A startling climax to episode five sees the end of Mia and drives Traffic into even darker terrain. We chat to actress Trudy Van Rooy about her character.

Playing Mia marks 26-year-old Trudy’s TV debut. And what a debut it is. Few can boast having a major role in a critically good TV series alongside industry stars like Bonnie Mbluli.

The University of Cape Town graduate tells us more about what her days on set was like and what she’ll be up to next.

Did you have to do any preparation for this character?
For me it was about identifying what about Mia is similar to me. I did see a lot of myself in the character. So ja, it was about finding those similarities.

Mia lies to her parents, is she a problem child?
No, I don’t think she’s a problem child at all. She’s just curious and unfortunately she doesn’t come from the kind of home where that curiosity is allowed to be explored. Her father is very strict and controlling. And when you’re in this type of environment where you’re not allowed to do what you would like - you find your own way of doing it.

What is Mia’s relationship like with Jacques?
She wants to be close to Jacques because he’s Dini’s best friend. And Jacques is also just that chilled out kind of guy. She wants to uplift people, she works at the church. In Jacques she sees somebody who is troubled and she wants to help him and guide him as best she can.

What’s her relationship like with Dini?
With Dini its attraction. He’s a little bit older than her and he’s got that kind of masculinity and strength and that kind of swag about him. He’s different and that’s what’s appealing – he’s completely outside of the world that she knows.

What was the best part about being on the set of Traffic?
It’s my fourth year of being a professional actor and Traffic is my television debut. So I learned a lot on set, about how television set works. The crew is so funny, I loved the joking and banter in-between takes with the DOP (director of photography) and the lighting guys and the props guys.

Were there any fun, funny, or odd moments from set that stands out for you?
Well I had to do a few pole dancing lessons for Mia’s character along with my co-star Lauren Joseph.  And the first day we shot our pole dancing scene, one of the actors (can’t remember his name now) just jumped on the pole and did a whole bunch of crazy moves that took us a month of training for. I was jealous!

So we see your character die in tonight’s episode, it’s a bit of a shock. Did you know from the beginning Mia is going to die?
After I got the role and the script I saw that Mia is killed.

Do you know who the killer is?
I know who the killer is, but I think everybody will be very surprised to find out who the killer is at the end of the day.

What’s next for you?
I just got a part in the new Oliver Hermanus movie Endless River and we’ll start shooting in April. I’m very excited about that!

Watch Traffic! every Wednesday at 9:35PM.

She had to be punished for her sins, but was death too harsh? We speak to Scandal’s assistant series producer Grace Mahlaba about Gogo Nyathi’s death.

Cain’s ghost flashed before her moments before she died. She went into distress and never recovered. Gogo Nyathi has died. She had a premonition about her own death, but no one believed her. And now she’s gone. But was the punishment too harsh?

Scandal’s assistant series producer Grace Mahlaba talks to us about Gogo’s death. 

How did Gogo anger the ancestors– what Sangoma principles did she go against when she dabbled in dark magic?

We don’t know if Gogo angered the ancestors, it depends on what you believe in. But we do know for sure that she did something bad to her whole family. It is Gogo herself who explains all her illnesses and all the bad things that the family is experiencing as the anger of the ancestors, because she is familiar with the world of ancestors and she knows fully that colluding with her son to keep the secret was wrong.  

Gogo’s calling to be a Sangoma has a huge responsibility. She was called to heal, help, counsel and sometimes bring people who are in dispute together, but she did the opposite and out of desperation even went to an extend of dabbling in witchcraft to help her son, which goes against everything healers believe in.

But she repented and even performed a ritual after Cain’s death, why hasn’t this worked?

When she performed the ritual it was still out of desperation. She was trying to fix the whole mess, but it was a waste of time because she still used the wrong name, Cain Gumede.

Why is Gogo receiving the harshest punishment?

Is death the harshest punishment? Gogo was old, death was inevitable. Gogo is relieved she’s resting, shouldn’t we be worried about the living?

Will Gogo Nyathi’s death redeem the Nyathis? 

Only time will tell. Keep watching.

Hamba Kahle, Gogo Nyathi.

Catch Justice is Coming on Scandal Monday to Friday at 7:30PM. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more updates. 

A supernatural cop thriller starring the eternally cool Samuel L. Jackson and seductive actress Scarlett Johansson. Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City
Starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson

Funny man Eddie Murphy plays a dad who finds himself at the mercy of his daughters imagination in this hilarious and adorable family comedy. A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await
Starring Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi

The legendary Harrison Ford heads up this epic action thriller about a hunt for a Colombian drug cartel. A Close Friend of The President And His Family Are Murdered Aboard Their Yacht In The Caribbean, Setting Off a Chain of Events That Leads Jack Ryan, Deputy Director of The CIA, Into a Dangerous Confrontation With The Colombian Drug Cartel.
Starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer

A romantic comedy directed by renowned filmmaker Guy Ritchie and starring Madonna. A rich spoiled socialite is shipwrecked while on a private cruise and is forced to get along with the one crew member she hates.
Starring Madonna, Adriano Giannini, Bruce Greenwood

Daniel got umthakathi to perform dark magic rituals in the house, but before he could relax his mother visited him from the grave. We show you pictures of last night’s episode.

Seeing Cain in his dreams freaked Daniel out so much he enlisted the help of umthakathi to perform a ritual that will protect his family. He tried to get rid of Shakira so that he's alone in the house when the ritual is performed but she came back in time to see umthakathi in action. The umthakathi performed a ritual disposing of the ancestors so that they don’t haunt the house. After the ritual in the house umthakathi gave Daniel a pouch for protection and Daniel felt more in control. 

But then he had a nightmare vision of Gogo...She looked at him with great sadness and disappointment and asked; “Likasi, what have you done?”

Did Daniel make matters worse by performing the ritual?

Catch Scandal Monday to Friday at 7:30PM. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more updates. 

Here are 10 of our favourite queen of bling Instagram photos to show you how it’s done!  

Khanyi Mbau is an actress, socialite, and host of her very own talk show. Watch the queen of bling on Katch It with Khanyi every Friday at 6PM on eKasi+

Khanyi can now also be dubbed the queen of the selfie because her updates are making us all jealous. 

It was difficult to choose, but here are our favorite Khanyi Mbau Instagram photos. Take note! 

Kimberley, it’s your time to shine bright like a diamond when e.tv and OpenView HD stars visit your hood for the e.tv Kasi Tour this weekend.

Here’s why you should shut up and drive (see what we did there?) to the Kimberley Kasi Tour on Friday, 28 and Saturday, 29 March.    

But don’t just take our word for it, just listen to Rihanna.

1. Stars from Scandal, Rhythm City, Club 808, Craze, Katch it With Khanyi, Gumba Gumba and Ekse Lets Talk with Masechaba Lekalane will be in your kasi this weekend!     

2. You’ll be rubbing shoulders with Ms Khanyi Mbau herself!

3. Come pour it up with the e.tv and OpenView HD stars at the Club 808 Takeover at Rio Cocktail Lounge on Friday, 28 March.

4. And you know DJ Zan-D and Mo-Flava are gonna be killin’ it on the decks!

5. The first 100 partygoers will each receive an OpenView HD gift on arrival. Ooh lala!

6. It’s a star-studded Saturday at Thabane High School on Saturday, 29 March. Come around and get your autograph and photo taken with your favourite actor, actress or presenter!

7. No camera phone? No worries! Our Glam Cam station will print your photo on the spot, for FREE!

8. So make sure you’re looking phresh out the runway!

9. At Thabane High School we’ll have amazing giveaways, awesome live performances, and wild surprises!

10. We’re even giving away an OpenView HD decoder with FREE instillation!

11. Yes, it’s free with e!  

12. Can’t make it to Kimberley?

13. Follow all the action on Mxit, Facebook and Twitter, using the hashtag #etvKasiTours.  

Here’s the full schedule and complete list of celebs who are heading to Kimberley this weekend.
  
 

The legendary and eternally cool Samuel L. Jackson heats up late night movies this weekend.

The 66-year-old dominates the late night movie scene this weekend with The Spirit on Saturday at 10PM and Kiss of Death on Sunday at 11PM.

Here’s your complete list of weekend movies:

1.Swept Away
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Thursday 27 March at 8:30PM
A rich, spoiled socialite is shipwrecked while on a private cruise and is forced to get along with the one crew member she hates.
Starring Madonna, Adriano Giannin and Bruce Greenwood

2.Clear and Present Danger
Genre: Action
Friday 28 March at 8:30PM
A close friend of the president and his family are murdered aboard their yacht in the Caribbean setting off a chain of events involving a dangerous confrontation with the Colombian drug cartel.
Starring Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe and Anne Archer

3.Let’s Get Harry
Genre: Action
Friday 28 March at 11:25PM
When an American engineer is taken hostage while working in Colombia, a group of highly skilled men go deep into the Columbian jungles to rescue him.
Starring Michael Schoeffling, Thomas F. Wilson and Fidel Abrego

4.Imagine That
Genre: Family Comedy
Saturday 29 March at 8PM
A financial executive who can't stop his career down-spiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world where solutions to his problems await.
Starring Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church and Yara Shahidi

5.The Spirit
Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller
Saturday 29 March at 10PM
Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.
Starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson

6.Man on Fire
Genre: Action
Sunday 30 March at 8PM
In Mexico City, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
Starring Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken and Dakota Fanning

7.Kiss of Death
Genre: Action Thriller
Sunday 30 March at 11PM
An ex-con betrayed by his criminal cohorts, Jimmy Kilmartin finds himself pressured by the police to gather evidence against the violent mobster, Little Junior.
Starring David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson and Nicolas Cage

A remix of the hit song “Gangnam Style” called “Nkandla Style” is making waves on the internet.

With the recent storm brewing over upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead someone made a remix of “Gangnam Style” and called it “Nkandla Style.”

The video makes reference to some of the findings by the Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s Nkandla report.

This is why we love South Africa’s sense of humour!

Watch the video

Denzel Washington heats up another epic action flick. In Mexico City, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect
Starring Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning

A supernatural cop thriller starring the eternally cool Samuel L. Jackson and seductive actress Scarlett Johansson. Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City
Starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson

Mission Brasil takes a look at the road to the biggest football showpiece, the Brazil 2014 Football World Cup which kicks off this June.
The series will report on a weekly basis on every facet of the looming event as teams make their final preparations for their mission ahead. The show will begin with a comprehensive review of the finals draw and the initial team groupings, to team and player profiles of all 32 nations preparing for battle.
Also featured on the show will be a profile of the host city, Rio de Janiero, Brazil’s preparations overview and a look ahead at Russia 2018.

Suffocate and Bash scramble to help save Niki’s life. Will their efforts help Niki or will it be too late?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Last week Bash learnt of Niki’s kidnapping thanks to his scheming ways. This week news of Niki’s kidnapping is confirmed when the kidnappers phone Bash with a demand for a drop off. Suffocate and Bash scramble to try and help Niki. Can they save her?

A smitten Reneilwe sees no way out of staying in and looking after Kop tonight, instead of going on a proper date with Sifiso. Reneilwe disobeys Mamokete and goes to see Sifiso. Reneilwe finds out about Sifiso’s past, and realises her true feelings. Will Reneilwe pursue the relationship with S’fiso or end it?

Zozo and Enoch disagree on how to handle Niki and the phone situation. Suffocate fires Lerato who reveals the phone and tries to sell it to David. Why is Lerato still holding on to the phone instead of saving Niki’s life?

David demands to know what’s going on at Zer011. David gets the phone from Lerato, but in order to do so he has to turn down the opportunity to help save Niki’s life.

Jafta realises that he might be in over his head with the stand-up comedy. Fats struggles to get Jafta to come in and do the stand-up comedy show as promised and Zer011 is held at gun point by two masked men.
 
Catch all the drama on Rhythm City weekdays at 6.30PM and the omnibus on Saturdays from 9:30AM. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Mxit (search Apps for ‘Rhythm City’) for more updates.

Karaoke, swinging from balconies, and crazy crowds gone wild - the e.tv and OpenView HD stars invaded Kimberley for a weekend-long party.  

The e.tv and OpenView HD stars touched down in the Diamond City early Friday (28, March) afternoon, but there was no time to relax. First stop was the hotel where everyone had only a few minutes to freshen up before making their way to radio interviews around the city.

Then it was off to the Flamingo Casino’s Entertainment Grounds where we spent the afternoon with a children’s home in the area. The kids got to meet their favourite e.tv and OpenView HD stars and were entertained with soccer, karaoke, jumping castles, a mechanical bull and slides.

Khanyi Mbau and Ntombi Mzolo hogged the karaoke station and had everyone singing along to their rendition of TLC’s “Scrubs.” A few of the kids went up next and opted for Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” Khanyi got everyone laughing when she playfully heckled them saying, “Remember when you hit those high notes don’t fart!”

It was over all too soon, and after handing out e.tv and Openview HD goodie bags, everyone was back on the bus for the 20-minute drive back to the hotel.

After a quick splash and an outfit change, it was off to the media dinner where journalists had the opportunity to meet the actors and presenters face-to-face. The guys were disappointed when the scheduled trip to The Big Hole was cancelled because the women’s heels were too much of a safety hazard. Eish!

Next stop was the Rio Cocktail Lounge for the Club 808 Club Takeover. And spirits were high as everyone was excited to see what Kimberley nightlife had to offer. We were greeted by screaming fans trying to catch a glimpse of the TV personalities as they existed the bus, greeted the crew.

Once settled in the VIP area on the top level and in full view of the partygoers, Mo Flava got the night started with some fresh house beats.

Of course Khanyi was a crowd pleaser, she was dancing on tables and swinging from the balcony! But she really got the crowd excited when, later in the night, she made her way down to the general area and danced and socialised with everyone there.

DJ Zan-D wrapped up the party with his signature hip hop beats. Everyone lost their minds the moment Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love” started.  The e.tv crew were still singing lines from the track when we made our way back to the bus in the early hours of Saturday morning, “watermelon!” 

Despite the late night, there was no time to sleep in; we were off bright and early to Thabane High School where we met more screaming fans.

The scorching heat didn’t stop anyone from waiting for hours to meet his or her favourite celebs. And they were not disappointed because the e.tv personalities were warm and obliging, thanking their supporters, posing for pictures, handing out autographs, jiving on stage and dishing out tons hugs.

Midway through the event MC Big Dreamz threatened to cut the event short when the crowd started pushing forward and the barricades collapsed! Luckily, the situation was quickly brought under control and the roadshow continued as planned.   

It all ended just after 1PM, and then it was straight to the airport for the flight back home.

Stay fixed on e.tv and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out when we will be in your your city!

Where you at the e.tv Kasi Tour this weekend? Share your best moment with us!
 

The 15th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre this weekend.

Also known as "Africa's Grandest Gathering" the festival boasted a star-studded local and international lineup from Mi Casa and Jimmy Dludlu to Erykah Badu and Kirk Whalum.

Check out all the pics from the weekend.

Daniel makes a full confession and Shakira tries to clear herself of any fallout from Daniel’s actions.

What should be a joyful day for Shakira is tainted by the prospect of an apocalypse that neither her husband nor stepson seem willing to comprehend. Shakira takes steps to keep herself clear of any fallout from Daniel's actions... but how far will she have to go? She makes a pact with the devil which she believes will protect her, but receives unexpected advice from an unlikely source. 

Faced with standing to lose everything, Shakira scrambles for survival while the implications of what Daniel has done become a hard reality. The news about Daniel breaks - with more than a little help from Thembeka - and the world is left reeling.

Scelo finds himself torn between two very risky options, and makes a decision that no one would believe him capable of, least of all himself. Mlungisi shares a dark secret with Scelo to encourage him to do the right thing.  He tries to make amends but ends up living his worst nightmare. He’s forced to Scelo consider his future now that his circumstances have radically changed.  

Ndumiso receives three very different ambushes and is crushed by a revelation from Gontse. 

Gloria's bragging backfires on her. But she comes up with a shameless idea to help her keep up appearances. She kick starts a scheme and looks for support from an unwilling participant. Gloria discovers she'll have to put more money into her business before she'll get any out.  

Watch Daniel's full confession tonight on Scandal at 7:30PM. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more updates.