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Updated 02 Nov
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- 1Bash Lavida Makes Powerful Solo Debut with New Single "Ngikhethe Kahle" Featuring Pule Nkanyiso & Z’yamqhuksa - Out Today
- 2Legendary South African R&B Duo Twins Makes a Comeback After Two Decades With New Music
- 3Mzansi Is Ready! Orlando Pirates And Kaizer Chiefs Set To Battle It Out In The Soweto Derby Today
- 4Meet The SA Designer Turning Waste Into Couture, Kenan Van Kooij
- 5Sony’s ULT POWER SOUND Series Turns Up the Bass In South Africa with Three New Speakers
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G-FORCE FESTIVAL: THE WONDERBOOM AIRSHOW
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BASH LAVIDA MAKES POWERFUL SOLO DEBUT WITH NEW SINGLE "NGIKHETHE KAHLE" FEATURING PULE NKANYISO & Z’YAMQHUKSA - OUT TODAY
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THE SOBERFEST FESTIVAL TO BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER FOR A DAY OF WELLNESS, MUSIC AND CONNECTION THIS DECEMBER
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Red Carpets · Star Scoops · Glamour
Celeb Radar
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Gigi Lamayne Opens Up About Losing Her Fiancé: “It Changed Me Forever”
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Celebrity
Anele Mdoda and Prince Bonelela “Buzza” James Are Bringing Their Love Story to Netflix
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Londie London Expands Her Hair Empire With Colourful Kids’ Braids
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Sacha Mngomezulu’s Alleged Love Triangle With Sarah Langa and Robyn Mia Peters Has Mzansi Talking
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Sony’s ULT POWER SOUND Series Turns Up the Bass In South Africa with Three New Speakers
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03BASH LAVIDA MAKES POWERFUL SOLO DEBUT WITH NEW SINGLE "NGIKHETHE KAHLE" FEATURING PULE NKANYISO & Z’YAMQHUKSA - OUT TODAY
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04OYAMA SONGO INTRODUCES AFRO-FUTURISM EP VOL. 1: MVELINGQANGI , THE FIRST CHAPTER OF A SONIC TRILOGY
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05FLASH IKUMKANI AND EMTEE BRING SOUTH AFRICAN HIP-HOP TO THE FORE WITH “BADMAN”
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The rundown
- 01Music·Beyond the Everyday Enter a Shared State of Mind with Thakzin
- 02Celebrity·Ghost Hlubi’s Kick Debut earns him a whooping R120K
- 03Fashion·Chloe Bailey Has Set A Halloween Standard For Herself
- 04Entertainment·Mitchells Plain schools shine at Liberty Promenade’s 15th annual musical showcase
- 05Entertainment·Pamela Mtanga'S Television Return Earns Early Recognition with Best Tv Presenter Nomination
- 06Music·Beyond the Everyday Enter a Shared State of Mind with Thakzin
- 07Fashion·Meet The SA Designer Turning Waste Into Couture, Kenan Van Kooij
- 08Entertainment·Julius Malema Calls MySol A “Small Boy” At EFF Rally, Mbalula Steps In
- 09Beauty·Cardi B Takes Grow-Good Beauty To The Beauty Shops
- 10Music·Zakes Bantwini Brings the World Home with Corona Studios’ Golden Hour Premiere and Summer Takeover
- 11Lifestyle·Russian Bear Takes Culture to the Next Level as the King of Kicks 2026 Is Crowned
- 12Fashion·Orlando Pirates Trade The Pitch For The Runway At SA Fashion Week
- 13Tech·Tech Believers: Women Shaping Who Builds, Buys and Benefits
- 14Entertainment·Olivia Dean Is Headlining Milk + Cookies Festival in SA in 2027
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