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The weekly pop sack: Winter is here
"And while the weather makes for soul-crushing small talk, it’s far better than the ‘mansplaining’ and defensive debate that’s been going on online"
The weekly pop sack: Ninety-nine problems and a win
"But wait, there’s more to cringe over."
The weekly pop sack: An unbelievable world of unbelievers
Surely you guys are jealous of Barack Obama’s post-presidency glow?
The weekly pop sack: Legal battles, factory faults and the end of Hannah Hovarth
"Everything must be questioned. It’s a time of suspicious minds."
The weekly pop sack: Wheelers, dealers and foot-in-the-mouth tweeters
“Famous people are normal people that are tragic and problematic in front of everyone.”
The weekly pop sack: It’s a movie
"The South Africa we’ve come to know, love and loathe is back for another season after a riveting 2016."
The weekly pop sack: Bring back the spotlight
"If they aren’t excluding black Hollywood, they are highkey stealing the credit and the spotlight"
The weekly pop sack: Bittersweet days buoyed by the Bey
Beyoncé’s pregnancy announcement eclipsed most other happenings this week
The weekly pop sack: Cars crashing, legends leaving and officials swearing
Kuntha Ndimande takes a look at what popped and was popping in culture news this week
Dear 2017, forget what 2016 told you: We’re alright
Fast forward a couple of weeks later into 2017 and it looks good. Mostly.
#CulturePop: Year of fees and woe but also bling and memes
Kuntha Ndimande writes #CulturePop for Friday
#CulturePop: It’s Dezemba – but keep the fun safe
It’s the first week of the last month of the year. Here’s what to expect for the rest of Dezemba, boss
#CulturePop: Jake, Vine and the internet
The agenda of imperialist white-owned media is too often trending when I log on, longside the bark and bite of Black Twitter granted.
#CulturePop: Thuli’s dirt on Zuma and other bad behaviour
Trevor Noah calls out Donald Trump on ‘locker-room’ talk and aluta continua for #FeesMustFall
#Culturepop: More mourning this week — and the absurdity of violence continues
Monday prevailed on a sombre note as we mourned the passing of Khwezi, whose real name was Fezekile Ntsukela Kuzwayo.