If you’re of a certain generation, chances are you’ll have fond memories of DreamWorks Animation’s The Prince of Egypt, an Old Testament epic that told the story of Moses as a cartoon musical with an all-star voice cast, and released for the holiday season (at least in the US) back in 1998. It’s been a while since audiences had a feature film release of that scope and sophistication on the animated Bible story front, with arguably the closest being The King of Kings earlier this year.
As it turns out, just in time for Christmas (and over the 2025 Hanukkah period), a South African company – Cape Town-headquartered Sunrise Animation Studios – is stepping up to fill the gap with the…
Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Established in 1995, this commission aimed
to help heal the country and address past human rights violations.

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Fun South African Fact: South African Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplant on 3 December 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The groundbreaking surgery was carried out on Louis Washkansky and Dr. Barnard was assisted by a large and exceptional team of surgeons, nurses and technicians. One of Dr. Barnard’s assistants was Hamilton Naki, a black laboratory assistant who had worked previously as a gardener and went on to work in the animal laboratory at the University of Cape Town. He had assisted Dr Barnard with research leading to the transplant. In the apartheid days, Naki had no access to higher education due to his race. Despite being unable to access formal training, he learned from and assisted university researchers and went on to do amazing work.