The Crowning of a Legacy
It is said that you cannot pray for what you cannot imagine. If this be true…
Salamina Mosese – The Practitioners
If anyone were to account for the group of influential women in the tv and film industry who have…
Katya Abedian – Young, Hungry & Talented
It’s not often that the talented have the requisite belief in themselves to…
Ayanda Thabethe – The evolution of a woman who has come full circle
Actress and TV host Ayanda Thabethe has done what no other woman in the tv industry has managed to…
Ayanda Thabethe: The evolution of a woman who has come full circle
This year New York Fashion Week (NYFW) saw a young South African television…
Mangi Mbileni – The Practitioners
Former US President Dwight Eisenhower said, “Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the…
Siya Raymond – Young, Hungry & Talented
If featuring on four top-rated tv telenovela’s and dramas at the same time was…
Chris Q. Radebe – The man definitively positioning himself in the industry
If one were to request the physical manifestation of the word “tenacity” in human form, the man…
Chris Q. Radebe: The man definitively positioning himself in the industry
Start by doing what's necessary, then do what's possible and suddenly you are…
Lala Tuku – The Practitioners
If your talent determines what you can do, your motivation how much you are willing to do and your…
Celeste Khumalo – Young, Hungry & Talented
Celeste Khumalo is a woman to watch. Having graced the screens of channels such…
Kgomotso Christopher – A Woman’s Way with Grace
Actress Kgomotso Christopher covers thebar. Magazine during a month which celebrates women who have…
Kgomotso Christopher – A woman whose mastered the way of grace
It’s cold, the sun is going down, walking a good mile or two to the final…
Faith Seuoe – The Practitioners
Before the aggregate benefits of social media, there was good old word-of-mouth (WOM) – the oldest…
Asavela Mngqithi – Young, Hungry & Talented.
Benjamin Franklin said “Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What's a…
Oupa “Ouparazzi” Bopape – The Icon whose Lens Takes the Long-Shot
In 1994 when South Africa was finding its feet on the edges of democracy, a young man by the name…
Oupa “Ouparazzi” Bopape: The Icon whose Lens Takes the Long-Shot
In a TIME magazine feature for the series entitled “FIRSTS”, media mogul and…
A Winter Wave – Cult Viewing of TV
Tom Wolfe once said that a cult is a religion with no political power. If you are part of the 1% of…
The New Young: The age of older influence
From lead roles to magazine covers, brand ambassadorships and modelling…
Portia Hlubi – The Practitioners
Portia Hlubi is a Producer’s dream. This content Queen is a genius at directing subjects into…
Youth As The Lead
In January 1999, Yizo Yizo launched on SABC 1 and local television viewing was…
Film, Television and Documentary Round-Up
The development of motion picture, since the first screening on a projector in 1895, has been…
Sivenathi Mabuya – Young, Hungry & Talented
Actress Sivenathi Mabuya is the perfect combination of what happens when you…
Hlomla Dandala – The Truth Of A Qualified Craftsman
This June, we journey with a maverick of a man. Hlomla Dandala is one of the few actors of our time…
Hlomla Dandala: The Truth Of A Qualified Craftsman
There was a time when multi-talented film & tv practitioner Hlomla Dandala…
Leanne Kumalo – The Practitioners
Leanne Kumalo is an anomaly of sorts – an introvert who thrives in an environment built for…
Bohang Moeko – Young, Hungry & Talented
Bohang Moeko is a young actor who describes himself as one living truthfully…
Mel Bala – The Voice That Gives Perspective To Reason
For nearly 3 decades, Mel Bala has built a career enriched with experience from tv and radio…
Mel Bala: The Voice That Gives Perspective to Reason
On a Tuesday morning characterized by a Johannesburg chill that cut through all…
The Homecoming of Emancipation
If you want to be BALLIN, you have to BE-ALL-IN. That’s according to celebrity trainer and wellness…
South Africa’s Liberation Narrated Through Film
History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of…
Clinique iD – Shaping the Skin Journey Story Worth Screen-Time Enjoyment.
There’s nothing quite like a great story. Be it a bio-pic screenplay for a film, a best-selling…
A Montblanc Preview into the Colourful Experience of Black & White
It is said that the most colorful thing in the world is black and white because…
Larona Moagi – Young Hungry & Talented
Actress Larona Moagi is the actress every casting agent should want to claim to say “I spotted…
Jessica Nkosi – The liberating power of a woman in transition.
Actress Jessica Nkosi is a woman in transition whose liberation speaks to more…
Jessica Nkosi – The liberating power of a woman in transition
Take yourself back to the [old-school] days when the December holidays had the cloud of matric…
#MeToo Today – How Far Have We Come?
Two years ago, the hashtag #MeToo went viral, exploding onto timelines across…
Keep Walking South Africa: A Johnnie Walks Into thebar
One can always trust the Irish for knowing the true value of whisky. Afterall, they are the people…
A #SAFTAs13 Industry Roundtable
The film & tv industry is going through significant changes which now and then…
Thabang Molaba – Young, Hungry & Talented
On the 20th March, Thabang Molaba, otherwise known as “Kale Dinero” drops his first musical…
Noxolo Grootboom: The Linguistic Legend of Our Time
Noxolo Grootboom, otherwise known as “uMamNoxolo”, otherwise known as “uMam”…
Noxolo Grootboom: The Linguistic Legend of Our Time
“Thambo dala kade bemqongqotha! Diza dala kade bemkhwahhlaza!” These are the typical praises one…
The Practitioners: Sive Nkukwana
Sive Nkukwana, better known as The Black Rose, is the woman whose knack for a…
Sandile Mahlangu – An artist in his own right
The name Sandile Mahlangu comes by no surprise to TV audiences consuming some of the best content…
Zikhona Sodlaka – The Fierce Character Queen
Strength, focus, resilience – this trinity make one in the description of the…
Zikhona Sodlaka – The Fierce Character Queen
This February, Zikhona Sodlaka emulates the power of a warrior-woman content with the love she has…
The E! Red Carpet Done The Kat Sinivasan Way
Katleho “Kat” Sinivasan is the real deal. Having being named the first African…
The Practitioners: Sunni Faba
As the Head Writer for Long Form at Seriti Films, Sunni Faba is a woman in television whose…
Angus Gibson – The Genesis of Genius
With a first name which originates from the Gaelic to mean “superior strength”…
January is the genesis of newness
This January, we channel a genesis into what we hope to be a glorious year through the direction of…
Half a Corner Kouch
“Mosadi wa Pelo ya tau by Galaletsang Koffman: Unpacking The Performer's…
Young, Hungry & Talented: Tiisetso Thoka
From attorney to actor, Tiisetso Thoka’s profile fits thebar. in more ways than one. Even though he…
Nokuthula Ledwaba – A Force of Unassuming Power
“Tea, coffee?” “Rooibos please.” “Sugar?” “Three teaspoons if it’s a big cup.…
The unassuming force that is Nokuthula Ledwaba
Like a tap-dancer whose next move is an unexpected dash of delight, Nokuthula Ledwaba’s journey has…
thebar. Practitioners: Rethabile Ramaphakela – Ten years in film & tv production – and still going strong
This industry is famed for on-screen actors to develop into behind-the-scenes…
Culture Casting: An Evolving Tradition
We all know how this goes – boy meets girl then marries girl and the nuclear family dream persists.…
Hungani Ndlovu – “If I am going to do something, then I am going to do it the proper way”
If the term “multi-talented” is anything to go by, then Hungani Ndlovu is well…
The multifaceted man of God: Diving to the core of Muzi Mthabela
The name Muzi Mthabela comes with many associations. To some, he is Duma; star of now cult-classic…
The multifaceted man of God: Diving to the core of Muzi Mthabela
The name Muzi Mthabela comes with many associations. To some, he is Duma, star…
Obey Muchipisi: Step into the world of talent management
Talent Agent & Casting Director Obey Muchipisi joins thebar as the second guest in our series…
Khomotso Manyaka
For most young actors, having an Oscar nomination under your belt before you…
Fashion in motion: Zeitz MOCAA’s Fashion Institute presents the first season of uniquely African fashion films
Fashion and filmmaking have long been close bedfellows. Whether it is their almost universal…
Masasa Mbangeni is here – and she’s more than you ever dreamed of
In a recent interview with Esquire magazine, legendary film writer Alex Blimes…
thebar. second cover shoot behind the scenes – Masasa Mbangeni
Masasa Mbangeni graces thebar. magazine's second issue and she gives us a rare peek into what makes…
Masasa Mbangeni graces this month’s cover of thebar. magazine
She discusses her dynamic acting legacy and her return to screen as Nomhlubi on…
Filmmaker Kutlwano Ditsele – “We wanted to do things our own way”
Casting Director and Producer Kutlwano Ditsele joins thebar as the first guest in our series…
A tailored life: Azania’s joy and enjoyment
In this, the second part of Azania Mosaka’s interview with thebar. magazine,…
Galaletsang Koffman – “I have always wanted to act. There is no plan B”
Galaletsang Koffman is the perfect pick for the first thebar’s series of Young, Hungry and Talented…
What A Woman: The success and stillness of Azania Mosaka
The first time I saw her was in 2015, when I’d just moved to Johannesburg to…
Azania Mosaka’s Spirit-led Success: Her new voyage
thebar. Magazine's editor sits down with cover star Azania Mosaka to discuss how her career journey…
thebar. launch cover shoot behind the scenes – Azania Mosaka
The launch issue is here and Azania Mosaka kicks us off in a big way. Peep the…
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: Living water and the celebration of living memory
This, our first issue of thebar. speaks to heart of what our publication seeks to do. In an…