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A dream come true for Miss SA’s first transgender contestant

In an achievement never before witnessed in South Africa Lehlogonolo Machaba has become the first transgender woman to compete in a Miss SA beauty pageant.

Isaac is more than just a mutant

Characters like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or the X-Men show mutants as born outsiders to society, with their personhood and humanity continually rejected.

Eight-month-old baby becomes youngest charting South African of all time

Khotso, the son of Family Tree Records owner and one of the biggest rappers in Africa, Cassper Nyovest, has just set a record for “the youngest charting South African of all time.”

Steve Kekana (1958-2021): A legal mind with a musical heart

Steve Kekana, the legendary singer, esteemed advocate and lecturer in law, died early on Thursday aged 63.

King Monada and Makhadzi spar over song rights before it is even released

We have heard about fights over royalties, fights over stolen ideas, but a fight over an unreleased song takes the cake.

Bill Cosby to walk free

Bill Cosby's assault conviction has been overturned.

The spacecraft that carries you through space and time – and home to Africa

There is a longstanding relationship between dub music and the African diaspora, the communities across the world who either left or were taken away from Africa.

Nasty C is the “Jack” of all musical trades

Durban born rapper Nasty C is back in electrifying style with yet another music video for yet another banger, and this one is titled "Jack".

Makhadzi and Monada are here to save us from lockdown blues

Limpopo music giants Makhadzi and King Monada saved South Africa from what was going to be another bad “Fellow South Africans” weekend.

Eleven-year-old Bonolo storms the airwaves

Watch out world, Madam Speaker B is here and she's in charge. At just 11 years old, she is the youngest radio presenter on Alex FM.

Chimamanda Adichie shoots back at “cancel culture”

Author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has found herself at the center of a twitter war and a campaign to Cancel Chimamanda.

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