A spat has broken out between the company’s deputy and chief executive over management style, amid accusations of racism.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Aly Keïta returns to South Africa for the Moshito Music Conference. Audiences are in for a treat.
<b>Lloyd Gedye</b> asks whether the spin-offs justify the huge investment.
Inspired by James Brown’s funk and Jimi Hendrix’s psychedelic rock, Nigeria’s commercial hub was a hotbed of addictive grooves in the Seventies.
South Africa’s two largest listed media companies take each other on before Icasa.
SAB was accused of abusing Competition Tribunal processes during this week’s hearing into the beer giant’s alleged anti-competitive practices.
Long-time underdogs make a play for rock ‘n roll glory, and it’s very convincing, says <b>Lloyd Gedye</b>.
The commission and South African Breweries called a halt to the hearing so that the two parties could thrash out a settlement.
The Competition Commission’s case against South African Breweries has heard that Eastern Cape distributors don’t stand a chance against the giant.
It may have taken six years, but Arcade Fire have delivered a cracking new album that some critics are hailing as the defining rock album of 2010.
A politically connected fixer who consulted for Vodacom in the Democratic Republic of Congo is taking the mobile phone giant to court.
The days of expensive international bandwidth in SA are over as the EASSy cable launched on the East coast of Africa this week.
Retro Essex guitar queen Gemma Ray is about to arrive in South Africa for a nationwide tour
Without a doubt, one of Africa’s finest pop moments in 2010 comes from young Congolese MC Baloji.
Cape Town’s post-rock outfit Benguela have made a cold, angular, menacing album of improvisational music. <b>Lloyd Gedye</b> takes a listen.
Baaba Maal says the continent has lots to
offer the musical world.
The 26 by-elections that took place on Wednesday this week have confirmed the declining fortunes of Cope and the IFP.
SAA paid out bonuses of R60,7-million to 153 managers over three years — at an average of almost R400 000 per employee.
From the archives of Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia, Vampisoul has released some magnificent lost South American classics.
Resignation comes after the completion of first of two forensic reports on allegations of corruption and fraud involving security companies.
Until the telecommunications regulator signs off on a new code of conduct for cellphone operators, consumers will continue to be nailed.
Company escapes fine after agreeing to divest some of its fertiliser assets and settle with rivals who accused it of exclusionary practices.
New Nirvana and White Stripes DVDs cement their places as the two rock bands that have defined the past 20 years.
<b>Lloyd Gedye</b> samples new compilations of South African funk, soul, jazz and mbaqanga from the Sixties and Seventies.
Telkom chief executive allegedly ignored warnings about irregularities in security contracts.
Its poor annual results show a R5,2-billion knock from its Nigerian business.
Cape Town’s jazz virtuoso Kesivan Naidoo has
released a gem of an album, his first as bandleader.
Andries Bezuidenhout’s latest album is a superb contribution to South African folk music
<b>Lloyd Gedye</b> caught up with the continent’s music stars before the Fifa Kick-Off Concert on Thursday and asked them about their expectations.
Claims of fraud and corruption against Telkom staffers and security companies hired to protect its copper grid are mounting.
SA’s corporates pour a lot of funding into the arts, but this can become a double-edged sword, as was the case with Swaziland’s Bushfire Festival.
Zambia’s 1970s Afro-psychedelic rock scene gets the reissue treatment, writes <b>Lloyd Gedye</b>.