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It’s a rap: Pictured at Revolution Records, audio engineer and hip-hop producer Kay Faith has unearthed major talent in Cape Town and that’s why she’s staying in the Mother City. Photo: David Harrison
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Kay Faith is rigging the Cape sound

The hip-hop producer has hit a rich seam of talent — and the country needs to take note

Some Malagasy are taking steps to prevent infection as the pneumonic plague spreads rapidly in urban areas across Madagascar.

#CulturePop: This our year of users and abusers

False prophets and profiting off the pain of others are among the things trending, observes Kuntha Ndimande.

Yasiin Bey was arrested in January in Cape Town after he attempted to use a World Government of World Citizens passport or “world passport” to leave the country.
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No more parties in SA: ‘Undesirable’ Mos Def to leave the country

Yasiin Bey has apologised for using a "world passport" to travel from South Africa, but will still wave goodbye on Tuesday.

Talib Kweli Q&A: ‘Nah son … the world owes you nothing’

The rapper speaks about police killing black people in South Africa and the United States, Lauryn Hill’s essence and working with local artists.

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Yasiin Bey: Cape Town is crazy

Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, says he came to live in Cape Town to spend some time to sort out his life and because SA is "crazy".

A screengrab of a Youtube video directed by Asif Kapadia in which Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) was force fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure.

US plans evening force-feeds for fasting Guantánamo detainees

After pleas from Islamic leaders, the US says it will respect Ramadan by trying to force-feed detainees observing the fast only at night.

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