LERATO MBANGENI BLURRING the lines between disciplines and mediums is what we like and the following women have got it down to a fine art. These creatives are on our radar this week: Lunga Ntila (@lunga_ntila) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_TenjFjZkP/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb3BzeEFs3_/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yVe0bp1L7/ Puleng Mongale (@pulengmongale) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBKq2_3DaSw/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CADONPlDjf8/   Natalie Paneng (@nataliepaneng_) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Fd0hJj1wJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBkczENDXOT/ Azania Forest (@azaniaforest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQJtBeDOyz/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_z4z40DZrZ/ Tony Gum (@tony_gum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvnyY6FFaI/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcd1yjbgP5D/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BcKP4I_A6fO/

WILL Smith has reportedly shot down singer August Alsina's astounding claim that he gave him his blessing to have a long-term affair with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.The Sun in the UK today reported that Will's representatives called the claims "wrong", while a spokesperson for Jada vehemently denied them to celebrity website Page Six, branding them "absolutely not true". During the astounding revelation to radio host Angela Yee, the 27-year-old singer said he was in love with the actress, 48, and had been involved with her for years. A representative for Jada said the claims were “absolutely not true”.It is…

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE DRAMATIC life of the US National Football League (NFL)’s player-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick is to be immortalised in film. Kaepernick has been captured in a new limited drama series on Netflix. Titled “Colin in Black & White” is a scripted series that follows the life of the all-star football player, from adolescence through his influential high school years.  Academy Award Nominee and Emmy Award-winning director Ava DuVernay has teamed up with Kaepernick, who will also be the narrator, to create the scripted limited series, with Emmy Award Nominee Michael Starburry, who has previously worked with DuVernay in…

STAFF REPORTER FOUR of Africa’s big artists won big at the 2020 edition of the BET Awards, reflecting the ever-growing impact of African music in the world. Nigerian Afrobeats hitmaker Burna Boy walked away with the first award, the Best International Act presented by supermodel Naomi Campbell. Burna Boy beat out South Africa’s Sho Madjozi, the DRC’s Innoss'B, U.K’s Brit Award winners rappers  Dave and Stormzy, as well as France’s S.Pri Noir and Ninho.  Burna Boy, whose most recent work is his 2019 Grammy-nominated African Giant album, thanked his fans from a live stream and added that “In order for…

PERCY ZVOMUYA On 1 June 2020, Cook Off, a Zimbabwean-made feature film, had its debut on Netflix, the first time a picture from the country was showcased on the streaming platform. The date is a significant one for Tomas Lutuli Brickhill, the film’s director and scriptwriter. “That had some meaning,” he told New Frame in an interview on Zoom. On 1 June 2015, exactly five years before Cook Off’s premiere, the iconic venue Book Café, founded by his father Paul, shut down. By the time Book Café closed, it had become one of Zimbabwe’s important cultural institutions. It was at once a meeting place,…