Eastgate Shopping Centre Enhances Accessibility for Deaf Shoppers

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According a recent report, approximately 4 million people in South Africa are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. Eastgate Shopping Centre in Johannesburg has announced a collaboration with Convo South Africa to improve accessibility for this community.

Real-time support at key service points

Through this partnership, Eastgate now provides on-demand access to South African Sign Language (SASL) interpreters at customer service points across the centre. Deaf and hard-of-hearing shoppers are able to scan QR codes displayed at these points to connect with an interpreter via video call. The service is quick, intuitive and offered at no cost to the customer. Marking a meaningful step in the centre’s drive to offer a more inclusive shopping experience, the initiative is now live.

“Inclusivity should not be an afterthought,” says Saadiyah Kahn, General Manager at Eastgate Shopping Centre. “We’ve been looking closely at how we can better accommodate shoppers with varying needs, and this partnership with Convo is an important first move. We are committed to ensuring every customer feels seen, understood and respected.”

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GRYND 2025: Unlock Your Creative Potential at South Africa’s Premier Convention

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Building on the phenomenal momentum of the past two years, South Africa’s iconic youth radio station, Y, proudly announces the return of GRYND 2025 – the ultimate content creation convention. This is where passion meets strategy, where timelines come to life, and where creators level up — from nano to mega, and everything in between.

Originally launched in 2023 as a response to the growing youth unemployment crisis, GRYND was created to spark critical conversations around entrepreneurship and innovation. Now in its third year, GRYND 2025 continues to evolve as a powerhouse of opportunity, arming young people with practical tools, real-world knowledge, and a mindset geared toward sustainable self-employment. With a key focus on the “how-to” aspect of content creation, GRYND is more than a convention, its unique offering is a launchpad for success. You’ll leave inspired, informed, and ready to turn content into currency.

This year’s edition for the first time will see GRYND speakers go beyond inspiration, guiding attendees through step-by-step sessions and live creative demonstrations that show exactly how to level up as content creators. This hands-on approach is a major highlight, designed to deliver real, actionable value – all designed to foster growth, creativity and collaboration. GRYND is your ultimate creative playground.


Backed by Y’s influential reach and deep cultural insight, GRYND 2025 promises to once again unite aspiring entrepreneurs, side-hustlers, and established industry leaders for a day of powerful exchange. 

Confirmed for the 2025 speaker lineup are the faces you double-tap on daily, South Africa’s most dynamic voices in tech, finance, media and business – each bringing their journey, insights and blueprints for success to the stage. Keynote speakers include young powerhouse business entrepreneurs Alphi Sipho, Sibu Mabena, Ntando Zikalala and Sabelo the Kreator alongside various other dynamic industry disruptors. These speakers include collaborative creator Thato Rampedi, beauty influencer Jay Pharasi, dance influencer Hope Ramafalo, tech influencer Okay Wasabi, agency owner Kyle Clark, foodie creator Onezwa Mbola and Y’s own fashion influencer Fresh by Caddy, reality star Sinaye and broadcast royalty Ayanda MVP.

As we mark Youth Month in the country, GRYND 2025 stands as a testament to the power of ideas, community, and fearless innovation. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the movement that’s shaping South Africa’s next generation of game changers. Atlas Studios turns into the epicenter of creator culture next month, so mark your calendar for Saturday, 28 June 2025 and pull up – GRYND is going down with an unfiltered, full-throttle experience made for young visionaries ready to shake things up.

Y Managing Director Haseena Cassim, remarked, “GRYND has evolved beyond a moment into a movement that continues to grow with the ambitions of South Africa’s youth. In 2025, we’re doubling down on our mission to equip young people with more than just inspiration—we’re providing access, insights, and actionable tools. GRYND is about shifting mindsets, unlocking creativity, and empowering the next generation to build their futures through innovation and digital fluency. We’re not just opening doors—we’re showing young people how to walk through them with confidence.”
 

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Showmax Highlights – Coming soon

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Alison Oliver and Thuso Mbedu in HBO series Task

HBO has released a first-look image of South African star Thuso Mbedu in Task, a new drama series from Brad Ingelsby, creator of the four-time Emmy winner Mare of Easttown.

Mbedu plays Aleah, part of a task force trying to put an end to a string of violent robberies.

Four-time Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo plays the FBI agent heading up the Task Force. The stacked cast includes Emmy nominee Tom Pelphrey (Ozark), BAFTA nominee Emilia Jones (CODA), Jamie McShane (Wednesday, 1923), Alison Oliver (Saltburn) and Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole in House of the Dragon).

Task will debut in September on HBO and will premiere first on Showmax in South Africa.

After earning two International Emmy nominations as Winnie in Mzansi Magic’s Is’thunzi, Mbedu’s career went international. She cracked a Critics Choice Best Actress nomination as Cora in the Emmy-nominated The Underground Railroad, won the Black Reel Breakthrough Actress Award as Nawi in the #1 box office hit The Woman King, and has had voice roles in Mufasa: The Lion King and Castlevania: Nocturne.  

Watch the first teaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uad08ZuHOlc

Task is one of a run of high-profile international titles coming first to Showmax soon.





Mountainhead | First on Showmax | Stream from Sunday, 1 June

Four friends. $371 billion net worth. One international crisis. Zero responsibility.

Among The Wrap’s Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2025, Mountainhead is the feature film directorial debut of seven-time Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession.

The all-star cast of billionaire friends includes Emmy nominees Steve Carell and Ramy Youssef, Critics Choice nominee Cory Michael Smith and multi-award winner Jason Schwartzman. 

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27cN2_k0JF0




Hacks S4 | First on Showmax | Binge from Friday, 2 June

The reigning Best Comedy Series at the Emmys, Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, Hacks is back for a fourth season, with Deborah and Ava working to get their late night show off the ground.

As legendary comedian Deborah Vance, Jean Smart has won the Best Actress Emmy every season, while Hannah Einbinder won Best Supporting Actress at this year’s Critics Choice Awards.

Season 4 has a 97% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As The Guardian says, “Season 4 of Hacks is very funny. But what makes it really special is just how raw it is, too, ready to hit you in the feels when you least expect it.”

Watch the trailer: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOwKjb_EHJA




The Rehearsal S2 | First on Showmax | June 2025


The Rehearsal follows one man’s journey to reduce the uncertainties of everyday life – with a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources,

Emmy nominee Nathan Fielder (The Curse) helps ordinary people prepare for life’s biggest moments by “rehearsing” them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. In Season 2, the urgency of Fielder’s project grows as he decides to put his resources toward an issue that affects us all.

Season 2 has a 97% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Guardian hailing it as “TV’s most fascinating show.”


Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CaHP5P4wUc




Duster S1 | First on Showmax | July 2025
 

Set in the 1970s, Duster follows a gutsy getaway driver whose life goes from dangerous to wildly, stupidly dangerous when the FBI’s first Black woman agent comes to town, hellbent on taking down his crime family. 

From JJ Abrams (Lost, Westworld, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and series creator and showrunner LaToya Morgan, Duster stars Josh Holloway (Yellowstone, Lost) and Rachel Hilson (This Is Us), as well as three-time Emmy winner Keith David (American Fiction), Greg Grunberg (Heroes) and Emmy nominee Corbin Bernsen (LA Law).

 
Duster has a 90% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Mashable hailing the eight-part series as “nothing less than an absolute joyride.”

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih01iblDuHg


The Peacemaker S2 | First on Showmax | August 2025

John Cena is back as Christopher “Chris” Smith, aka Peacemaker. This season, DC’s vigilante superhero struggles to reconcile his past with his newfound sense of purpose, while continuing to kick righteous evil-doer butt in his misguided quest for peace at any cost.

Season 1 was nominated for Critics Choice Super Awards for Best Superhero Series, Actor (Cena) and Actress (Danielle Brooks), as well as for an Emmy for its stunts.

Multi-award winner James Gunn (The Guardians of the Galaxy) wrote all eight episodes this season, directing three.

New cast members include Frank Grillo (Tulsa King), David Denman (The Office), and Emmy nominee Tim Meadows (Mean Girls).

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QwXokuIZjM

Why You Should Watch “Landman” on M-Net

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L-R: Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris and Ali Larter as Angela Norris in Landman streaming on Paramount+ Photo Credit: James Minchin/Paramount+

Taylor Sheridan’s Texas oil field drama Landman comes to M-Net from Monday, 2 June at 9pm for 10 episodes, featuring a cast as explosive as the world it’s set in: Billy-Bob Thornton; Demi Moore; Jon Hamm and Ali Larter. I’ve already watched all 10 episodes and it reminds me so much of “Dallas”. Being a huge fan of Billy-Bob Thornton, I’m always drawn to the characters that he portrays, and his lead character in “Landman” is so electrifying.

Landman is led by Thornton as Tommy Norris, the overseer of an oil-drilling operation in west Texas. He does the daily dirty work of managing crews in the world’s largest oil field, fending off cartel competition and basically doing the bidding of his boss, Monty (Hamm).

Watch the trailer below:

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Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair: A New Era for Female Attorneys – Coming Soon to Disney+

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Disney+ unveiled the teaser trailer and art along with first look images for the highly-anticipated, Original Ryan Murphy legal drama “All’s Fair,” premiering Spring 2025 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.

In “All’s Fair,” a team of female divorce attorneys leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice. Fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances—both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. In a world where money talks and love is a battleground, these women don’t just play the game—they change it.

Starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Matthew Noszka with Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close.

Watch the Teaser Trailer: HERE

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