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The Tina Turner I loved
I grew up in the 1980s in South Africa, singing along with the Queen of Rock ’n Roll’s songs
My Tina Turner is Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
The post-apocalyptic glamour queen, the ruler of Bartertown in the 1985 movie is the Tina I loved
Tina Turner: Proud Mary keep on burning
During my high school years, she was there, that irresistible rhythm our soundtrack. And then at university she came back, her fabulous vocal delivery had never been more powerful
Simply the best: Tina Turner dies at 83
Tributes poured in from around the world, with some of music’s biggest names lamenting the loss of a singular and instantly recognisable performer
Grammys: Kanye West, Aretha Franklin hold court
Two years ago, Kanye West’s Grammy afterparty was a booze-filled, late-night affair with 3 000 screaming guests, bikini-clad women — and his mother, Donda, in the house. He was…
Winfrey meets family of first child to complain of abuse
Oprah Winfrey has met with the family of the first pupil to complain of abuse at her elite school for disadvantaged South African girls, and invited the girl to return to the…
Oprah ‘shaken’ by school sex claims
United States television magnate Oprah Winfrey said on Monday that abuse charges at her all-girl academy in Johannesburg was one of the most devastating experiences in her life.…
Ex-matron at Oprah school out on bail
A former dormitory employee at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Johannesburg was released on R3Â 000 bail by the Sebokeng Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Virginia…
Cops probe abuse allegations at Oprah school
South African police are investigating alleged abuses at billionaire United States television magnate Oprah Winfrey’s all-girl leadership academy, a police spokesperson said on…
Spector judge, jury struggle to resolve impasse
The judge in the murder trial of Phil Spector on Wednesday abandoned the idea of presenting the deadlocked jury with a reduced charge of manslaughter against the music producer.…
Arguments end in Phil Spector’s murder trial
Prosecutors did not present sufficient evidence to convict Phil Spector for the murder of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson, defense attorneys for the rock legend said on Friday.…