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Outgoing federal council chair Helen Zille. Photo:(@Our_DA/X)
ANC

Zille dismisses claims of a rift between her and Steenhuisen

The Democratic Alliance federal chair says she has been communicating with the party leader on WhatsApp

  • Lunga Mzangwe
2 min read
Attuned: The album Nomisupasta is preparing to release has been in motion for some time, even if its full shape is only now becoming visible. Photo: Supplied
2026 MUSIC RELEASES

Nomisupasta bridges sound and storytelling

Nomisupasta pairs love, politics, and artistic reflection in her upcoming album, debuting in full on the eve of Freedom Day

  • Kibo Ngowi
8 min read
Former US President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio and Republican vice-presidential nominee, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, July 15, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ADOLF HITLER

Trump shooting is a symptom of our failure to talk

Words are important. Our failure to wield them responsibly has put us on a path to vitriol and violence

  • Nontobeko Hlela
7 min read
Femi Kuti, son of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, with his son, Made, performs during the grand finale of 2018 Felabration that marked the 80th birthday of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Afro King, at the New African Shrine, Agidingbi, Lagos, on October 22, 2018. (Photo by Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto)
AFRICA
Video

Review: ‘Legacy+’ turns Afrobeat full circle

Following in Fela’s footsteps, Femi and Made Kuti continue the family legacy with their new album

  • Dika Ofoma, The Continent
2 min read