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Beyoncé Knowles

A countdown of Beyoncé’s 10 biggest tracks
Friday
/ 29 July 2022

A countdown of Beyoncé’s 10 biggest tracks

With a music career spanning 30 years, the Texas-born artist has made us cry, dance and fall in love

By Bongeka Gumede
What you think of Beyoncé doesn’t matter, so enjoy the music
Friday
/ 28 July 2022

What you think of Beyoncé doesn’t matter, so enjoy the music

Beyonce takes no sit-down interviews and responds to no one on social media. The goal? To have us focus on the music, which we should all do

By Rifumo Mdaka
An ode to the matriarch
Article
/ 21 December 2017

An ode to the matriarch

‘Women like my grandmother held up half the sky with simple food, the spirit of celebration and an open kitchen door’

By Tshepang Molisana
Letters to the editor: March 3 to 9 2017
Article
/ 3 March 2017

Letters to the editor: March 3 to 9 2017

Readers write in about white men, the far right, and forex trading regulation.

By Letters
Dear Becky: I’m not your negro
Analysis
/ 23 February 2017

Dear Becky: I’m not your negro

Black women are still castigated by white feminists for having agency over their bodies.

By Kiri Rupiah
Beyoncé’s Lemonade sparks a dance-craze sensation
Article
/ 6 May 2016

Beyoncé’s Lemonade sparks a dance-craze sensation

Singer’s new visual album has already inspired its own sold-out Manhattan dance class.

By Amber Jamieson
Is it anti-woman to slut-shame the woman a man cheats with?
Analysis
/ 28 April 2016

Is it anti-woman to slut-shame the woman a man cheats with?

Beyoncé puts flaws of infidelity ‘on blast’: Kagure Mugo discusses the age-old tradition of slut-shaming, highlighted recently in Lemonade

By Kagure Mugo
What Beyoncé did next: Introducing Ivy Park
Article
/ 4 April 2016

What Beyoncé did next: Introducing Ivy Park

Get into formation: American singer Beyoncé Knowles has launched a performance wear clothing label named Ivy Park.

By Milisuthando Bongela
Beyond Beyoncé: Politics of a pop-culture icon
Analysis
/ 10 February 2016

Beyond Beyoncé: Politics of a pop-culture icon

Beyoncé is often overlooked in terms of her cultural contributions and artistic value, but is, in many respects, all things to many black women.

By Staff Reporter
Role model? South Africa’s obsession with Beyoncé
Article
/ 7 January 2016

Role model? South Africa’s obsession with Beyoncé

Beyoncé is the standard upon which all black women are expected to aspire, argues the writer.

By Raeesa Pather
What people couldn’t stop talking about on Facebook this year
Article
/ 11 December 2014

What people couldn’t stop talking about on Facebook this year

Among the global sizzlers are Beyoncé, whose sister smacked her hubby, Kim Kardashian for posing nude and Pharrell Williams’s ‘Happy’ hit.

By Katlego Mkhwanazi
Pregnancy rumours fly as Beyoncé’s Antwerp show hits a bump
Article
/ 15 May 2013

Pregnancy rumours fly as Beyoncé’s Antwerp show hits a bump

Singer Beyoncé was forced to cancel her show in Antwerp, Belgium, because of dehydration and exhaustion, her representatives Sportpaleis have said.

By Reuters
Beyoncé, Jay-Z Cuba visit raises Republicans’ red flag
Article
/ 8 April 2013

Beyoncé, Jay-Z Cuba visit raises Republicans’ red flag

US pop star Beyoncé and her rapper husband Jay-Z’s fifth wedding anniversary celebration in Havana has sparked criticism from the Republican Party.

By Jeff Franks
Why is Beyonce calling herself Mrs Carter?
Article
/ 5 February 2013

Why is Beyonce calling herself Mrs Carter?

Beyonce has taken on her husband’s surname for her latest world tour. So what’s in a name?

By Rosie Swash
Beyonce sings with a reunited Destiny’s Child at Super Bowl half-time
Article
/ 4 February 2013

Beyonce sings with a reunited Destiny’s Child at Super Bowl half-time

Singer Beyonce strutted her way through football’s Super Bowl half-time show and thrilled fans by reuniting with her former Destiny’s Child bandmates.

By Reuters
Beyonce admits to using pre-recorded track at inauguration
Article
/ 1 February 2013

Beyonce admits to using pre-recorded track at inauguration

Beyonce’s performance of the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the inauguration ceremony sparked a debate over whether she had lip-synched her performance.

By Reuters
Weekend 101: Beyonce hits a false note
Videos
/ 24 January 2013

Weekend 101: Beyonce hits a false note

In this week’s Weekend 101 Sasolburg protests turn violent, FNB hurts ANC’s feelings and Beyonce gets nailed for ‘lip-synching’.

By Staff Reporter
Beyonce’s perfection has limits
Article
/ 4 January 2013

Beyonce’s perfection has limits

As Sasha Fierce, both vixen and angel, Beyonce has nullified the Madonna-whore complex, writes Joonji Mdyogolo.

By Staff Reporter
Mbalula: No Beyonce at sports awards
Article
/ 4 September 2012

Mbalula: No Beyonce at sports awards

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says American singer Beyonce won’t perform at the department of sport and recreation’s sports awards after all.

By Sapa
Beyonce is just not cricket, Mbaks
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Beyonce is just not cricket, Mbaks

Fikile Mbalula’s overzealousness might get him into trouble. He really needs to channel it into the appropriate avenues, writes Nikiwe Bikitsha.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 9 January 2012

Beyonce, Jay-Z welcome baby girl Blue Ivy

The twitterverse was abuzz at the weekend as music royalty couple Beyonce and Jay-Z become proud parents of a baby girl named Blue Ivy.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 8 October 2011

Fans gather for Jackson tribute

The world of pop has prepared to honour Michael Jackson as months of shambolic build-up to the Michael Forever tribute concert gave way to excitement.

By Staff Reporter
Can a feminist rejoice in the likes of Beyoncé or Lagarde?
Article
/ 30 June 2011

Can a feminist rejoice in the likes of Beyoncé or Lagarde?

Powerful women help society muddle towards equality — even if the R&B star is marriage-fixated and the IMF chief is a neoliberal.

By Zoe Williams

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