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Cultural mix: Superstar mixes MetroBeatz RSA’s Tsonga and Xigaza
influences with Lowfeye’s inspired sound. Photo: Supplied

Gig Guide: MetroBeatz RSA drops Superstar, AMURA and ANTHM one-night-only dining experience and Disney On Ice returns to South Africa

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Performance: Expect a mix of township storytelling, struggle songs
and emotional gut-punches that linger. Photo: Supplied

Gig Guide: Lehlohonolo Shale presents Call of the Revolution’s Children, Dada Masilo’s Hamlet at the Market Theatre and Welcome to Wrexham is back on Disney+

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San Master Tracker Xui finds signs of the ghost elephants in a stretch of wetlands. (Credit: Ariel Leon Isacovitch)

‘Ghost Elephants’ explores nature, myth and memory

A haunting journey into Angola’s wild highlands, ‘Ghost Elephants’ follows Steve Boyes and KhoiSan master trackers as they search for a mythical elephant

Golf fans: The SaxyTwins Photo: Supplied

Diary: SaxbyTwins drop announced as part of the LIV Golf Afterplay line-up and January belongs to Disney+ with shows like Wonder man and FX’s The Beauty premiering

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Social media sensation: The documentary Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within tells the story of Masaka Kids Africana, a bustling home for more than 30
orphaned children. Picture: Supplied

Top binge entertainment picks

From transformative books to binge-worthy series, these South African titles will keep you entertained this holiday season

Homecoming: Comedian Tumi Morake will perform in Cape Town next month.

Diary: Tumi Morake at the Cape Town Funny Festival, Disney+ Quiz Nights return, Joya Mooi releases Open Hearts

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Memories: PJ Morton of Maroon 5, who recently put out an autobiography titled Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in Louisiana in May. Photo: Erika Goldring/Getty Images

PJ Morton: Listening to his authentic artist’s voice

Singer-songwriter and Maroon 5 band member PJ Morton has just published his autobiography. This is an edited extract

Critique: Musician Tumi Mogorosi (above) and poet Lesego Rampolokeng will be in MoRa at the Pan African Theatre Festival.

Diary: The Pan African theatre festival, Disney’s Aladdin Jr and two unmissable events in Durban

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Reel food: Scenes from the TV series The Bear, in which Jeremy Allen White plays Carmy, a struggling chef. Photos: Disney+

When dress-up is Bear-able

The Michelin-trained chef Gregory Czarnecki stars in an event themed around the hit television series The Bear

Abbott Elementary is a mockumentary about teachers working in an undersfunded school in West Philadelphia, in the US.

Series a salute to teachers

An enjoyable watch that highlights the challenges of educating children in lower-income areas

Not entirely dread-ful: Jonah Hauer-King and Halle Bailey as Eric and Ariel in the remake of  Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’. Photo: Giles Keyte/Disney Enterprises

One Movie, One Take: ‘The Little Mermaid’

It’s a good attempt at reimagining the Disney classic, with solid performances, but it’s a tad pedestrian

Partners is a 1993 copper statue by Blaine Gibson depicting Walt Disney holding the hand of the most popular character he created, Mickey Mouse. Now, the mouse’s time with the company might be coming to an end. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

The divine Disney irony of Mickey Mouse

The studio has built an empire on raiding religion and myth, but now risks having its own god taken from it

MultiChoice’s Showmax has been struggling to compete with Netflix because of its technology interface, but a new deal is set to change that. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Showmax can now compete with Netflix thanks to new deal

MultiChoice’s Showmax has been struggling to compete with Netflix because of its technology interface, but a new deal is set to change that

True blue: Avatar 2: The Way of Water explores many of the same themes as the first movie, such as conservation of the environment, greed and spirituality.

One Film Two Takes: Avatar 2: The Way of Water

You’ll either find this sequel timeless or a waste of time

Since premiering in June 1994, the legacy of Disney’s The Lion King has left a remarkable legacy that has spawned sequels, global theatre productions and multiple renditions.
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The many versions of ‘The Lion King’

The different renditions of the Lion King don’t dilute the story, but none are better than the original.

Hakuna Matata may be the motto, but the iconic Disney film is full of life lessons.
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The best moments of ‘The Lion King’

Hakuna Matata may be the motto, but the iconic Disney film is full of life lessons

Having a ball A scene from the biopic ‘Rise’.

The rise and rise of Akin Omotoso

The director speaks about his new Disney+ biopic ‘Rise’, telling the story of basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo — whose family moves from Nigeria to Greece — and his path…

Desire: People protest outside Thailand’s ministry of digital economy and society after it banned the adult website, Pornhub, at the end of last year. The site recorded 33.5 billion visitors in 2018. (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Exploitation rules global porn industry

Porn stars and sex workers are badly treated — they should be protected by the law

Cast member Brie Larson poses at the premiere for the movie ‘Captain Marvel’ in Los Angeles, California. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

‘Captain Marvel’ soars to rarefied heights in opening

The film, which opened on International Women’s Day, was co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

The takeover tussle comes as global players like Comcast and 21st Century Fox grapple with a fast-changing television landscape — and intense competition from online streaming giants Amazon and Netflix. (David Moir/Reuters)

Sky shares soar on Comcast takeover victory

The heart-stopping auction drama marked a climax to a long-running battle for control of Europe’s biggest pay-TV provider