Pretoria News is a local newspaper circulating in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. Pretoria News covers a range of local news, as well as national and international news, comment and analysis by experts, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.
Shingai Darangwa shingai.darangwa@inl.co.za When Riky Rick released the heartfelt and now harrowing single Home in 2020, he did so discreetly and without any promotion. Instead, he announced that he was releasing Ungazincishi featuring Focalistic, a song he was teasing for a while. He then quietly added Home as a snack of sorts to accompany Ungazincishi. If you were a casual fan you’d probably only listen to Ungazincishi, which was an instant hit and dominated that summer. But if, like me, you were a fan, Home was the immediate stand-out of the two songs. On it, Riky poured his heart out about the struggles he was going through with his mental health, the heavy burden of fame that was weighing on his shoulders and the pressures of being a breadwinner. “All…
Gerry Cupido geraldine.cupido@inl.co.za Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile has sprung to life on the big screen again. With intriguing characters and thrilling twists and turns, this whodunnit film keeps audiences guessing until the end. The star-studded cast includes the likes of Gal Gadot, Kenneth Branagh, Annette Bening, Russell Brand and Black Panther’s Letitia Wright. The breathtaking costumes in Death on the Nile, which is set in the 1930s, were created by Oscar-nominee Paco Delgado, in his first collaboration with director/producer Branagh. Delgado, a Spanish costume designer, grew up on Lanzarote, a tiny island off the coast of West Africa, part of the Canary Islands, where he cultivated a vivid eye for colour, shape, and texture. He has worked on more than 18 films since the early 2000s. In 2011,…
THE cast of And Just Like That has responded to American TV personality Meghan McCain’s criticism that the Sex and the City reboot was too “woke”. According to Fox News, Cynthia Nixon and Nicole Ari Parker both disagreed with McCain during an interview with Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM show. “I disagree,” Nixon told Cohen when he asked what she thought of McCain’s criticism. “The show became so beloved, reruns for all those years ... I feel like people have watched it, and they know it so well, inside and out. “Because people know it so well, they have enshrined it in nostalgia. But this is a show that has always pushed every kind of boundary. I think that that’s what's so magnificent about the new show, about how…
The Wendy Williams Show – which has aired since 2008 – will end in June because of host Wendy’s long running health battles and will be replaced by a new show fronted by Sherri Shepherd, who has stood in for Wendy on several occasions. In a statement, producers said: “Since Wendy is still not available to host the show as she continues on her road to recovery, we believe it is best for our fans, stations and advertising partners to start making this transition now. “Like our viewers, we have been impressed by the unique comedic twist Sherri puts on our daily live ‘Hot Topics’ segment, her creativity and interactions with our guests. Her love for the content and daytime fans is obvious, and we are excited to partner with…
There has been a significant shift in the customers’ fashion choices, and they now prefer apparel that offers the right blend of traditional and contemporary styles. This has prompted retailers and designers to adapt their business models to accommodate this demand. Both demographic and psychographic transformation is causing a noticeable shift in fit preference and product uniqueness in the Indian apparel industry. This was previously deeply rooted in the vastness and richness of Indian culture. Since the availability and accessibility of ready-made brands were limited, most people wore personalised apparel in the past. Because of its high cost and limited use, ready-made clothing was considered posh. People welcomed pre-made clothing enthusiastically as time passed, owing to its inexpensive and readily available nature. The demand shifted towards prefabricated apparel as the…
Marchelle Abrahams marchelle.abrahams@inl.co.za THE global sex toy industry is expected to be worth about $52.7 billion (about R798bn) in 2026, according to data analysts Statista. And while sustainability and eco-consciousness may not be terms associated with the adult toy industry, this could very well change, because “green sex” is what many consumers are craving. You’re probably going to ask, what exactly is green sex? Urban Dictionary has quite a whimsical and fun way of describing it: “Some ways Jack and Jill practice Green Sex: Instead of driving to the movies and dinner, Jack and Jill biked to the farmers’ market for food, and took a walk in the park. “Jack gave Jill locally grown, pesticide-free, and fair-trade flowers for Valentines. “During sex, Jack and Jill used only all natural lube…
