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As Bafana Bafana prepare to return to the FIFA World Cup stage against Mexico, MOREKI’s Mzansi Gwijo, Vol. 2 captures the sound of national pride, pressure and football emotion.
03 Jun 20263 min read
Makhadzi’s comments around the planned 30 June shutdown sparked backlash, but beneath the wording debate sits a deeper South African anxiety about language, belonging and who gets treated as fully at home.
03 Jun 20263 min read
Netflix’s The Polygamist brings betrayal, wealth, marriage and public image into a glossy South African streaming drama that looks ready to dominate the cultural conversation.
03 Jun 20262 min read
Jamali’s return with Full Circle is more than a nostalgia play. It is a reminder that proper vocal chemistry, sisterhood and grown-woman pop still have emotional power in South African music.
03 Jun 20263 min read
From mirrored dinner-cirque spectacle and documentary cinema to Joburg nightlife nostalgia and lordkez’s global COLORSxSTUDIOS moment, June 2026 is refusing to hibernate.
02 Jun 20262 min read
With La Dolce Royal arriving at Melrose Arch, The Royal Countess Zingara is bringing Joburg a full-scale dinner-cirque experience built around theatre, spectacle, fine dining and immersive escapism.
02 Jun 20262 min read
DJ Fresh’s move to Kaya 959 is more than a breakfast-show appointment. It is a reminder that radio still holds serious cultural power in South Africa.
02 Jun 20263 min read
SAMRO and Music Business Lab’s latest publishing-programme graduation shows why South African music’s future depends not only on talent, but on contracts, royalties, publishing knowledge and ownership.
02 Jun 20263 min read
After more than a decade away, Analogue Nites returns to Untitled Basement for a one-night reunion that reminds Johannesburg why nightlife needs memory, curation and cultural depth.
02 Jun 20262 min read
From Boyz II Men and Tamia to Jill Scott and Strictly Soul, South Africa’s love for classic R&B is turning nostalgia into one of the country’s strongest premium live-event lanes.
31 May 20263 min read
With SAMA32 returning to the North West Province, South Africa’s biggest music awards have a chance to recover something they have been missing: destination energy, history and a stage that feels worthy of the music.
31 May 20262 min read
Delta The Leo’s “Messi Wa Lekompo” music video pushes Lekompo into a bold global visual space, carrying Limpopo rhythm into Bangkok while keeping the sound rooted in South African identity.
30 May 20263 min read
Nape Ntsoane’s Resuni is trying to organise the hidden student economy already moving through WhatsApp groups, residence corridors, textbook resales, food orders and campus vendors.
29 May 20266 min read
The dissolution of the National Arts Council’s Council is not only an administrative reset. It raises a deeper question about whether South African artists can trust the institutions meant to support them.
29 May 20261 min read
Onesimus’s Son of Grace shows how African pop is becoming more fluid, with Malawian identity, South African connection and pan-African collaboration moving through the same song.
29 May 20261 min read
FAME Week Africa 2026 is not just a celebration of creativity. It positions Cape Town as a serious meeting point for African film, television, animation, music, fashion and digital content industries.
29 May 20261 min read
Mi Casa’s 2027 Friendship Cruise shows how live music is expanding beyond the concert stage into travel, atmosphere, dining, community and premium lifestyle experiences.
29 May 20261 min read
Zakes Bantwini’s foundation shows that the next stage of South African creative influence is not only about hit songs. It is about building systems, mentorship and infrastructure for the next generation.
25 May 20261 min read