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Streaming killed the Musica star

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 6 Feb 2021

The rise of music platforms such as Spotify spelled the end for the last music chain store standing, but music enthusiasts say vinyl isn’t dead yet

The new wave way: How SA’s now generation moves different

Friday Sabelo Mkhabela - 8 Oct 2020

South Africa’s newest stars have turned to the internet and cultivated cult followings to launch themselves onto the global music scene

Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa

Africa Matthew Du Plessis - 25 May 2020

New undersea cables will massively increase bandwidth to the continent

Celebrating International Jazz Day at home

Article Arts Desk - 30 Apr 2020

Here's a look back at how the annual International Jazz Day, now in its 9th year, has been celebrated across the world.

The Virtual Weekend Guide

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 8 Apr 2020

Get into your lockdown long-weekend mood with at home entertainment ranging from Netflix, music concerts, cook-alongs to yoga sessions

Meet Doctor Fundile Nyati: South Africa’s own online medical mythbuster

Article Paddy Harper - 7 Apr 2020

The employee health and wellness specialist is using social media to combat misinformation about Covid-19

Get your quarantine on — the best in virtual entertainment

Article Kwanele Sosibo & Zaza Hlalethwa - 30 Mar 2020

With everyone settling into an indoors routine or starting to lose it because of cabin fever, this guide should remind you that creativity and beauty still exist, virtually represented but there, nonetheless.

I Don’t Go Outside

Article Arts Desk - 19 Mar 2020

Seeing that all gatherings of a 100 or more people have been prohibited, below is a list of things you could do with your time while you self isolate

Learning in the time of Covid-19

Article Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi - 17 Mar 2020

WIth classes being cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus, the academic enterprise can be salvaged through the use of technology

Matorokisi ignites a global groove

Article Lloyd Gedye - 28 Feb 2020

From Brits to Beijing, people are going crazy for Makhadzi’s smash hit which was born from a DJ Call Me beat

The Facebook group taking on South Africa’s white right

Article Simon Allison - 28 Feb 2020

Online battle over the ‘white genocide’ narrative on social media has dangerous real-world consequences

YouTube steers viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

Article Glenn Chapman - 18 Jan 2020

YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US activist group said on Thursday as it called for stopping "free promotion...

When bad reporting mirrors the thing it wants to criticise

Africa Kristof Titeca - 16 Jan 2020

The documentary film, The American Crusade in Africa, on Kony 2012 is a lesson in how not to fight simplification with more simplification.

Forex traders share the act

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 10 Oct 2019

A reality show reveals the high life of those who trade in foreign currencies, but is it all it’s cracked up to be?

The videos behind Egypt’s unrest

Africa Farid Farid - 27 Sep 2019

An Egyptian businessman in exile in Spain has been sparking protests back home with his posts

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