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Sweet rosé is often people’s first introduction to wine.

Rosé in the pink on local wine market

The local wine market has increased in volume, thanks to the entry of new rosé brands.

Thought We Had Something Going is ebook anthology that zooms in on issues faced by young people in South Africa.

SA youth take centre stage in a new anthology of writing

From issues of race, drugs and sex to the importance of culture, young writers reflect on life in post-1994 South Africa in a new e-book anthology.

The cast of Napo Masheane’s latest play ‘A New Song’.

Napo Masheane sings a new song of freedom

Napo Masheane draws on the Women’s March of 1956 to add depth to her play about politics in present-day South Africa.

Jazz musicians Wanda Baloyi and Asanda Bam.

Joy of Jazz: ‘Young jazz musicians have taken over’

Executive producer of Joy of Jazz Peter Tladi talks about the young fresh talent at the festival and the improvements they’ve made to the festival.

Loyiso Mkize with one of his portraits at his solo exhibition

Loyiso Mkize on the pursuit of African excellence

Butterworth-born artist speaks about the influences and ideas behind his latest solo exhibition.

Pamela Nomvete: ‘You are the one who has to take the first step’.

Rise up and walk to Pamela Nomvete’s arts fiesta

No longer the über-soapie vixen, Pamela Nomvete now champions young artists at a new festival.

Mbongwana Star is one of the music acts whose video Kala features on the list.
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2015: The year in music videos … so far

From Hiro Murai’s thermal visuals for Earl Sweatshirt to the vibrant black and white shots for Mbongwana Star, here are 10 mind blowing videos.

Zola will host a new reality TV show “Utatakho” which focuses on resolving issues of paternity using DNA testing.

Utatakho – A dose of paternity drama

Actor and music star Zola speaks to the Mail & Guardian about fatherhood and the new reality TV show Utatakho.

‘Marikana: The Musical’ won six of the 13 categories in which it was nominated for an award.

Marikana musical wins big at Naledi Theatre awards

A new stage work on the tragedy is named one of the year’s best shows and a reworking of the vintage "Rocky Horror Show" fares well.

South African actor Stelio Savante

Mafia tales and sitcoms give SA actor a Hollywood rush

Having swapped tennis playing for the bright lights of stage and screen, Stelio Savante is making critical waves in Tinseltown.

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The Bala Brothers go global

The Bala Brothers’s debut on American TV network PBS has opened the way to international fame for the trio, who will tour the US later this year.

Scene from Township Funeral.

Township funeral: Wie sien ons?

In March, Soshanguve made the news after a video showing women twerking and gyrating at a cemetery during a burial ceremony, went viral.

Mamela Nyamza’s ’19 Born 76 Rebels’ breaks away from the normative presentation of the political struggle and triumphs against Apartheid.

What to expect at National Arts Festival 2015

This year’s National Arts Festival sees satire take centre stage and a bigger representation of female artists on the programme.

A scene from ‘Marikana: The Musical’.

‘Marikana: The Musical’ scores 13 nominations

The Naledi Theatre awards have honoured the show, which depicts the infamous mineworkers massacre, by shortlisting it in various categories.

The cast of local dance movie
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Upbeat audience for Hear Me Move

The township dance style sbujwa is taking the silver screen by storm, espousing dance technique if not fabulous story telling.

Hip-hop artist ProVerb is back back with his fifth studio album
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ProVerb celebrates a decade of music with ‘The Read Tape’

Hip-hop artist, ProVerb, celebrates ten years in the music industry and launches his new album, The Read Tape.

‘Africa UMOJA’ narrator Penuel Bhekizitha ‘Hope’ Ndaba has died aged 59.

‘UMOJA’ narrator Hope Ndaba takes his final bow

After narrating the history of South Africa and the evolution of music on the world’s stage for 15 years, storyteller Penuel "Hope" Ndaba has died.

Contributors to the hip-hop industry were honoured and celebrated at the third annual South African Hip Hop Awards 2014.

SA rappers called to unity and feted by fans

Hip-hoppers Cassper Nyovest and AKA dominate the accolades of this year’s South Africa’s Hip Hop awards.

Beyoncé took the number one spot on the top 10 most-mentioned entertainers on Facebook in the United States.

What people couldn’t stop talking about on Facebook this year

Among the global sizzlers are Beyoncé, whose sister smacked her hubby, Kim Kardashian for posing nude and Pharrell Williams’s ‘Happy’ hit.

Nomfundo Xaluva wants to shed the image of female jazz singers being sultry and sexy

Nomfundo Xaluva shrugging off jazz stereotypes

Jazz singer Nomfundo Xaluva has won the 2014 Arts and Culture Trust ImpACT Award for Young Professionals in the music and singing category.