kykNET is a South African Afrikaans-language television channel. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service in October 1999. On 16 July 2014 DStv announced that kykNET would be broadcast in high-definition from 12 August 2014.
Laurika Rauch, is a South African singer who performs in both Afrikaans and English. She had a hit single in 1979 with Kinders van die Wind, written by Koos du Plessis. The song featured prominently in the Afrikaans television series "Phoenix & Kie" in the late seventies.
Chris Chameleon is a South African musician. He is the lead singer and bass guitarist for the band Boo!, and a solo artist. Chris has experience as an actor, making his debut in Franz Marx's Sonkring in the early 1990s, performing a role on 7de Laan as a musician, and starring in the South African soap opera, Binneland Sub Judice.
Dewald Louw is the winner of the first season of The Afrikaans KykNET Idols in South Africa.
Nádine Hoffeldt is a South African Afrikaans pop singer and presenter, best known for the hit song "Kaapse Draai". She has also recorded a number of songs in English.
Straatligkinders is an Afrikaans rock band from Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Valiant Swart, is a South African musician, Afrikaans folk rock singer-songwriter, and actor from Wellington.
Sonja Herholdt is a South African singer-songwriter and Afrikaner actress.
Piet Botha was a South African musician and the frontman of the South African rock band Jack Hammer, which has been an opening act for bands such as ZZ Top, Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. He also performed solo.
Liza Brönner is a South African singer and songwriter. Her music is performed in both Afrikaans and English. Brönner is also a stage actress. Her debut album, Onderstebo was released on 21 September 2009 by EMI. This album has been repacked on 29 March 2010 with four new songs as Asemloos and also released by EMI. Her third album, Vir eers is dit net ek... was released on 1 September 2011 by HIT Records. In May 2013, Liza won the reality program searching for a replacement actor for the stage production (musical) Liefling. She plays the lead role across from Bobby van Jaarsveld playing Jan in the musical.
Juanita du Plessis is an Afrikaans country singer, born on 26 April in Windhoek, Namibia. She became known for her song Ska-Rumba. Du Plessis' singing career began in 1998 with her debut album Juanita. That year she won the CMA awards as best singer, best songwriter and the Association's Award for outstanding achievement.
Rudolf Johannes van Niekerk is a South African author, dramatist, radio presenter and professor. He writes in Afrikaans and was a member of the Sestigers group.
Francois Henning, better known by his stage name Snotkop ([ˈsnɔtkɔp], and previously known as Lekgoa[ləkˈχo̯a], is a South African singer and rapper of Afrikaans.
Robert Albert Wessels is a South African Afrikaans singer and actor.
Arno Jordaan born in Port Elizabeth is a South African pop singer singing in Afrikaans.
Jurie Els is a South African singer with a great number of albums and singles to his credit. He is owner of Stetson Music. Between 1994 and 2003, he was an artist and music producer with Sony, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Patricia Lewis is a South African singer, actress and television presenter.
Brendan Peyper is an Afrikaans singer. He released his debut album Stop, wag, bly nog 'n bietjie in 2015 and then a follow-up album Hy Loop Oop in 2017.
Kas van den Bergh was a prolific Afrikaans South African writer and columnist.
