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NME Awards 2012
By Editor at February 2, 2012 | 2:37 pm | 0 Comment
We are so excited for this, we cannot tell you, and it's not only because one of these brilliant nominees is hitting our shores on 2-3 March! And the nominees are... Best British Band (supported by Sonos) Arctic Monkeys Bombay Bicycle Club The Horrors Kasabian Muse (Last year's winner: Muse) Best International Band (supported by T4) Arcade Fire Foo more...
Nando’s rallies about language debate
By Editor at January 25, 2012 | 6:48 pm | 0 Comment
Nando’s South Africa is making no bones about its support for a debate currently raging in educational circles with a brand new tactical campaign, “Hlonipha ulimi lwakho,” exclaim the print adverts that are appearing in several newspapers today. Translated as "Respect your (mother) tongue" the headline picks up on a heated discussion around the dropping of Xhosa more...
Downton Abbey comes to South African TV
By Editor at January 25, 2012 | 6:01 pm | 0 Comment
Multi BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning series Downton Abbey comes to South African television on 19th February at 20:30, for the first time, on BBC Entertainment. Written and created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, this critically acclaimed drama depicts life in an Edwardian country house in 1912. The Crawleys have been the Earls of Grantham since 1772, but more...
Sport Relief Goes Global!
By Editor at January 25, 2012 | 5:53 pm | 0 Comment
In its first global viewing event of 2012, BBC Worldwide will give an international stage to one the UK’s biggest televised fundraising efforts. Sport Relief in the UK brings together the best of British sporting talent, comedians and entertainers to raise money to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people. For the first time ever, BBC Worldwide will take that more...
Nando’s South Africa yanks ad from screens
By Editor at December 2, 2011 | 8:55 am | 0 Comment
The latest controversial Nando's commercial has officially been taken down! The organisation stated today: Nando’s South Africa has been closely monitoring the reaction to our “Last Dictator Standing” television commercial, currently running in South Africa. We’ve noted with concern the political reaction emanating out of Zimbabwe, including perceived more...
Nando’s ad banned in the UK
By Editor at November 28, 2011 | 1:36 pm | 0 Comment
The latest ad from the ever controversial array of ads for Nando’s: "The Last Dictator Standing" has officially been banned in the UK. A Nando’s UK spokesperson has confirmed based on its political controversy, which features the deceased Gaddafi and Hussein, with Mugabe. On the contrary most UK citizens loved the ad, and felt that “it is not a controversial more...
Come Dine With Me: SA celebrity special
By Editor at November 11, 2011 | 11:53 am | 0 Comment
BBC Entertainment has today revealed the four household names who will participate in the Come Dine With Me South Africa celebrity special. 97.4 Highveld Stereo’s Samantha Cowen, SuperSport’s Neil Andrews, television presenter and model Shashi Naidoo and M-Net presenter Ashley Hayden will compete to win ten thousand rand for their favourite charity in a special more...
Hunter’s TV Ad feat. Jack Parow
By Editor at October 18, 2011 | 1:40 pm | 1 Comments
We at YCLAD are digging the new Hunter's TV Ad: "You Can't Change Your Chinas, But You Can Refresh Them." The ad stars: Thapelo, JR, Thumi, as well as jou ma se kinder, Jack Parow, tuning a few rhymes. Can I get a "HO$$ Ja" for 40 more...
Idols – another singsong season ends…
By Editor at October 5, 2011 | 1:32 pm | 0 Comment
You say “idol”, I say “Catholic”. You say “Idols SA”, I say “sorry, me no lai-key ka-rai-oke-y.” Of course, not having an interest in a show like Idols (or the, uhum, “music” it produces)) is hard when you earn your keep sub-editing a celebrity news magazine and your TV-addicted flatmate needs to watch shows like this for her job. Somehow though, more...
New Show: Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals
By Editor at October 4, 2011 | 10:10 am | 0 Comment
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of South Africans questioned in an exclusive BBC Lifestyle survey* don’t have enough time to cook – but when they do, TV cookery shows are their number one inspiration. The survey, which polled a group of 1000+ people aged over 16, was commissioned by BBC Lifestyle ahead of the premiere of Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals, to discover the cooking more...
