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Scientistsexplain why beer tastes better when its cold

Theres a scientific explanation for why beer served cold is more enjoyable than when served at warmer temperatures. Researchers in China have studied the relationship between our perception of the taste of an alcoholic beverage and its s
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13 May 2024

South African musical artists generate more than R250M from streaming in the last year

In 2023, royalties generated by South African musical artists on Spotify alone reached nearly R256 million. This was revealed on Monday morning in Rosebank, Johannesburg where the streaming platform shared its numbers of the last year Th
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13 May 2024

Omuhle Gela quits Tropika Island of Treasure

Actress Omuhle Gela has parted ways with Tropika Island of Treasure . Tropika Island of Treasure is a popular South African reality competition TV show that showcases an even mix of local celebrities and ordinary contestants engaging in
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13 May 2024

OPINION: Markram might be better off being released from his IPL team

It is admittedly a nasty comment to make, but it might be best for South African cricket if Sunrisers Hyderabad dont make the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs. Ahead of next months T20 World Cup , Proteas captain Aiden Markram has be
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13 May 2024

Mokwena staying off toxic social media as he also defends Shalulile

In the wake of the revelation in court that Rulani Mokwena was on the verge of leaving Mamelodi Sundowns and head to Al-Ahly with Pitso Mosimane in 2020, the current Sundowns head coach says hes staying off social media to block out the noise in
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13 May 2024

Voting with their feet: Are international investors leaving South Africa?

Are international investors leaving South Africa, voting with their feet because the country is not an attractive investment destination anymore? Busiswe Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), says in her weekly newslett
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13 May 2024

Poultry industry calls on minister to avert another avian flu outbreak

The South African poultry industry is calling on the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development to step in to avert another avian flu outbreak after the local poultry industry was devasted by the H7N6 strain last year. Mo
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13 May 2024

Luke Ntombela has 7 days to retract sexual assault allegations against DJ Tira

DJ Tira showed his legal muscle on Monday as he, through his lawyers , ordered Luke Ntombela to retract sexual assault allegations she made about him on social media in the past few weeks. A week ago, Ntombela claimed that she woke up in
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13 May 2024

That amazing smirk: Nomzamo Mbatha on starring alongside Bruce Willis in Assassin

Nomzamo Mbatha is set to mesmerise audiences in her latest role alongside Hollywood icon Bruce Willis. The internationally renowned actress stars in a sci-fi thriller, Assassin , set to premiere on Showmax this Monday, 13 May. S
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13 May 2024