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Shingai Darangwa shingai.darangwa@inl.co.za AS AMAPIANO continued to dominate this year, the genre’s top production duos have come to the forefront to lead the charge. Below we look at five of the best amapiano duos out there. Scorpion Kings There’s no other place to start than with the Scorpion Kings. The duo comprises arguably the two best amapiano producers around, DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small. Together, they’ve formed an integral part in the genre booming across the globe over the past year, by relentlessly churning out hit after hit. It’s difficult to imagine where amapiano would be without these two giants. Felo Le Tee Though they’ve been around for a while, Felo Le Tee have only started to find their way into the mainstream this year. The duo have achieved…
Debashine Thangevelo debashine.thangevelo@inl.co.za As we step into 2022, let’s look at the shows that left us completely mesmerised in a year where we yo-yoed between different Covid-19 lockdown levels and waves. These shows immunised us against serious boredom-meets-cabin fever and, in some instances, left us gasping. Squid Game A global phenomenon, this K-drama not only enjoyed critical acclaim but went on to surpass Bridgerton to become the most-watched series for Netflix. The nine-part series centres on Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who lives with his elderly mother. Although divorced, he is a devoted father to his daughter. Unfortunately, his gambling addiction leaves him in a tricky spot with a local loan shark. But there is a silver lining, or so he thinks when a stranger invites him to play a game…
George RR Martin has seen a rough cut of the Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon and “loved it”. The 73-year-old author wrote the A Song of Ice and Fire series of books that the HBO fantasy drama was based on, and has now teased the upcoming spin-off series – which tells the story of the Targaryen family – is set to be “amazing”. On his website he reflected on House of the Dragon being named IMDb’s “most anticipated new show” of 2022, he wrote: “Don’t tell anyone… I’ve seen a rough cut of the first episode. And loved it. It’s dark, it’s powerful, it’s visceral… just the way I like my epic fantasy. (sic)” George went on to praise executive producers Ryan J Condal and Miguel Sapochnik.…
It has been a decade-long journey for Ranveer Singh in the world of Hindi cinema. But Bollywood’s livewire star says it has been a fulfilling one for him and he is was a different person. Ranveer made his acting debut with Band Baaja Baaraat in 2010, after which he starred in a slew of blockbusters such as Bajirao Mastani, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Padmaavat, Dil Dhadakne Do, Simmba, Gully Boy and 83. He says: “I’ve completed a decade and this journey has been beyond my wildest imagination. I’m so grateful I even got a chance to become an actor and filled with gratitude every day. It’s surreal for me to think that I’m living my dream, I’m so grateful for the opportunities, I value them tremendously. “And what a journey…
MWANGI GITHAHU mwangi.githahu@inl.co.za IN THE early hours of yesterday, the ashes of the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu were interred in front of the high altar of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town. Tutu died on December 26 last year aged 90 and his funeral was held on New Year’s Day. The ashes are interred under a memorial stone, which gave a timeline of Tutu’s life from his birth year of 1931 and December 2021 when he took his last breath. It also included the decade of 1986 to 1996 when he was the Archbishop of Cape Town. According to a statement released by the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, the family held a private service to inter the arch’s ashes. Makgoba, who led the service, laid the…
Zelda Venter zelda.venter@inl.co.za IN A victory for couples in a life partnership, the Constitutional Court has confirmed an earlier High Court ruling that if one of the parties dies intestate – without a will – the surviving partner may claim maintenance from their deceased partner’s estate. The court on Friday confirmed that the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act must include that a person in a permanent life partnership can also claim maintenance if the surviving partner can prove that he or she was financially dependent on the deceased. As things stood, those outside of marriage could not claim maintenance in spite of the fact that census data of 2016 revealed that about 3.2 million South Africans cohabit outside of marriage and that this number is increasing steadily. The…
