documentary
Encounters documentary festival returns for 28th edition in June
AFRICA’S leading documentary festival, Encounters returns for its 28th edition between 4-14 June 2026, with screenings, masterclasses, panels and Q&As in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. This year’s short film… →
All about Sunday night movies on M-Net in May
THIS Sunday, 17 May, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public… →
Baz Luhrmann’s Epic: Elvis Presley In Concert in IMAX cinemas
FOR one week only, from tomorrow, 20 February, watch The King of Rock & Roll exclusively in the king of cinematic formats with Ster-Kinekor. The undisputed King of Rock ‘n… →
Brakpan’s reputation precedes it…get the full story on Showmax
JISLAAIK. Watch Showmax’s hard-hitting trailer for Brakpan Chronicles, premiering 24 February 2026. The two-part documentary series is from Rian van Heerden and Provoco, the team behind the SAFTA-winning Sex in… →
Explore the evolution of McCauley and Zille in Shapeshifters
M-NET is shaking up the start of 2026 with an local documentary series, Shapeshifters (from 11 February at 9pm), which takes an in-depth look at two South Africans who have… →
Showmax’s mega lineup for December
IN The Chair Company, William Ronald Trosper finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy after an embarrassing incident at work. Triple Emmy winner Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave With… →
The war is over; the silence is not
IDEACANDY dropped the official trailer for Unspoken War, a raw and haunting Showmax Original documentary series premiering on the African streamer and M-Net on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. Between 1966 and… →
DStv Premium open time all weekend
FOR one weekend only, from Friday to Sunday, 7-9 November, all active DStv decoder customers will get full access to every DStv Premium channel for a jam-packed weekend of sports… →
Showmax Original documentary series Slay Queens premieres 31 October
THE docu-series Slay Queens, a Showmax Original, features both slay queens—women who chase the soft life by any means necessary—and ballers telling their stories in their own words, as well… →
The many faces of Dexter, our favourite serial killer, on Showmax
CURRENTLY at #5 among IMDb’s Most Popular TV Shows with a 9.2/10 score there, a 95% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a second season already in the pipeline, Dexter:… →
ARTFUL DOCUMENTARY CAPTURES GRUELLING KAROO CYCLE RACE
IF you think mountain bikers are crazy, then you have to watch the 40 cyclists who tackled the Tour Of Ara in 2016, a gruelling 800km stage-race through the harsh… →
Doccie gives an intimate view into the vibrant and exhilarating world of swing
ALIVE AND KICKING, a feature-length documentary that takes an inside look into the culture of swing dancing and the characters who make it special, will be screened at The Labia… →
