Thursday, 12 November 2026

A new film initiative bringing South African cinema and filmmaking workshops to Ladybrand in the Free State aims to give rural aspiring filmmakers access to industry practitioners and mentorship.

Film submissions open this Friday on the Story Time platform, which also lets filmmakers monetise their work and gives them access to tools they often cannot afford.

Paul Nzimande says men can grieve what never happened, since children without fathers often imagine ideal relationships that reality would never have delivered.

The confidence activator advises a pause, consider, respond approach: notice defensiveness, ask whether there is truth in the challenge, and respond in ways that build understanding.