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Homecoming: Celebrations scenes from Mgidi Moms. Photo: Mzansi Magic

Inside ‘Mgidi Moms’: Where tradition, love and celebration meet

From initiation to homecoming, Mzansi Magic’s bold new reality show explores family, identity and Xhosa heritage

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

Govan Whittles is the presenter of Govan Ontbloot.

Beyond the script: Govan Whittles on vulnerability, curiosity and truth

In Govan Ontbloot, Whittles leaves judgment behind to share meals, conversations and vulnerability with communities often excluded from South Africa’s narrative

The MultiChoice Group’s active customers for all its regions, including South Africa, dropped from 17.3 million to 15.7 million over the year.

Can Canal+ turn the tide on MultiChoice subscriber exodus?

The payTV giant is facing a steep decline in subscribers, falling by nearly half a million

Celebs heat up the purple carpet at the 2024 DStv Content Creator Awards

A night of celebration and recognition of the most innovative and engaging content creators in South Africa

MultiChoice accepts Localisation Certificate at 12th Proudly South African Localisation Dinner

The certificate underscores its steadfast dedication to supporting and amplifying local content, talent and industries

A George businessman has filed a complaint with the Competition Commission against JSE-listed broadcasting giant MultiChoice after the pay television service ramped up its DStv subscription fees

MultiChoice reported for hiking prices before Rugby World Cup

Restaurant and entertainment owners have urged the DStv pay service to reconsider its up to 50% price increases, saying it is abusing its monopoly

South Africa needs to change its top-down approach, consult communities and fast track the delayed Integrated Energy Plan

Luxuries sacrificed as consumers shift to energy alternatives

Investing in alternative energy results in the middle class cutting out luxuries to pay off debt

Customers can purchase the DStv Streama on Takealot using a 100% voucher valid for three months, according to MultiChoice

Customers affected by DStv app upgrade can access streaming service through Streama

Customers can purchase the DStv Streama on Takealot using a 100% voucher valid for three months, according to MultiChoice

Afrimaxx is presented by South African super model and television host Ayanda Thabethe.

‘Afrimaxx’: Shining a light on African creatives

the show includes content that is innovative and relevant such as using plastic waste.

Thabile Ngwato, CEO and co-founder of Newzroom Afrika and Movie Room

The rise and rise of Thabile Ngwato

At just 32, she has blazed a trail in media as a presenter, radio personality, producer and news anchor to run two TV channels

Nigerian megastar Burna Boy
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DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival back with a bang!

The festival is making a grand return after two years of absence due to the pandemic

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Have Covid-19 restrictions affected local football teams financially?

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well

Top South African companies trip up in Nigeria

Local firms have struggled to adapt to the regulatory environment and the dynamics of an unpredictable market

Key to wealth: An FBK millionaire flaunts his expensive German wheels. (Facebook)

Forex traders share the act

A reality show reveals the high life of those who trade in foreign currencies, but is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Moja Love TV channel manager Jacque Setai wants to bring a good story to viewers. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

What’s the deal with Moja Love?

Jacqui Setai, the head of DSTV reality channel Moja Love, says the idea behind the venture is to bring positivity into the broadcasting industry

Eden Hazard of Chelsea celebrates after he scores a second goal during the Carabao Cup third-round match between Liverpool and Chelsea. (Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

SuperSport’s empire up for grabs

Lack of cup games clearly shows that the digital era is ready to dethrone the World of Champions

The MultiChoice Group’s active customers for all its regions, including South Africa, dropped from 17.3 million to 15.7 million over the year.

MultiChoice to launch a streaming-only service in 2019

MultiChoice has to work out international content streaming rights, as well as the costing and pricing of the service.

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Editorial: MultiChoice just doesn’t get it

‘​When MultiChoice chief executive Calvo Mawela addressed the media this week, he was contrite. There had been “mistakes”, he said’

The MultiChoice Group’s active customers for all its regions, including South Africa, dropped from 17.3 million to 15.7 million over the year.

Multichoice enquiry reveals no evidence of corruption in ANN7 deal

Last year MultiChoice launched an investigation into payments made to ANN7 that it paid the controversial channel R25-million upfront.