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True love: Lawrence Maleka plays lobola negotiator Ace. Photos: Supplied
AFRICAN LOVE STORIES

South African black rom-coms are thriving with local audiences

Local movie Lobola Man is the latest offering on Netflix from Burnt Onion Productions

  • Rolland Simpi Motaung
7 min read
Film director Rethabile Ramaphakela and her sister Katleho released their romcom, Seriously Single, on Netflix, after it could not screen in cinemas. (Photo: Paul Botes)
CAPE TOWN

What’s the future for cinema?

Industry experts say movie theatres will survive the effects of the lockdown only if more of them start providing an experience viewers can’t replicate at home

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
7 min read