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Slikour urges artists to learn business side of music

Rapper turned businessman, Siya Metane also known as Slikour, is urging young and aspiring music artists to gain proper and precise knowledge about the business side of music to avoid being ripped off. The 41-year-old says young artists should not shy away from engaging in discussions with their managers and producers about music contracts and royalties before tying bonds. This follows a debate on social media following the emergence DJ […]

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Jub Jub back on the streets

  Rapper, Molemo Maarohanye also known as Jub Jub, returns to the small screen in September for yet another season of Moja Love's popular reality show, Uyajola 9/9. The channel announced the news yesterday, which was met with excitement from the public. The streets are about to get real! Jub Jub is back and ready to call out all the frauds in relationships! Cheaters, beware! September is coming! #Uyajola99 — […]

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SA Rugby calls for sport bodies to run sport in schools

SA Rugby President, Mark Alexander, has once again highlighted the importance children participating in sport at school, calling for SA Rugby to run rugby programmes in schools. Alexander believes that there are numerous talented kids who fall through the cracks due to a lack of development and proper coaching and says this is one of the conversations he will look to have with the new Minister of Sport, Arts and […]

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South Africans celebrate multi-talented Dr’s historic win

Congratulatory messages are still pouring in for South African TV presenter and medical doctor, Fezile Mkhize, who won the prestigious title of Mister Supranational 2024. Mkhize is the first black man to win the men's edition of the competition. The 8th edition of the Mister Supranational pageant was held in Nowy Sącz, Lesser, Poland, last night. Mkhize beat 35 contestants from across the globe to clinch the coveted title. Casey […]

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Outcry over visa extensions for migrant workers

Operation Dudula has threatened to hit the streets if newly appointed Home Affairs Minister, Leon Schreiber, does not reconsider his decision to extend the temporary concession for foreign nationals who are currently awaiting the outcome of visa, waiver and appeal applications. The extension protects applicants, including scarce skills workers from deportation following applications' delays as officials work on reducing backlogs. Operation Dudula is, however, not having this. The party is […]

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Ford workers vow to intensify wage strike

Numsa President, Andrew Chirwa, has vowed that workers will not return to their jobs until Ford SA agrees to negotiate. The union is demanding that workers receive bonuses and benefit from company profits. Addressing a mass picket, Chirwa deemed it unthinkable that workers at a multinational company like Ford are earning "peanuts". Over 3 000 Ford workers are protesting for a second day today after downing tools, demanding that the […]

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It’s a sad situation, but I’m grateful: Mokwena

  Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Rulani Mokwena, says he never envisioned that he could part ways with the club in such a way. South African football fans across the country are still reeling from shock over the news of Mokwena parting ways with Sundowns, despite a successful season. The coach of the season recently led Masandawana to their 7th consecutive DStv Premiership league triumph, while also securing the African Football […]

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AI threatens integrity of work submitted by tertiary students

Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says institutions of higher learning need to implement mechanisms that will help detect the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the assignments submitted by students - just as there are mechanisms used to detect plagiarism. Makaneta was weighing in on the rapid increase of the use of AI among university students, which compromises the quality of work submitted. Many Unisa students have landed in trouble due […]

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De Kock not hanging up Proteas’ bat yet

Proteas Men white-ball head coach, Rob Walter, is hopeful that Quinton de Kock will remain available to play limited-over international cricket and realise his dream of winning a World Cup as they are yet to receive an update on his T20I retirement. De Kock hung up his bat on Tests in 2021 and ended his 50-over career at last year's ODI World Cup. The T20 World Cup in West Indies […]

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Jub Jub a free man after state drops charges

The state has withdrawn all charges against rapper, Molemo 'Jub Jub' Maarohanye. The musician faced three counts of rape, two of attempted murder and one of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Jub Jub, who is no stranger to being at odds with the law, came under fire when he made degrading comments about his ex-lover, Amanda Du Pont, on a podcast. The actress laid a rape […]

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