The musician talks about her long career, her legacy and the spirit guiding what could be her final album
Musicians have carried his ideology forward – but what would he make of today’s politics?
Award-winning musician Simphiwe Dana brings ‘Moya’ to the Joburg Theatre, reflecting on the power of music to heal
History shows that women have long been considered property by various social groups. These words perpetuate the idea
An overemphasis on ‘escaping’ the township robs us of the nuanced account of its spirit and a chance to create a habitable space in the margins
A multimedia care package of reading material, series, movies and music to indulge in if you’re ghosted
Diliza Moabi is passionate about TV and has spent the greater part of his life making his dreams come true
The songstress is hesitantly making her comeback and her treasured audiences hope to see her soar
Many good writers appear to be solipsists, selfish and even competitive, and unkind. These writers will remain good but will never be great.
With talented friends around him, the electronic music producer is recrafting instrumental rap with his latest album.
Nicky Blumenfield writes about her friend and mentor, the late Peter Makurube whose dedication to South African arts made a significant impact.
Following Simphiwe Dana’s scathing tweets about a photo of the star holding women by hair leashes, Molekane says the imagery aims to tell a story.
The M&G’s weekly round-up of the country’s hot-ticket events.
A concert has been planned at the State Theatre in honour of Madiba as mourners flock to the Pretoria city centre to pay their last respects.
Sthembile Gasa rounds up some of the collections that were on show at this year’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Johannesburg.
The complex world of South Africa’s favourite thinking diva.
The DA leader’s labelling of musician Simphiwe Dana as a ‘professional black’ smacks of racial insensitivity and cheap political point-scoring.
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/ 23 September 2011
To campaign for the primacy of one language by negating another is exactly how to kill the cause.
At what point are promoters going to realize that fading international stars don’t need to headline our festivals when we’ve got our own talent?
After a public spat with singer Simphiwe Dana, DA leader Helen Zille says that the social platform Twitter can be as troublesome as it is useful.
Words and songs have long inspired us. "If music be the food of love, play on," said William Shakespeare, writes <b>Nikiwe Bikitsha</b>.
Simphiwe Dana’s latest album is a meditative cry for freedom haunted by some of the most psychologically bruised African soul-jazz ballads.
Tumi Morake, John van der Ruit, Nkensani Nkosi, Craig Native, Kim Engelbrecht, David Tlale, Tutu Puoane, Abigail Betz, Tidal Waves and more …
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya looks at the Sama for best traditional jazz album.
Kwanele Sosibo laments that the South African Music Awards lack innovation.
Jeremy Kuper speaks to Simphiwe Dana, who performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London recently, and brought down the house.
Vusi Mahlasela, Simphiwe Dana and Siphokazi Maraqana vie for the big one at this year’s South African Music Awards ceremony, writes Nadia Neophytou.