The Mail & Guardian asked some of our favourite musicians and critics what they thought of the list and to tell us which three South African albums they believed should be on such an inventory
Tributes pour in after South African Music Rights Organisation shares tragic news of legendary singer and board member’s death, the cause of which is unknown
I have come to realise that death is the ultimate rest. It is the “peace” part where the problems start
Hugh Masekela, Oliver Mtukudzi and Jonas Gwangwa died on 23 January and Sibongile Khumalo on 28 January
Tseliso Monaheng writes a paean to the jazz and African music torchbearers who have moved on to other worlds – Hugh Masekela, Sibongile Khumalo, Jonas Gwangw
The visibility of women in jazz has dwindled significantly over the past decade or so. Tseliso Monaheng goes on the search
for potential causes
Given an early start in music, the singer’s artistry was deeply rooted in indigenous forms and she happily championed and nurtured young artists
In 1998, Sibongile Khumalo and other musicians recorded an odyssey through SA’s musical landscape. Decades later, it helped Thandi Ntuli find her way to self
The bassist says the versatile singer ‘knew her story’ in the music
Naftali has just released his debut single, ‘Kea Shwa’. He tells us a bit about his music-making journey.
The recently released Live at Jazzwerkstatt album finds pianist and composer Thandi Ntuli rearranging her material for a live, large ensemble performance. Here, she meditates on her favourite live albums over the years
Construction on the issue-ridden Medupi and Kusile power stations, which began in 2007 and 2008, will go ahead
During his testimony in 2018, former treasury director general said Van Rooyen arrived at treasury with a "pre-appointed adviser" in Mohamed Bobat
Ramaphosa fired Moyane on November 1, based on the recommendation in a damning interim report from the Nugent commission
Moyane’s legal team, led by Dali Mpofu, brought the application asking for the recusal before the court could hear the case
The insurance group rejected Nathan Ganas’s policy claim after it was discovered he had high blood sugar levels
Four executives, including Siyanbonga Gama, are said to have colluded to cause Transnet to make inflated payments to a Gupta-linked company
Former Transnet board member Seth Radebe is seeking reinstatement to the board, in a case seen as resistance to Gordhan’s drive to overhaul SOE’s
Growth in retail and business banking in South Africa boosted the bank’s earnings
The loan agreement was signed on Tuesday following bilateral talks between the Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Cyril Ramaphosa
The disciplinary hearing of suspended SARS boss Tom Moyane got underway with his lawyer Dali Mpofu criticising its terms of reference
The head of the PIC has dismissed as baseless a court application by UDM to have him suspended from his job over corruption allegations
The Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors seeks to establish whether Jacques Wessels was ‘grossly negligent on several occasions’
The damage to infrastructure at Masakhane mine following a seismic event on May 3 2018, was among the operational disturbances the company experienced
The Reserve Bank placed the African Bank under curatorship in 2014
The deficit came after seven consecutive quarterly surpluses.
Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe has committed to reopening wage talks with trade unions
Disgruntled workers are expected to hand over a memorandum to the power utility’s management demanding 15% wage increases
The parastatal’s management team is holding an emergency meeting on Thursday morning to address the possibility of load shedding
According to a statement by the mine, five workers had entered an “abandoned working place” at Kloof Ikamva shaft, south of Johannesburg
After years of illegally extracting diamond fragments, the Kimberley Artisanal Mineworkers will finally be recognised as a legal mining cooperative
The deadline for manual submissions is September 21, while provisional taxpayers will have until January 31 2019 to file