Over 130 top local acts to grace Cotton Fest 2022

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Having recently announced the postponement of the third annual two-day Cotton Fest in Johannesburg next month, organisers of the highly anticipated festival recently ...

Cassper Nyovest and NaakMusiq aim to come out swinging

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The long-anticipated celebrity boxing match that will see Cassper Nyovest and NaakMusiq go head-to-head has finally been announced.

Phalatse, Tembe pray for metro officers, firefighters, paramedics

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As the Easter season approaches, a prayer service for Joburg metro officers, fire fighters and paramedics was held to pray for their safety. The prayer service was ...

Mr Gay World SA Bongs Ndima claims organisers ‘disrespect’

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Entered the competition because he felt that there were not enough men of colour.

Family shares how it fled Ukraine

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More than 3. 5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion on February 24. Olesya Rodina, a journalist who lived with her husband in Kyiv, the ...

FlySaFair defends ticket price rises

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FlySafair has defended price increases after the grounding of British Airways (BA) and Kulula flights recently.

Kelly Khumalo talks about hosting ’Gospel Explosion’

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Singer and songwriter Kelly Khumalo is preparing to host her first annual gospel concert, the Gospel Explosion, at the Lyric Theatre this April.

Lelowhatsgood thrilled to join Shimza

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The young unapologetically black queer Johannesburg-based multi-talented creative Ntsikelelo “Lelo” Zane Meslani, known as Lelowhatsgood, was fast becoming a creative ...

E- Learning boost for schools

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Two schools in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, yesterday received mobile digital libraries. The donation was made possible by Astro Energy and Rura.

Riky Rick’s wife confirms Cotton Fest will go on

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The two-day sold-out festival planned for later this month has been postponed to April 23 to 24 in Newtown, Johannesburg.

’Pastors wives’ know how to weave a story

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The first season’s success left viewers wanting more as Pastors' Wives hit TV screens in early 2021, with a consistent social media trend and high ratings. The show ...

Women fight GBV through sports, arts and culture

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Africa Cares Women’s Tennis in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Sandton and other organisations held a power breakfast at Mercedes-Benz Sandton to put a spotlight ...

Mkonti wine making waves in Joburg

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What started out as a township wine and cheese event has now grown into a lucrative business for Soweto wine founder, Sivile Khanyile who was taking over the township ...

Arts and Culture Minister launches Hip Hop Museum in Newtown

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Museum was expected to preserve, protect, and promote SA hip hop history as well as to inspire young and emerging enthusiasts

DBN Gogo hosts Mzansi’s edition of Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music Studios

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Radebe is universally loved for her captivating DJ sets and high-energy charisma on stage.

Azola’s show is all love connection

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It goes down in the DMs for the singles on Twitter every Sunday as many join the #UmjoloWithAzola Twitter space to find love. Umjolo with Azola love movement is ...

Top achiever Hugo says pandemic posed a challenge

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Marques Hugo from St Benedict’s College in Bedfordview has proved that anything is possible after he obtained eight distinctions despite the hardships caused by ...

Learner Govender believes failure the best teacher

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Aidan Govender, a 2021 matriculant from St Benedict's College in Bedfordview, says what kept him motivated has been failing.

For star pupil Wolpe, medicine beckons

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Star pupil Shannon Wolpe has achieved nine distinctions and completes his matric year with an aggregate of 95. 5%.

Time management was key for matric pupil Jay

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Her hard work paid off as Samara Jay achieved nine distinctions in Accounting, English, Hebrew, History, IsiZulu, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, ...

Growing up around the likes of Brenda Fassie

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Pascal Kubayi, known at DJ Pasca excited to do greater this year. Photo SuppliedGrowning up under the wings of music icon Brenda Fassie has left a significant impact ...

Fury in Diepkloof after 28-year-old man shot dead

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The residents believe the man was shot by a Mozambican national and have since retaliated by breaking down foreign national-owned stores in the area and burning ...

Health activists demand adequate cancer treatment for public sector patients

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Health activists from the Cancer Alliance, Treatment Action Campaign and Section27 yesterday marched to Premier David Makhura’s office to handover a memorandum in ...

Medicinal cannabis extractor aims to partner with government in producing oils

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CANNABIS extractor Mduduzi Lepele is hopeful that his cannabis oils for medicinal benefits will someday be approved by the Department of Health for the use of medical ...

Radio jock Alex Caige prepares for his seventh 947 Ride Joburg this weekend

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Radio presenter Alex Caige at 947 says he is excited and is thankful for the training he has received from Garment to help him get ready for his seventh race this ...