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.
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu was born in 1991 in Port Harcourt, the largest city in Rivers State in Nigeria. He would become known as Burna Boy, a singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to stardom in 2012 after releasing Like to Party, the lead single from L.I.F.E., his debut studio album. With a growing army of global fans, he won a Grammy Award for his album Twice As Tall and has performed live at Madison Square Garden in the US. He recently revealed his sixth studio album, Love, Damini. With music commonly described as a mix of reggae, dancehall, R&B and hip hop, Burna belongs to the broadly defined music genre Afrobeats (contemporary music mostly of Nigerian origin). But in an interview in 2015, he pronounced that his music was…
England international soccer star Jesse Lingard might have just secured a move to Nottingham Forest this week, but what’s really on his mind is getting Mzansi’s very own international DJ star Uncle Waffles to perform at his birthday party. Taking to his Instagram Stories recently, Lingard posted a video of Uncle Waffles’ recent reel – which featured a delirious crowd – from a performance in Amsterdam. He captioned his story, “Need @unclewaffles_ at my birthday fr fr (for real, for real)”. Clearly taken aback, Waffles responded a few hours later by reposting his post on her stories, with a crying face emoji and the comment, “yo, WHAT?” Lingard is a known fan of amapiano and has previously posted videos jamming to AmaNeighbour by the late Killer Kau and Mr JazziQ,…
MTV has unveiled the much-anticipated nominations for the 2022 Video Music Awards (VMA). Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X are leading the race with seven nominations each, closely followed by Doja Cat and Harry Styles with six, and Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and the Weeknd with five, reports Variety. The show takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday, August 28. Voting by fans for their favourites across 22 gender-neutral categories started on Tuesday. They can cast their vote by visiting vote.mtv.com up until Friday, August 19, but voting for Best New Artist will remain active well into the show on August 28. Harlow and Lil Nas X both earned multiple nods for their No 1 hit collaboration Industry…
Circa 1977 is when Fantasy Island first aired. In the original fantasy drama, Ricardo Montalbán played the mysterious Mr Roarke with Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. The series centred on guests having their ultimate fantasy come true – for a price, of course – at a luxury resort. Since then, it has been reimagined twice as a TV series, in 1998 and 2021 (the show’s release was delayed until now). And it was adapted for the big screen as a fantasy horror in 2020 with Michael Peña cast as Mr Roarke. In the latest iteration, Roselyn Sánchez plays Elena Roarke, the grand-niece of Mr Roarke from the original series. In a recent Zoom interview, the seasoned actress – celebrated for her roles in Without a Trace, Devious Maids, Rush…
Despite the harm it brings to our planet, leather is in, and it has been for decades – it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. This is perhaps why designers and luxury brands are attempting to find more sustainable alternatives to the beauty and elegance of leather. Vegan handbags and clothing are making their place in prominent fashion lines for their eco-friendly and affordable characteristics. However, many remain confused as to the making, process, and benefits. Vegan handbags – the process Now there are plenty of raw materials from which vegan bags can be made – cork, pineapple leaves, apple peels, recycled plastic, other fruit waste, and of course, polyurethane. The processes, depending on the source material, are distinct and yet easy to execute. For example, in the case of…
Serums are the hottest trend, and rightly so with the brilliant results they can showcase when used properly and regularly. With the market filled with an array of products, finding that diamond in the rough that magically takes care of your skincare concerns can be a challenge. Fortunately, there is a way to figure out which serum is right for you – by choosing one with actives specifically designed to target your skin type and skincare concerns. Malini Adapureddy, founder, Deconstruct Skincare offers tips. Dark spots Serum combination – Vitamin C + ferulic Acid. If your skin has discolouration, dullness, dark spots, or even sun damage, Vitamin C is right for you. It can help brighten your skin. It can also help improve your skin’s hydration, reducing redness and the…
