About 100 women and children gathered out over Buffalo Flats yesterday to stamp out rampant rape in the area. Organised by Masimanyane Women’s Support Centre, the meeting at the Ephesians Church – marked by foot-stomping gospel tunes at every opportunity – aimed to raise awareness about how women can protect themselves in order to prevent being raped or, if they are raped, how to go about reporting it and empowering themselves to be survivors. 

Masimanyane’s Bertha Kelly said “This campaign comes after we did a survey in the area and found that there was a lot of rape happening here.” “We want to bring this anti-rape message to the people, to provide the community with information so at the end of the day there can ...

A new star-studded South African movie, which features among others Themba Ndaba, Terry Pheto and Leleti Khumalo, will hit the big screen from September 3. 

Called Hopeville, and taken from its small screen forerunner that was screened on SABC2 last year, it is based on South African moral values and aiming to explore these virtues further in cinematic style. 

Hopeville is the uplifting story of Amos Manyani, a recovering alcoholic who moves to a rundown rural town in the hope of eking out a new life with his alienated son Themba. 

Themba Ndaba, who plays the lead said "Amos's story is about a man trying to pull his life together and win his son back. It's a journey that will touch many people ...

Springboks rugby coach Peter de Villiers has been issued with a misconduct notice over comments he made last week about referees favouring the All Blacks. The Springboks were beaten 32-12 and 31-17 by New Zealand in their first two Tri-Nations matches and de Villiers suggested before their clash with the Wallabies in Brisbane that the All Blacks were being favoured ahead of next year’s World Cup. 

He said “I’ve got my own observations about the last two tests, and I can’t say it in public, but we do have a World Cup in New Zealand next year, and maybe it was the right thing for them to win the games so they can attract more people to the games next year.” 

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It's been six years since South African pop diva Brenda Fassie died - but she has not been forgotten. The show, Brenda, takes its audiences on a journey through the singer's musical career, from the beginning until her death at the age of 39 in May 2004. 

The musical's producers are looking for replacement for the title role, which is played by former Isidingo actress Lesego Motsepe. The award-winning actor, producer and director of the musical, Jerry Mofokeng, said "young hopefuls who can stand in for Motsep." He added "We are looking for someone special, with an incredible spark and ability to sing like Brenda, to come on as the understudy for our full run at the State Theatre, Pretoria." 

"So we are ...