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#CulturePop: A weekend of taking losses — Nzimande, Mandoza, Brangelina and AKA

Fees didn’t fall, the kwaito star did, the star couple are heading that way, and the rapper suggested it.

Former apartheid security police officer João Rodrigues, who was charged with the murder of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, died at his home on Monday. (Anthony Schultz/M&G)
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​#CulturePop: Mourning Mandoza amid data woes, bad feminism and gifted surgeons

Unhappy endings ushered us into and out of last week. Arts columnist Kuntha Ndimande takes us through the highs and lows of popular culture this week.

Former apartheid security police officer João Rodrigues, who was charged with the murder of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, died at his home on Monday. (Anthony Schultz/M&G)
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Kwaito legend Mandoza (38) dies of brain tumour

Mduduzi Tshabalala passed away on Sunday after having been diagnosed with a brain tumour in May last year.

Teyana Taylor’s performance in the Fade music video unapologetically reeks of confrontation.
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#CulturePop: Making noise and staying relevant with Fade and ‘Pound Cake’

What’s happening in the world? Get your pop culture fix with #CulturePop.

Mandoza crash mystery deepens

Police have opened a reckless and negligent driving case against the driver who caused the accident in which kwaito star Mandoza was injured.

‘Missing pieces’ in Mandoza car-crash puzzle

New evidence suggests that kwaito artist Mandoza was not the driver of a Mini Cooper that crashed on the weekend, metro police said on Monday.

Mandoza found guilty of culpable homicide

Kwaito music star Mandoza was found guilty of culpable homicide by the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Mandoza trial to start in December

Kwaito musician Mandoza’s culpable homicide trial will start on December 8, the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court decided on Thursday.

The people have spoken

The country’s first-ever “people’s choice” music awards took place in Johannesburg recently