<p>BY SHARON SIBINDI SOUTH AFRICA-BASED award-winning Zimbabwean producer Monalisa Chisango said there was need to support the local film industry as it had the potential to create jobs and market the country to bring in revenue. While for neighbouring countries the film industry is contributing much to their Gross Domestic Product, the local sector continues […]</p>
On Tuesday this week, MultiChoice South Africa hosted the media and A-list celebrities for an exclusive premiere of a new upcoming series, Shaka iLembe in Johannesburg, Montecasino. The series will debut on Mzansi Magic on the 18th June 2023.
The 13-episode series reimagines the childhood of Nigerian football legend Augustine “Jay Jay” Okocha, who played for the Nigerian national team between 1993 and 2006 and led the country to Olympic victory at the 1996 Atlanta games. Okocha also played in three FIFA World Cups and has become a celebrated football commentator.
The story of two girls who were killed in 2018 has been turned into a 90-minute crime documentary for Showmax in a bid to make gender-based violence part of a nationwide conversation.