Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are reunited in Slapstick comedy ‘Blended’, which is set and filmed in South Africa

Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who played his own great grandfather in the classic 1964 film, will be one of the guests at the 50th anniversary gala screening of ‘Zulu’ in London

There’s a small but sudden rush on international films made in and about South Africa.

The latest album by legendary South African finger-style guitarist Tony Cox includes covers by some of South Africa’s musical greats such as Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse, Bright Blue, Johnny Clegg, Hugh Masekela and Nico Carstens.

The documentary ‘One Humanity’ is an emotional time travelling trip recounting the occasion in which the whole world united for a common cause — the end of apartheid in South Africa. It poignantly conveys a singular message, which director Mickey Dube says he kept in his sights throughout: “I wanted to capture this essence of humanity, this soft part we call caring”.

The winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist award for jazz in 2011, Bokani Dyer and his quintet will take the stage at Vortex on Thursday 15 May

Film director Craig Freimond talks about filmmaking in South Africa since the start of democracy – and reveals that he is currently developing a movie script for top comedian Trevor Noah.

Do you fondly remember regular visits to the drive-in while growing up in South Africa and wish you could do it again? BA’s new Rooftop Film Club in London offers the chance to sit under a starry sky eating popcorn and watching a movie.

Hit South African film ‘Material’, starring Riaad Moosa, has been launched on iTunes to mark the 20th anniversary of South African democracy. Lead actor Riaad Moosa chats to us about giving up medicine for comedy and what he learned from playing Ahmed Kathrada in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

With rumours of the remake of the popular film, My Fair Lady, Dominique Valente wonders if Adam Sandler is to blame for all that is wrong with modern society. Is the film relevant to today’s audience? Have we entered a reverse-Pygmalion world? And what would need to change to set it in our ‘post-Sandler’ reality…

The documentary ‘Plot for Peace’ introduces an outside view about the demise of apartheid, bringing a previously unknown, international perspective on South Africa’s transformation

South African music personality Jon Savage needs your help to complete his black comedy film about the SA music scene.

OVER THE BARREL | South African Rieslings are often noted for their characteristic lime aroma and taste. Try with grilled garlic chicken.

How it happened I’m not sure, but in two weekends, I managed to stumble across two places of heavenly indulgence.

Mat Hartley has been braaiing every day for nearly 365 days as a challenge to raise funds and awareness for rhino conservation. So he knows a thing or two about cooking meat! Here’s his recipe for the perfect steak on the barbecue.

OVER THE BARREL | Viognier is an aromatic white grape variety known for producing textured white wines with prominent stone-fruit flavours. Aroma wise, these wines can be very floral, showing lavender like aromas that are quite honeyed in sweeter examples.

In this thought-provoking documentary, Khalo Matabane explores the ideals Nelson Mandela fought for (freedom, reconciliation and forgiveness) and questions whether they hold any resonance in contemporary South Africa.

A South African and her British husband visit the new Soaring Eagle Spur in Leicester to indulge their addiction to Spur ribs and sample some of the other classics on the menu. Here’s their verdict…

Before I knew it, the sun had started to shine and blossoms and bulbs sprouted on random trees and fields of green. Spring is teasing the Londoners! Despite taking the pre-warned caution that this might be only a momentary thing, South Africans instinctively race to their webers and braai tongs.

Award-winning documentary ‘Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me’ will make its UK debut at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London this month.

Directed by Spanish director Carlos Agulló and Johannesburg filmmaker Mandy Jacobson, ‘Plot for Peace’ is a whole new take on the heritage of central and southern Africa.

South Africa is a country devoted to God, and Pentecostal ‘Megachurches’ are booming. But as well as conventional priests, thousands of young people follow self-styled prophets — and Prophet Mboro is one of the most controversial and colourful of them all.

A new documentary introduces an outside view about the demise of apartheid, bringing a previously unknown, international perspective on South Africa’s transformation

In the second episode of a three-part BBC documentary Reggie Yates spends a week in a new hospital on the Cape Flats that is struggling to cope with the victims of violent crime. On any given weekend, the young doctors deal with up to 100 stabbings and assaults and 80 per cent of those admitted are under 25.

In a new three-part documentary, BBC presenter Reggie Yates decides to live in three very different South African communities, including a white squatter camp, the Cape Flats and a Pentecostal church