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The weekend is upon us once again, and with it comes a host of exciting new films and TV shows dropping on streaming services. If you’re gearing up for a good old streaming binge this weekend, Netflix has some great content on offer.

Global audiences have been gaga for Baba Yaga with Lionsgate/Thunder Road Films/87 Eleven’s John Wick: Chapter 4 now having passed the $400M mark worldwide.

Christopher Vourlias Set to make history as the first African show to take part in Canneseries’ main competition, South African extreme sports action drama “Spinners” offers a gripping portrait of life in Cape Town’s hardscrabble Southside — and the latest sign of a growing push for shows from the Global South in the international TV industry. The series follows 17-year-old Ethan (Cantona James), who’s looking for a way out of the Southside’s bloody cycle of gang violence through spinning, a South African extreme motorsport that features drivers performing daredevil stunts — such as leaning out of windows or standing on the roof — while driving at high speeds.

Baaba Maal has released ‘Freak Out’ featuring the Malawian duo The Very Best, ahead of his 14th studio album, ‘Being’.The new worldbeat track is mysterious as the Senegalese musician draws on the idea of privacy.“There are things you should keep to yourself,” he said. “Mystery is important in life; you don’t need to shine a light on every little thing you do.

EXCLUSIVE: Christine Horn (The Fallout, Snowfall) and Sule Rimi (Andor, The English) have been tapped to star in Kagiso Lediga’s newly titled Amazon Freevee series Classified (fka Untitled Kagiso Lediga), a coming-of-age drama from Skybound Galactic, a joint venture between Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, and Johannesburg-based producer Diprente. Horn and Rimi join previously announced lead Imani Pullum. The series will premiere in the U.S. on Amazon Freevee. 

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent AC Independent, Anonymous Content’s new sales and finance division, is set to introduce Pippa Ehrlich’s anticipated follow-up to her Oscar-winning “My Octopus Teacher,” as well as Walter Salles’ “Sócrates,” to buyers at the Berlin Film Festival. Ehrlich’s untitled new project and Salles’ “Sócrates” are part of AC Independent’s robust slate of documentary features from celebrated filmmakers. In her upcoming project, Ehrlich will shed light on the secretive and endangered world of pangolins, a species viewed as mythological creatures. When Stevie, a baby pangolin, is rescued from death at the hands of poachers in Johannesburg, an investment manager pivots his life to become the animal’s caretaker, teaching him to trust the world again and, in doing so, rediscovers his own purpose. Hand-reared until his release back into the wild, Stevie takes Gareth into his dragon world and together they find freedom and healing in the wild.

Nando’s has been given the go-ahead to serve up its first ever restaurant in Perth.

A man has spoken of his heartbreak after his partner died just days after his proposal when she used the wrong spoon to stir a cup of tea. Craig McKinnon, 24, had whisked his girlfriend Jess, 24, away to South Africa for a romantic holiday when she suffered a fatal allergic reaction.

Beyonce is slated to perform her first full-length show in four years at an exclusive Dubai event.The 41-year-old music icon will hit the stage for an hour-long show on January 21, according to The Sun.It was reported on Friday that the singer-songwriter will headline at five-star resort Atlantis The Palm.  Exciting news: Beyonce is slated to perform her first full-length show in four years at an exclusive Dubai eventA source told the media outlet 'Beyonce is being lined up to sing at Atlantis as part of a huge, luxury event in January.'The hotel has put on a range of massive performances recently, with Kylie Minogue booked in to perform on New Year's Eve.' The insider continued, 'It is part of a star-studded line-up of celebrations the hotel is putting on. 'Invites have been sent out for the event with Beyonce — which is being billed as an hour-long performance — and it’s the hottest ticket in town.' New music era: Beyonce's seventh studio album Renaissance came out this past July and quickly became a hit among fans and criticsAccording to the person with information, Swedish House Mafia is booked to DJ an afterparty.The person in-the-know went on, 'This will be Beyonce's first proper live show since she performed at the Global Citizen Festival in Johannesburg in December 2018.'Tickets are like gold dust and it will be a who’s who of the showbiz world on the night.' And the source added that "Queen Bey" was booked in a deal inked for more than £20 million.

Simon Murray isn’t a great believer in fairytales - even if he’s been in a dressing room where sorcery and magic spells were very real. The Queen’s Park striker currently finds himself in the middle of one of Scottish football’s modern day romances.

EXCLUSIVE: Backstreet’s back — in Cannes.

Rangers will always be Dave King's first love. But the former Ibrox chairman’s soft spot for Liverpool means he’ll be a winner tomorrow night no matter what the outcome.

Elon Musk 's dad shot dead three armed intruders with "one bullet going through two of them" as his six-year-old daughter clung to his leg. Scandal-ridden Errol Musk has given his account of how he killed three armed intruders, Clint Eastwood-style, in South Africa, in an exclusive interview.The 76-year-old gave the full gory details of the 1998 gunfight for the first time, which occurred at a rental property he owned in Johannesburg, while his daughter, Ali, was present. READ MORE: Horror hospital shooting sees at least one dead and 'person of interest' arrested Errol had gone to check on the unfurnished, empty house in the upmarket financial district of Sandton, which was being painted before new tenants moved in.When Errol and his daughter arrived at the property, around 5pm local time, Ali said she wanted to take a bath.As Errol searched for a towel he says he was confronted by a gang of seven men in the lounge area, who opened fire on him upon sight.He says he miraculously survived the hail of bullets and raced to the main bedroom to grab his .357 Magnum, which he had left on a top shelf out of Ali's reach. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here . "As soon as they saw me, they started shooting at me," he said."They opened up on me.

Charlize Theron is getting candid about her personal life. The actress, 47, spoke with Harper’s Bazaar for their October cover issue all about parenting, navigating the dating world and her experience after 25 years in Hollywood. "I feel like I’m at a place where it is what it is," Theron said of her career.

Katie Price has received a flood of support from her pals in the celebrity world after she opened up about very personal struggles in her new Channel 4 documentary, Katie Price: Trauma and Me.

Hollyoaks viewers have already seen that The Undertaker aka Norma Crow (Glynis Barber) is not to be messed with.Village bad boy Ethan Williams (Matthew Bailey) was shocked by the arrival of a woman in a hearse earlier this year.Events spiralled out of control, with the glamorous gangster threatening the lives of Ethan and his associates Ste (Kieron Richardson) and Sienna (Anna Passey).READ MORE: Hollyoaks viewers emotional as 'unexpected' double wedding bombshell rocks villageHowever, Norma then shot and killed her lover Asher (Joe Mallalieu), before revealing to the shocked trio that, wanting out of the criminal business, Asher had secretly become a police informant in exchange for his freedom.As The Undertaker is set to cause more chaos around the village, Daily Star has taken a look at actress Glynis Barber's life away from the Channel 4 soap.Born Glynis van der Riet in Durban, South Africa, she moved to Johannesburg aged 5 with her mother after her parents divorced.Glynis was a shy child but wanted to be an actress ever since seeing Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap when she was aged 5. Sadly, when Glynis was 17 her mother died.

Director Neill Blomkamp’s first feature film debut, “District 9,” the Johannesburg-set sci-fi, action pic was a bonafide banger. The sci-fi film took a dark theme like South Africa’s apartheid, and segregation and applied it to aliens.

Prince Harry has made a surprise trip to Mozambique ahead of his and Meghan Markle’s upcoming trip to the UK.The Duke of Sussex, 37, made the solo trip without Meghan or his children Archie, three, or Lilibet, one, for a short visit to the country in his capacity as president of African Parks. According to the Duke’s spokesperson, Harry was on the trip to welcome and co-host a group of US officials, conservationists and philanthropists earlier this week as they toured protected wildlife and nature areas.The Duke’s trip was not formally announced before the journey, however in photos shared online of the visit, Harry can be seen wearing a grey polo shirt, sports cap and navy shorts.

Bravo’s “Real Housewives” will be expanding in another continent.

The Real Housewives franchise is getting even bigger!

turned 47 this week, has starred hit films including The Italian Job, Hancock, Prometheus, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious, Atomic Blonde and The Old Guard.