Norman Maake News Today

Netflix has a ‘quality over quantity strategy’, thus production cuts

The film, which is in the top 10 on Netflix, shows what can be achieved on a small budget

Norman Maake has directed films such as Love Lives Here and Piet's Sake. Inkabi will be available on Netflix, globally.

Heckling is the order of the day in Parliament.

Government is grappling with the problem of people who sell their RDPs prematurily.

Royal family must unite! The Zulu royal house needs to unite and stop fighting for the throne. The family has confirmed that the fight over who should succeed King Goodwill Zwelithini is now heading to court. What they’re doing is unfair to the late king, who managed the family well. The squabbles and divisions affect the Zulu nation. They should have tried to resolve their differences internally. It’s sad for the nation that during the mourning period and death of the queen, one section of...

Protect exam markers The Department of Basic Education must prioritise the safety of matric exam markers. It’s crucial for everyone involved to follow Covid-19 precautionary measures. I hope the markers won’t withdraw out of fear, which is understandable. The challenge is that they would also socialise and interact with family members after leaving the marking centres. People who’ve marked will tell you that these centres are very densely populated. Government needs to be extra careful...

Border situation is bad! Comments Disturbing scenes from the Lebombo Border between Mozambique and SA, and from the Beitbridge Border Post between Mzansi and Zimbabwe. Photos from Facebook. I’m distressed by the immigration situation at Beitbridge Border post in the Limpopo River in Limpopo Province. Foreigners continue to cross the full and treacherous crocodile-infested Limpopo River along the borderline between Zimbabwe and South Africa. This is despite an incident in whi...