugby website has conducted a survey on who their audience though was the hottest player and our very own Damian de Allende made the cut. Liverugbytickets.co.uk asked audiences from around the world to vote for their favourite rugby hunk and the results are in. The website’s readers voted Italy’s Jayden Hayward as the...

KNYSNA NEWS - When national radio stalwart DJ Fresh aka Big Dawg agreed to a stint on the decks at a local DJ's birthday party, locals could be forgiven for expecting a packed venue especially after the popular personality posted a video on social media promising fans "a mad party". Ironically, not many people turned up for DJ Mjilo's 40th birthday...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Sexually-charged letters between James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his wife Ann were put up for auction on Tuesday, part of a collection of correspondence that also charts the success of his 007 books. They couple first met in 1934, when Ann was married to her first husband, but they did not tie the knot until 1952 - the year...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Charlize Theron was honoured by Hollywood Friday for a “fearless” career in which she tackled themes including sexual harassment long before the #MeToo movement up-ended the industry. The 44-year-old South African Oscar-winner, who has often played down her flawless looks to win darker, more complex parts, collected the prestigious...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - A group of researchers who statistically analyzed tens of thousands of chord progressions in classic US Billboard hits say they have found the answer, and it lies in the right combination of uncertainty and surprise. Vincent Cheung of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science in Germany who led the study told...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Trevor Noah took his new show Loud and Clear to New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden on 8 November, breaking a record in the process. The South African comedian and Daily Show host became the first African to sell out the famous arena, which has a capacity of roughly 14,000 seats. “Last night was incredible! Thank you to...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - New York's fall auctions will highlight lesser known artists next week as the market searches for diversity amid an absence of works set to make astronomical amounts. Christie's set a record price for a living artist during its spring sale this year, two years after selling Leonardo de Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" for $450 million, the...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - US rapper T.I. has provoked outrage by revealing that he forces his 18-year-old daughter to undergo an annual "virginity test" at the gynecologist. The Grammy-winning musician told a podcast how he escorts Deyjah Harris to the doctor's office after each birthday to "check her hymen." "Usually like the day after the (birthday)...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - When Vienna's ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra marks its 50th anniversary with a special concert on Wednesday, it will be under the baton of its new chief conductor who, for the first time in Austria, is a woman. Top-tier orchestras in Vienna - arguably the world capital of classical music - are traditionally a predominantly male...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Musicians who have released new works between February 1, 2019, and January 31, 2020, are invited to submit their music for consideration in the 26th edition of the SA Music Awards under a myriad of categories. The SAMAs are designed to honour and appreciate the best of the best across the South African music landscape through a...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Apple moves into new territory Friday with a streaming television service that features a budding library of original shows starring big-name celebrities, aimed at winning over its gadget lovers at home and on the go. The Apple TV on-demand streaming service was set to debut in more than 100 countries at $4.99 per month. Apple is...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - After having reached an agreement with A E Networks Africa to extend the current contract, MultiChoice will be able to continue airing the History and Lifetime channels on the DStv platform. According to a statement issued by the pay-tv platform, this extension of the contract, which was set to expire at the end of October, will...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Veteran actor and comedian John Witherspoon, who is known for his roles in movies such as Friday and Friday after next, has died at his home on Tuesday. Tributes have poured in for the late actor who is survived by his wife and two sons. In a tweet, the family announced details of his death: “It is with deepest sorrow that we can...