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SA movie director tells citizens they can make a difference

The director of the local film Hopeville John Trengrove has called on ordinary citizens need to take responsibility for the communities they live in. by Tara Meaney

SABC board suspends CEO

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SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle has been suspended by the public broacaster's board pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing, SABC radio news reported.

Rethink things with the media, says COSATU

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions has released a strongly-worded statement noting their concerns over the Protection of the Information Bill, the ANC's proposed Media Appeals Tribunal, and th

Media body halts SABC secret meeting

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The South African Editors’ forum (Sanef) has secured a court interdict to stop the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board hearing with Parliament Portfolio Committee on Communications.

More ISP's sign up for DStv on Demand

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MultiChoice today announced three additional Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to join MWEB as distribution partners for its DStv ON DEMAND service online.

Cape Town Film Studios secures major multi-million dollar international film

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Nico Dekker, CEO of Cape Town Film Studios, South Africa’s largest and newest film studio, announced that the studio has secured the first major 3D action film to be made in Africa, Judge Dredd - thi

Shibe is back via Scandal

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Film and television actor Siyabonga Shibe is back on the small screen. After working in the background producing a film and stage drama, Shibe has landed a role on e.tv's soapie Scandal.

Gordimer: SA freedom threatened

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Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer is leading South African writers in speaking out against proposals she fears will muzzle freedom of speech in the country.

Poetic, powerful film about urban SA

Acclaimed director Revel Fox's new film Long Street opens in cinemas on September 24 and it's an intimate, honest film which draws on the real-life experience of Fox's daughter who battled with drug a

SABC to focus on 'social reconstruction', not news

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The Congress of the People says it has reliable information that proves beyond doubt that SABC news bulletins are directed straight from Luthuli House and that the agendas of the news and current affa

Apollo commissions Dunlop Zones TV Ads

As the parent company of the Dunlop brand in South South Africa (SA), Apollo Tyres SA has launched a new campaign to highlight its Dunlop Zones retail network’s commitment to striving for “precision t

DSTV Acquires Rights to Creative Vision Films

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Creative Vision’s two short films directed by Jo Horn and screenplays by Mpotseng Mdakane have been licensed by DSTV’s Mzansi Magic.

Women Of the Sun Film Festival celebrate African Women Filmmakers

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Women of the Sun, in conjunction with the Goethe Institute, the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), are putting African women filmmakers on the map with the lau

White Wedding Director talks real South African cinema

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The South Africa in rookie director Jann Turner’s White Wedding is not that of 2009's sci-fi District 9 ($30 million budget), Leonardo DiCaprio’s Blood Diamond ($100 million), or even that of the exqu