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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.
Batman can’t do that – or can he?
If you’re a Batman fan, and have always wondered about his relationship with Catwoman, a new animated series took the relationship a bit further.
“You don’t have to be bald to be Miss SA”
Zozibini Tunzi and Shudufadzo Musida have changed what has long been perceived as beauty in the pageant world.
Blxckie’s out with another one – and Nasty C is along for the ride
Freshman in the commercial Hip Hop industry Blxckie, also known as ‘Somnyama Yena Yedwa’, is giving his fans no sleep.