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[Tyla @Tyllaaaaaaa]

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[mzansi fo sho 🇿🇦 @palesaaaaaaaaaa]

Backstage 🇿🇦📺🎬🎥🎭

Backstage was a defining milestone in the landscape of South African television, emerging as a massive youth-targeted soap opera that captured the energy of the early to mid-2000s.

Premiering on May in 2000, the eTV show was created by Mfundi Vundla and developed by Deon Opperman, cementing itself as a culturally significant daily drama that would speak directly to a new generation of viewers.

For millions of loyal fans across the country, the show was instantly recognizable by its iconic theme song, "Dusk to Dawn" by Vusi Khumalo, a soundtrack that triggers deep nostalgia and symbolized the vibrant aspirational tone of the production.

The narrative was set at Vulindlela College, a fictional and highly competitive performing arts academy that is located in downtown Johannesburg. In the backdrop, a diverse group of young musicians, dancers, artists and filmmakers were all desperately trying to break into the country's cut-throat entertainment industry.

The students faced intense professional pressure that was constantly mirrored by classic drama, including complex romances, betrayals, and the deep personal struggles that also resonated with many young South Africans navigating their transition into adulthood.

Beyond its engaging storylines, the production served as a massive industry catalyst, functioning as a premier launchpad for local stars who would go on to dominate the South African entertainment field.

Backstage discovered and nurtured exceptional talent, introducing audiences to renowned figures like Katlego Danke, who played Keketso, and Lorcia Cooper in her memorable role as Charmaine. The sprawling cast also featured prominent performances from Baby Cele, Pam Andrews, and Paul du Toit, alongside Loyiso Mangema.

Despite its massive cultural footprint and a successful seven-year run, the series eventually reached its natural conclusion in July 2007. In announcing its cancellation, eTV noted that modern youth culture is dynamic and ever-evolving with fresh formats for a changing television market.

While it has been off the air for nearly two decades, the legacy of Backstage endures as an essential piece of South African pop culture history, remembered fondly as a groundbreaking landmark and the creative bridge between old-school dramas and the modern wave of contemporary telenovelas.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Bratz unveils new Tyla doll.

[mzansi fo sho 🇿🇦 @palesaaaaaaaaaa]

The iconic met gala outfit? The tiger? The braids? OMG!!!!! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🐅🐅🐅🔥🔥🔥

[Don Billiato @casspernyovest]

A couple of  weeks ago, I heard the term period poverty for the first time.

To be honest, I had never heard of it before. But as a husband and the father of a little girl, I believe it’s my responsibility to understand the challenges women and girls face. Something as natural as a period should never be a barrier to education, opportunity, or dignity.

That’s why I’m launching Million Voices.

This isn’t just a South African issue it’s a human dignity issue. Together, we can make sure that one million women and girls have access to the menstrual health products they need to live, learn and thrive with dignity.

Join my voice. Together, let’s reach one million girls and prove that when we stand together, we can change lives.

@millionvoices_sa @afribizentfoundation

#endperiodpoverty #MillionVoices
#HearMyVoice
#EveryGirlEverySchool
#MillionVoices4PeriodPovery
PeriodPowerbyCassper

[Rampard 🇿🇦 @RamaphiriMpho]

I’ll keep reposting this video whenever I see it . Chidinma is not a bloody victim .

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

First look at ‘CHILDREN OF BLOOD & BONE’.

Starring Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Damson Idris, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Amandla Stenberg.

In theaters on January 15.

[тнU§σ Mвє∂u @ThusoMbedu]

@PhilMphela It will be an experience and a half 😉🫶🏾

[Kgopolo @PhilMphela]

Our Thuso! 🇿🇦👸🏽❤️

I'm not familiar with the source material but I'm so looking forward to this film.

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE.’ promises to be an experience!

[Dimakatso David Mokwena @SelfieRunnerZA]

Seputla Sebogodi as Nkwešeng Madime gave us gave us great childhood memories…This scene from Bophelo ke Semphekgo will forever be iconic. The show made our childhood in the ‘90s memorable by giving us something to looking forward to weekly. May your soul RIP and rise in glory

[Don Billiato @casspernyovest]

Starting to have fun again. Big news coming !!! More music!!! More moves!!! More money!!! More charity!!! More love !! More work!! More blessings!!! Yes I!

[Kgopolo @PhilMphela]

RIP:

Seputla Sebogodi

Stage and Screen actor has passed away.

#RIPSeputlaSebogodi

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

In December 2007, a Barcelona newspaper ran a charity raffle to pick a local baby for a UNICEF calendar shoot.

The winning family brought their 5-month-old son.

The 20-year-old Barca player assigned to bathe him was Lionel Messi.

The baby was Lamine Yamal.

Nobody thought about the photo for 15 years.

Then the baby debuted for Barcelona at 15. Won the Euros at 16 while still doing homework. Took over Messi's number 10 shirt.

On Sunday they meet in the World Cup Final.

Messi is 39. It's likely his last one.

Yamal turned 19 two days ago. It's his first.

The baby Messi held in his hands is now trying to take the trophy out of them.

[Kgopolo @PhilMphela]

NEW SHOW:

'Nyala O'

The new telenovela follows three women in three marriages, as they discover that the wedding was the easy part.

Together they navigate issues of love, finances, forgiveness and identity, while confronting an uncomfortable truth about marriage.

Starring Mapaseka Koetle, Tsholo Matshaba and Cindy Mahlangu.

Premieres 20 July on Mzansi Magic.

#KgopoloReports

[Ye @TraceeEllisRows]

The story of Mzilikazi waAfrika going undercover to Mozambique so that he can be human trafficked back to South Africa to see where human trafficked illegal immigrants end up in South Africa and how much they are sold for when they get here and who the buyers are is so crazy 😭😭

[S I H L E T H E P L U G @RealSihleIV]

This 3 single run was so crazy I don’t think anyone can ever pull anything like this 🔥🔥🤞🏽

[Jackie Phamotse @JackiePhamotse]

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH AFRICA

Beloved,

I wrote The Big Five Cartel because silence was no longer an option. You can see where we are today. I have spent too much time away from you, studying them , men and women. I watched, I questioned and I wrote.

What did they think would happen? How do you silence a writer? We can never fight what’s already written. There are book we all fear to write and yet there is this ONE!
Also because my therapist said “journaling helps” and I took it a bit too literally.

For years I’ve been called “controversial,” “too loud,” “too much.”
Translation: I speak in a room full of whispers and apparently that’s a crime. We all have slept with the enemy, we have eaten with cowards and we lost ourselves in love. That all ends when I step into the writing room, everyone is enemy.

I’ve been dragged through courts, spent two years under house arrest, and lost friendships, brand deals, and a few good nights of sleep. We all pay a price for what we have been chosen to become.

People told me: “Jackie, stop writing. Stop talking. Stop naming what everyone sees but no one says out loud at the braai.” Well, the truth dies when we all cower.

But I kept taking notes. With receipts.

Being a vocal minority is exhausting, however someone has to carry the weight.
It’s tweeting the truth at 2am and waking up to 3000 comments, 2 lawsuits, and 1 aunty asking “but why must you always?” It’s the months of research, not reading things online, literally finding the information that’s in this book!
It’s being told “you’re causing division” for pointing at the division that was already there.
It’s doors closing, publishers hesitating, and people suddenly forgetting your number — until they want to know if they are in the book.

The sacrifice was real. Goodness I have fought so hard, you saw it!
There were threats. Headlines that tried to turn me from an author into a scandal. Nights I asked myself: “Is documenting our own stories worth it?”

Yes. Because someone has to say it first so that others can say it louder later.

I wrote this book because South Africa deserves the truth, even when it’s ugly. Especially when it’s ugly.
The Big Five Cartel is about the systems, the networks, and the “no honour amongst thieves” culture that keeps ordinary people trapped while a few eat in the dark. It’s about power without accountability. About not letting them win, brokers, cartels; and the cost paid by women, men, and kids who never asked to be part of it.

This book will make people uncomfortable. Good. Comfort has kept us stuck.
It will be called defamatory, sensational, dangerous. But what’s truly dangerous is pretending.

I am not a hero. I’m just a daughter of this country who decided to document instead of disappear. And maybe crack a joke or two while doing it, because if we don’t laugh we’ll cry.

“The Commission is only the start.” There’s more to tell. So, we shall stand up and say what they can’t. There is more to unmask. More to fight for.

To those who pushed back: thank you. You proved why the book needed to be written.
To those who stood with me: thank you. You reminded me why I kept going.
To you, the reader: read it with an open mind and an open heart. Argue with it. Feel it. Share it as far as possible. But don’t ignore it. We can’t just talk, someone has to document it.

South Africa, we cannot be silenced. Not by courts, not by fear, not by power.
And definitely not by group chats or should we say Cartel’s?

With courage, love, and a little bit of mischief,
J.P

[Jackie Phamotse @JackiePhamotse]

The book vs The Author ✍️

Coming in August 2026 . ❤️📣

[Jackie Phamotse @JackiePhamotse]

August. 📣❤️ 2026

[Don Billiato @casspernyovest]

July 31st.