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Joburg Ballet celebrates a quarter of a century this year and comes full circle with its genesis and birthday show.

Giselle, the classic ballet love story, was the company’s first production, and now the show marks a major milestone.

The company has weathered funding squeezes, theatre closures over the pandemic and a fickle public, but it’s still...


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Success could not have happened to a nicer guy. Radisson Blu Umhlanga Executive Chef Sihle Skwambane has cooked for heads of state, sporting heroes, celebrities, and families alike.

He’s at the top of his game, and with a disarming smile, soft-spoken kindness, and talent that stretches to the moon and back,


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Unemployment in South Africa is a numbers game, and it has never been a happy ending, despite positive down-ticks every now and then.

Presently, there are around 8.1 million unemployed people in South Africa, and among our youth, almost two-thirds remain jobless.

It’s a sustained bleak picture, but it only tells half the story.

Being jobless, or ...


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In his latest stint behind the cameras, award-winning stand-up comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout has been raking in rave reviews for his portrayal of the “lekker common” Tjaart in Die Kantoor.

Arguably one of Mzansi’s favourite funnymen in the stand-up arena, Schalk has been quietly building an equally impressive showreel as an actor over the years.

H...


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Missing reality TV star Mariana Kotze has been found alive.

Mpumalanga police confirmed on Wednesday, 4 February, that Kotze was located in Kempton Park.

Police said while she was found well and safe, circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain under investigation.

Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane said the ca...


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