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INTERNATIONAL superstar and ultimate crush Trey Songz is heading to South Africa next month and Elite Concerts are proud to announce the Billboard chart-topping artist’s highly-anticipated return to our shores. With five albums under his belt, Trey Songz will be serenading women during Women’s Month. His two-city tour, hosted in Durban and Johannesburg, will focus primarily on the beautiful women of SA. Trigga Trey is the very same hitmaker who brought us smash hits like Say Ahh, Bottoms Up, Can’t Help But Wait and Foreign. Trey will be heating things up on August 8 at the People’s Park Stadium in Durban and will seal the deal on Women’s Day at the Ticket Pro Dome in Jozi on August 9. Tickets for the Women’s Day Trey Songz SA tour are priced between R595 and R950 for his Durban performance and R650-R1 195 for his Joburg show. “We at Elite Concerts pride our-selves in hosting the best entertainers and bringing them to the people. And what better way to celebrate Women’s Day than with the star that is Trey Songz,” said Rampa Masoko, CEO of Elite Concerts.

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so here’s our carefully selected TV menu for the week. If you see nothing else, watch these. And just in case you forget, cut out this page and stick it on the fridge. You’re welcome.

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strike Back (season 3 starts) M-Net edge (Dstv) at 10pmsEAsoN 3 of strike Back kicks off on friday. This thoroughly entertaining, The Emmy-nominated British series features lots of explosions, pretty awe-some stunts and intensely expressive one-liners from a fun cast that clearly enjoys what they’re doing. In the series, section 20 are on the hunt across continental Africa for four nuclear triggers, which are in the hands of billionaire and philanthropist Conrad Knox (Charles Dance). In the meantime, Michael stonebridge (Philip Winchester) wants to avenge his wife’s murder and Damian scott (sullivan stapleton) contends with a past acquaintance.

sanya’s glam & gold Bet (Dstv 129) at 7.30pmIT IsN’T easy to win olympic gold medals or earn super Bowl rings. BET brings you its first sports power couple, sanya Richards-Ross (four-time gold-medal athlete) and her hus-band, Aaron Ross (two-time super Bowl champion). The athletes met as students at the university of Texas and tied the knot in 2010. This docu-series follows sonya’s life as she balances being a world-class athlete, businesswoman and wife. sanya’s passion is reflected in everything she does and failure isn’t an option. sanya faces the challenges of working with her family as part of her management team.

The Vikings are ComingBBC knowledge (Dstv 184) at 10pmThIs compelling documentary looks at the grow-ing numbers of British women who are turning to Denmark – the new sperm capital of the world – to get pregnant. sperm has become a huge global business and is now one of Denmark’s biggest exports. Each week, dozens of doses of frozen Danish sperm are shipping out to over 70 countries. There are even websites of Danish donors. This film follows four women as they go on an emotional journey to make a baby using Danish sperm.

south Centrale.tv at 10pmWhILE this movie is not perfect, it is certainly one of the best films from the ’90s in its genre. The director and cast turned this into a film about relationships and philosophy, rather than going for the easy solution of shooting off as many guns as possible. During a 10-year sentence for murder-ing the leader of a rival south Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson (Glenn Plummer) finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie (Christian Coleman), has joined the Deuces, his old gang.

hidingitV Choice (Dstv 123) at 9.55pmThIs all-new, action-packed Australian TV series will have you on the edge of your seat. The eight-part series follows the experiences of a family in witness protection who have to try to fit into their new life, make friends and hide their past. After a botched drug deal, Troy (James stewart) must take his family into witness protection in exchange for giving evidence against his former employer, vicious crime boss Nils Vandenberg (Marcus Gra-ham). In this episode, the family has to try to make their new identities work as Mitch and Tara start at a new school.

uTatakhoMzansi Magic (Dstv 161) at 7.30pmZoLA returns to TV land as the media-tor, facilita-tor and host of this show that helps people to find their long-lost fathers. The show highlights prominent social issues in this country. It is expected that this new series will resonate with many audiences who identify with its sensitive subject matter.

MasterChefBBC Lifestyle (Dstv 174) at 8pmMAs-TERChEf is back for its 11th season with more fantastically talented amateur chefs who want to a shot at the coveted MasterChef title. out of the hun-dreds who auditioned, 40 amateurs to battle it out over four weeks of heats, produc-ing some of the most inspiring and unusual food ever seen on the series. After tasting all five dishes, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace each pick their favourite dish. Who will go through to the next round? stay tuned to find out.

love in the CitytLC entertainment (Dstv 172) at 9.55pmLAuDED for representing black women with grace, style and class, Love in the City follows Kiyah, Bershan, Chenoa and Tiffany, friends who have known each other for more than 10 years and are con-stant sources of inspiration, support, competition and companionship to one another. Two are married, two are single, but all four are strong, independ-ent women. The foursome don’t always see eye to eye but they have an incredibly strong bond and always support each other as they deal with their life challenges.

The expendablesM-Net Movies showcase (Dstv 108) at 9pm fEATuRING an all-star cast, this explosive action thriller is about a group of hard-nosed merce-naries who are double-crossed during a treach-erous mission. Approached by the shadowy Church (Bruce Willis) to over-throw tyrannical south American dictator Gen Gaza (David Zayas) and restore order to the troubled island country of Vilena, stoic sol-dier of fortune Barney Ross ( sylvester stallone) rounds up the unstoppable team made up of former soldier and blade special-ist Lee Christmas (Jason statham) and martial arts expert Yin (Jet Li), among others.

HAILING from the Athlone sub-urb of Cape Town, proudly South African R&B singing sensation Jimmy Nevis has been domi-nating the airwaves with chart toppers on various radio sta-tions and music channels across Africa.

One such smash hit is 7764, which has been the talk of the town since the official music video release. With his TRACE Guest Star debut on the horizon, set for broadcast on DStv 325 on July 29 at 7pm, TRACE gauged Nevis on how he created the uplifting “close to home” com-ponents encapsulated in his 7764 music video.Tell us a bit more about the track and how it was con-ceived?The track 7764 was one of the last songs I recorded for the album The Masses and the track is featured as a tribute to where I’m from. Some people are often confused with the line “shout out ATL”; thinking that I’m referring to Atlanta in America, but among my friends and family here, “ATL” is how we refer to Athlone. what’s the general mes-sage you’re trying to con-vey to listeners?The song is very personal because, although it has playful upbeat ele-ments to it, the lyrics are actually really deep. The song conveys a true representation, good or bad, of what happens in Athlone and other South African areas alike.

In its entirety, the song is about

celebrating our people as people before we begin to look at what they have and don’t have. When it boils down to the core of what it means to love and hate, we are all the same and we all know what that feels like.what memorable moments did you have shooting 7764?The music video was intention-ally unscripted and this was a bit nerve-wracking because I hadn’t been back to the Cape flats in a very long time. Despite this, I was overwhelmed with the amount of support and love I got from the community. On set, people pass-

ing by immediately volunteered to help out with the production, both behind and in front of the camera so that was a blessing. what’s your favourite scene in the video?For one of the clips, we filmed at a property in Athlone that had a cluster of residences on it. Even though I spent most of my child-hood walking all over the streets of Athlone, this was my first time being in that specific area and the set-up was incredible. They had what looked like a mini-town in one property – where else can you find that? It

was definitely a unique vibe that I’ll never forget.

Filming the last scene, with all the kids, was also one of my favourites.

Seeing their smiling faces in sheer awe of the production pro-cess was priceless.what sort of behind-the-scenes antics did you get up to?There was a point when I felt like a baby-machine with the amount of babies I held for pictures. It got quite funny actually because I had no idea just how many kids lived in that area.what do you call that supersize sandwich shown in one of the clips?

It’s called a Gatsby and I could probably eat an entire serving.

I’m always telling people that my community is about the three Fs, “family” “faith” and “food”, so incorporating that clip into the video was important for me because Athlone can give you the best food encounters of your life. which artists would you want to see featured on the official 7764 remix?Locally, it would be dope to have AKA or The Soil on the track and internationally, I think Jay Z would be amazing because he always manages to send Brooklyn a shout-out in most of his tracks. In some ways, Jay Z inspired me to rep my hometown of Ath-lone and, because of how he’s conveyed his love for Brooklyn, I’d love to visit.

Cape crooner with soul Revisiting his roots, Nevis gives urban in-depth insights into his 7764 video

Jimmy Nevis

loveLife trains youthIN EFFORTS to combat the high youth unemployment rate, loveLife – South Africa’s national youth leader-ship development organisation – is proud to announce the launch of the loveLife Leadership Academy.

Youth unemployment remains one of the biggest social and economic challenges facing South Africa.

According to Statistics SA’s recently released youth labour mar-ket report, youth unemployment has worsened since 2008 and more young people have given up looking

for work. In addition, the reports found that, this year, as many as 3.6 million youth are unemployed and are actively seeking work.

Understanding that high rates of youth unem-ployment fuel various societal challenges, includ-ing poverty, gender-based violence and crime, the Academy offers an array of accredited training and self-development skills programmes to bridge the skills gap by providing educational, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Profit generated through the Academy’s training interventions will be invested in loveLife’s youth lead-ership development programmes.

us PREsIDENT Barack obama’s elder daugh-ter Malia has reportedly landed herself a sum-mer internship working on the set of the us hit

TV series Girls, with actress and executive producer Lena Dunham as her boss.

If You loved him in Colour Mine, be sure to catch Ndumiso Lindi’s new hysterically candid rollercoaster ride of a show, Diluted People: a Comedy of Diversities, at the Lyric Theatre on July 25, 2015.

sA ACTREss and musician Thembi seete of Boom shaka fame has just been signed as the new face of Michel herbelin – you go, girl!

foLLoWING the release of his latest video for Play No Games, Big sean just dropped his fo-cus mini documen-

tary, which takes fans behind the scenes of his interviews, tours and video shoots, explaining that: “focus is the key to being successful in any situation.”

NoT only is the h&M retail powerhouse opening its doors at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town in october, the store will be one of h&M’s largest in the world, covering 4 700m² with two floors.

oN AuGusT 1, 2015, TRACE will host the NBA All-star exhibition game after party in Johan-nesburg, with top sexy ballers on the exclusive guest list – now that’s one hot ticket!

KATY Perry recently graced the cover of forbes’ 16th Annual Celebrity 100 List and, having earned an explosive $135m (R1.6b) between June 2014 and June 2015, fireworks are definitely in order for this sensational songstress.

walk of shameM-Net Movies Premiere (Dstv 103) at 8pmIN ThIs hilari-ously funny comedy from the director of Mr Deeds, a one-night stand leaves a woman stranded downtown with no money or transport, mere hours before her big televi-sion job inter-view. Elizabeth Banks stars as Meghan Miles, a prim and proper reporter with dreams of moving up into the more glamorous post of TV anchor. Bad news about her job opportunities leads to a shameful night on the town that ends in a stranger’s bed. And that isn’t even the start of her troubles. James Marsden plays her love interest.