Is 'Idols South African' still worth watching?

Rebecca Davis looks at how the contestants on this local singing show stack up to their international counterpartsIs South Africa seen by former '80s pop stars as some kind of Xanadu? Do they whisper to each other, over glasses of sherry, of a magical land down south where the sun always shines and people are prepared to pay proper money to see faded musicians perform? We host them all: Roxette, Chris de Burgh, Billy Ocean, Belinda Carlisle, half of Spandau Ballet.