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Brenda Fassie’s Weekend Special eventually sold more than 200 000 copies, announcing the arrival of the so-called township pop, soon to be illegitimately christened “bubblegum”. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times /Joe Sefale)
BLONDIE AND PAPPA

State of emergency: The rise and the alchemy of the people’s hit

South African artists found a musical identity and a way to code political messages in the anxious 80s

  • Rangoato Hlasane
5 min read
The introduction of e-tolls on Gauteng highways has sparked vehement debate and protests
BRENDA FASSIE

Buyel’Ekhaya Mtase: This land of ours shrouded in song

Amid the fratricidal political mayhem threatening to rip the soul of the country asunder, a music festival proposes that local is the national

  • Bongani Madondo
13 min read
Townships make their own movies
KAREN VAN SCHALKWYK

Townships make their own movies

Films depicting township life and culture have finally received attention from the National Film and Video Foundation due to their growing popularity.

  • Karen Van Schalkwyk
2 min read