Daily DispatchDaily Dispatch
JE

Creator

Jen Su

Jen Su is an international correspondent for Sunday Times Lifestyle, TimesLIVE, SABC3 Expresso, and is a former presenter of 5FM’s Hollywood Report with Gareth Cliff and Sky News' The African Business Report. She covers arts, entertainment, culture, and global events

Football fans gather at The Pavilion Shopping Centre in Westville to watch the official Bafana Bafana vs Mexico Fifa World Cup opening match.

Tyla and Mzansi Youth Choir fly SA flag at World Cup opening ceremony

Her standout optical-illusion dress featured the colours of the SA flag with a sculptured wired flounce at the bottom, representing the vuvuzela.

Tyla, seen here at the Grammy Awards, will sing the South African national anthem at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony.

Tyla to perform SA national anthem for Fifa World Cup opening

Two-time Grammy Award winner Tyla will also be performing a medley of hits, including a collaborative Afropop Fifa track with US rapper Future, titled Game Time.

Tyla is the first international artist to win Social Song of the Year. Picture:

Tyla wins two AMAs for best Afrobeats and best social song

She prevailed over Burna Boy, Wizkid, MOLIY and Rema in the Best Afrobeats category

South African actress and film producer Casey Diepeveen is currently in pre-production meetings at Cannes for a new film, 'Pieces', directed by Imran Hamdulay, which is set to begin filming in September. File photo

South Africa takes centre stage at Cannes

South African filmmakers are making a strong impression at this year’s 79th Cannes International Film Festival in France, as African storytelling gains significant prominence at the world’s most prestigious film festival

Trevor Noah, comedian and host of the 'What Now?' podcast, with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, comedian Eugene Khoza, David Kibuuka, and Ryan Harduth on December 16 2025.

Trevor Noah talks African roots with Zohran Mamdani

The 41-year-old Emmy winner is turning to film – where he is among the executive producers of 'The Incomer', a comedy movie set to have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

Entitled Izipho Zabadala (Gifts For the Ancestors), MaXhosa Africa is the only South African luxury fashion house and African-based brand on the official Paris Fashion Week schedule

MaXhosa Africa to present Paris Fashion Week SS26 collection

MaXhosa Africa will be honouring ancestors during Saturday’s presentation of the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 collection at the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Paris.

The Soweto Gospel Choir performing at Penn Arts Live on October 4, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The choir is currently on a multi-city US and Canadian tour until the end of 2025.

Soweto Gospel Choir spreads peace on US Tour

The three-time Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is once again lighting up stages across the US and Canada, bringing South African rhythm, colour and an inspiring message of hope and peace to audiences far from home.

Actress Charlize Theron and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault at Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2026.

Charlize Theron stuns in daring leather look at Paris Fashion Week

Charlize Theron turned heads and set social media ablaze on Wednesday when she arrived at the Christian Dior jewellery runway show in Paris wearing nothing beneath a sleek black leather jacket. The Oscar-winning actress and longtime Dior…

Tyla will be among the headline artists for Saturday’s Global Citizen Festival 2025 in New York’s Central Park.

Global Citizen Festival 2025: See Tyla, Rosé, Cardi B and Shakira

The annual festival will return to Central Park’s Great Lawn – bringing together superstars with global changemakers for a day of live performances mixed with activism, with the mission to eradicate extreme poverty.

SA-born actor Greg Kriek shares his Emmy Awards favourites

South African-born actor Greg Kriek, a voting member of the US Television Academy for the past two years, is looking forward to the release of two new productions while reflecting on the significance of attending one of television’s most…

Tyla poses with the Best Afrobeats Award for PUSH 2 START at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7 2025.

Tyla says new album ‘coming in hot’ as she wins MTV VMA for Best Afrobeats

Tyla beat heavyweights nominated across Africa, including Burna Boy, Asake, Travis Scott and Wizkid in the Best Afrobeats category.

Multi-award winning South African DJ Black Coffee performs at the Capital One SummerStage in New York’s Central Park.

Black Coffee performs to sold-out crowd at SummerStage in New York’s Central Park

South African DJ and producer Black Coffee led the 5,000-strong crowd through a musical journey of deep-house grooves.

Two MTV VMA nominations for Tyla

The 23-year-old singer received nods in the categories of Best Afrobeats and Best Choreography for her single 'Push 2 Start'.

Charlize Theron 'living life fully' at 50

Charlize Theron turns 50 on Thursday and Hollywood is taking a moment to celebrate a woman whose career has been defined by bold choices, unstoppable energy and unwavering activism.

Roger Federer photographed in Johannesburg during a function to raise funding for his charitable foundation's work in early childhood development. File image
Video

Tennis giant and philanthropist Roger Federer now a dollar billionaire

Tennis icon Roger Federer has joined the billionaires club with his net worth soaring to an estimated $1.3bn (R23.1bn), according to Fortune Magazine.