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Breathing space: Mona Monyane plays the lead character Lesego in the film Sabbatical, which explores themes such as the price of success and family pressures

When the hustle breaks you: Karabo Lediga’s quietly radical Sabbatical

A layered, indie-styled character study, the film is a meditation on failure, family and fragile identity

Music, meaning and magic: Shekhinah (above) and Mi Casa will perform at a concert in Durban Botanic Gardens.

Diary: Old Mutual Music at the Lake, Mo Eazy releases Teriba, Diprente’s Sabbatical opens in May

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Dressing the part: Ntokozo Kunene designed the costumes for the Netflix series Classified

Clothing characters in identity

Costume designer Ntokozo Fuzunina Kunene played a big role in the success of ‘Classified’

Directed by Kagiso Lediga and Tebogo Malope in the first original African series commissioned by US streaming giant Netflix. (Netflix)
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Queen Sono moers the dudes

The spy drama with its kick-ass heroine Queen Sono shows the continent in a new light

A holey matrimony: Kagiso Lediga

Sex and folly don’t always make for solid plots

"More than being about sex, liquor and grown-up folk being tiresomely weak-willed, Catching Feelings is an ode to Johannesburg".

A TV and film visionary dies too soon

A TV and film visionary dies too soon

"The creative industry of South Africa has lost a true pioneer."

Writer Kagiso Lediga.
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‘Blitz Patrollie’: Only slightly more sophisticated than Schuster

The M&G spoke to Kagiso Lediga, the writer of comedy "Blitz Patrollie", about taking South African comedy on to a global stage.

David Kau and Joey Rasdien in Blitz Patrollie.
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‘Blitz Patrollie’ to fly SA flag at Cannes Film Festival

The new South African police action comedy is to be showcased at the prestigious international festival in May.

Late night laughs catch on

Late night laughs catch on

Loyiso Gola’s satirical news show makes politics funny again and is a surprising hit with audiences and critics.