Dylan King, aka Blayze, joining Star Gist on AfricaMagic Entertainment as the roving South African entertainment correspondent.

The South African hip-hop artist and producer Dylan King (26) also known as "Blayze" is joining the daily entertainment news show Star Gist on AfricaMagic Entertainment (DStv 150) as the roving South African entertainment correspondent to cover local events.

"I'm honoured to be considered for this amazing opportunity," says Blayze in a press statement. "I'm excited to be part of Star Gist and the AfricaMagic Entertainment family. I look forward to showcasing the great events South Africa puts on at all times."

"We're excited about our fresh new addition to the Star Gist cast," says Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa's managing director. "Blayze already has a following as a South African hip-hop artist, and his vibrant energy will complement the team that brings entertainment, local events and the latest industry news to Africa," she says.

Blayze will report twice a month for Star Gist from South Africa for the show which is seen daily at 19:30 and will be covering South Africa's celebrity news and entertainment events alongside Vimbai Mutinhiri from Zimbabwe and South Africa's Lawrence Maleka.

BREAKING. Star Gist is the new showbiz entertainment magazine show starting on AfricaMagic Entertainment from Monday night.

Star Gist is a brand-new daily showbiz entertainment magazine show starting on the AfricaMagic Entertainment channel on MultiChoice's DStv tomorrow, Monday 11 June at 19:30 in the rest of Africa.

Although the one presenter is South African, Star Gist won't be seen in South Africa when it starts tomorrow with presenters Vimbai Muthinhiri (25) from Zimbabwe (also known as "Miss Vee") and Lawrence Maleka (22) from South Africa, a pick up from the community TV station Soweto TV.

Whether Star Gist is going to replace the entertainment shows Studio 53 and Studio 53 Extra is the first high profile new TV show following the major restructuring of M-Net Africa's AfricaMagic TV channels isn't clear (and for quite a while now Africa now longer has 53 countries anyway).

The new Star Gist which will be a weekday show with 5 new episodes per week will do red carpet coverage and star profiles and will focus on daily African entertainment and fashion news, do profile segments with personalities, attend glamour events, visit behind-the-scenes of music video shoots, TV shows and movies and profile the unbelievable lifestyles of Africa's über rich who want to flaunt their wealth and conspicuous consumption.

"We're happy to be able to provide the continent with first class entertainment and up-to-the-minute industry news. The show is well-placed to take the newly rebranded AfricaMagic Entertainment to the next level," says Biola Alabi, the managing director of M-Net Africa.