Brian Paseka Letlhabane

Interesting categories for the 2005 Samas, to be held on Saturday April 16, include Best Rap Album, with Mr Selwyn’s <i>Formula</i> threatening to take the award from Skwatta Kamp, Zulu Mobb, Zubz and Baphixile. Brian Paseka Letlhabane reports.

Cashless Society pioneered the struggle for hip-hop’s emergence in South Africa long before Pitch Black Afro bought an Afro. The bling lifestyle eludes SA’s most sought-after hip-hop outfit — they are more about the street than stardom, writes Brian Paseka Letlhabane.

The Afda Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance Festival showcases hot new talent, writes Brian Paseka Letlhabane.

Film Festival junkies will be pleased to hear that after the recent smorgasbord of festivals on offer, there is something remaining. Pack your bags because we are less than seven days away from Sithengi, Africa’s biggest film and television marketplace, writes Brian Paseka Letlhabane.