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Jennifer Yuma editorEndeavor Group Holdings has appointed technology executive Jacqueline Reses to its board of directors.The move expands the Endeavor board to eight members: Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, Endeavor executive chairman Patrick Whitesell, Silver Lake co-CEO Egon Durban and managing director Stephen Evans, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Uncle Nearest CEO Fawn Weaver and former Xerox chief Ursula Burns.

Christopher Vourlias After deciding to shine the spotlight on digital disruption as the focus of this year’s Durban FilmMart, the leading industry confab on the African continent, there was an unsettling irony to the riots that swept across South Africa this July, prompting the organizers to postpone its 12th edition.

Christopher Vourlias Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to “I Am Here,” a documentary about 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal which recently won the Jury Prize at the Durban Film Festival.Directed by Jordy Sank, “I Am Here” tells Blumenthal’s incredible life story, starting with her youth in Poland during World War II, where she witnessed the Warsaw ghetto uprising and was a prisoner in the Majdanek, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps.

Endeavor Group Holdings has added Ursula Burns, former CEO of Xerox and telecom firm Veon, to its board of directors.

Moonchild Sanelly: “I don’t consciously decide whether I want to date men or women.”

LL Cool J is planning a significant expansion of his Rock The Bells direct-to-consumer business. The actor and rapper has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round for Rock The Bells, led by Raine Ventures.

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The death of Naufal Khan is a blow to the Indian and the LGBTQ communities

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Christopher Vourlias Even before coronavirus arrived in South Africa, which ranks among the countries hardest hit by the pandemic, Durban FilmMart head Toni Monty had already begun to envision how sub-Saharan Africa’s leading industry confab would have to adapt to an unprecedented global crisis.“Not one of us on the team have actually seen each other physically since Berlin,” she said.

With lockdown now in full swing, and rumblings in corners of the internet that an extension of the stay-at-home order may be on the cards, the Coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on our collective psyche and way of life. We all need to grab whatever emotional pick-me-up we can find – and, WOW, did we find one recently.

Last month, hitmakers Sketchy Bongo and Locnville reunited for their brand-new single ’95 Skyline’ – the highly-anticipated follow-up to their smash hit ‘Cold Shoulder’. The track has been racing up radio charts around the country since its release and now, the stars have dropped an epic music video to accompany the track.

The second season of The Bachelor South Africa is in full swing and as bachelor Marc Buckner continues to develop a relationship with the remainder of the women, a one-on-one date with Qiniso van Damme in Marc’s hometown of Durban leads to a kiss – and it causes tension at the mansion.

Ever since Sketchy Bongo and Locnville joined forces for the smash hit ‘Cold Shoulder’, we’ve been waiting with baited breath for a follow-up – and it seems our prayers have been answered. The Durban-based producer recently inked a new record deal with Warner Music South Africa and tapped label-mates Locnville for a new track ’95 Skyline’.

Maps Maponyane keeps on winning. Last year, the media personality embarked on a new business venture when he opened up ‘Buns Out’ – his brand-new burger joint in Linden. The restaurant has become such a success that the star opened up a restaurant in Durban earlier this year and now, Bloomberg has called ‘Buns Out’ one of the best burger restaurants in the world.

Cricket South Africa launched their Black Day campaign on Friday, adding their voice and commitment to the fight against femicide and violence against women in South Africa. The focus point of the campaign will be the T20 International match between the Proteas and Australia which will be played at Kingsmead in Durban on March 22 when both teams will wear black outfits in line with the overall theme.

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Gospel fans, rejoice! Legendary musician Bebe Winans has announced that he will be bringing his ‘Born For This: The Musical Experience’ tour to South Africa this March where he will perform in both Johannesburg and Durban.

Legendary comedian Tracy Morgan, has announced his 2020 No Disrespect world tour which includes three back-to-back shows around South Africa – Cape Town on the 29th May; Durban on the 30th May and Pretoria on the 31st May.

There has been a flurry of international superstars visiting our shores this festive season. Noah Centineo was spotted in a Checkers in Cape Town and now, Gossip Girl actor Ed Westwick has been spotted soaking up the sun in Umhlanga.