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The Johannesburg five-piece are channelling the clarity that follows a breakup into a bright, self-assured single and advancing their vision for a distinctly African expression of global pop.
07 Aug 20265 min read
The award-winning performer behind two of science fiction and gaming’s most recognisable characters will meet South African fans in Johannesburg from 25 to 27 September.
06 Aug 20267 min read
Thato Raphadi’s rise is not the story of one sudden hit. It is the story of a voice becoming recognisable across amapiano’s most powerful collaborative circuits.
04 Aug 20264 min read
The inaugural KZN Art Fair at Hilton Arts Festival gives KwaZulu-Natal’s visual-art and design sector a major new platform for galleries, artists, collectors, education and creative-industry infrastructure.
04 Aug 20264 min read
As Basadi in Music Awards marks its fifth edition, REWIND turns the ceremony’s previous themes, hosts and milestones into a living archive of women shaping South African music.
04 Aug 20264 min read
From 4 to 6 August 2026, the Artscape Opera House becomes a competitive stage where young dancers from South Africa and abroad test classical technique, contemporary expression and performance discipline before an international jury.
04 Aug 20264 min read
Through the impeccable performances of Hamilton Dhlamini and Thulani Mtsweni, Woza Albert! returns not simply as a historical work, but as a living confrontation with power, memory and the unfinished promises of freedom.
31 Jul 202610 min read
Inspired by the orchestral world of August Rush, the Krugersdorp-born producer brings cinematic emotion into the rhythmic language of 3-Step.
31 Jul 20263 min read
On Scatterlings: Johnny Clegg Reimagined, a new generation of South African artists does more than revisit an iconic catalogue. It enters into conversation with it.
30 Jul 20266 min read
On his new single, “Human,” Espacio Dios steps away from the noise of ambition and constant movement to consider the love, presence and purpose that make a life meaningful.
30 Jul 20266 min read
Created between the Garden Route, Berlin and Los Angeles, Sickluv and Dominic Neill’s new collaboration reflects a South African music industry no longer confined by geography.
29 Jul 20263 min read
As she opens Jazz at Jozi Gold’s Women’s Month programme, Maleh brings Dithapelo into an intimate Braamfontein room, presenting a new creative chapter shaped by faith, restoration and emotional connection.
28 Jul 20265 min read
Tyla’s second album treats African pop not as the opposite of global pop, but as one of the places from which global pop can now be defined.
25 Jul 20267 min read
After a decade of public tension with the South African Music Awards, Cassper Nyovest will co-host SAMA32 with Zanele Potelwa at the Sun City Superbowl.
25 Jul 20263 min read
South African Latin champion Lethabo Monametsi is joining Strictly Come Dancing’s 2026 professional cast, turning a childhood screen inspiration into one of the biggest television platforms of her career.
25 Jul 20263 min read
The seventh Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala! procession will turn more than 350 children and young people into a living flock of public artists moving through the streets of Hillbrow.
25 Jul 20263 min read
The 47th Durban International Film Festival is showing films, but some of its most important 2026 work is happening behind the screen — in workshops, residencies and industry sessions built around the people who make cinema possible.
25 Jul 20263 min read
Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden and Spencer Grammer will meet South African fans at Comic Con Africa 2026 for panels, photographs, autographs and interdimensional fan chaos.
24 Jul 20263 min read