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Love in the Rain: Music, Memory and the Soft Defiance of Joy at NIROX Sculpture Park

Under a sky that threatened rain but never quite committed to grief, lovers gathered among stone and silence at the NIROX Sculpture Park. It was the day after Valentine’s Day—a time when love, already declared, grows quieter. Less performative. More real. Blankets lay across damp grass, with couples leaning into each other for warmth. Wine glasses trembled slightly in the cold and then the music began. The Concert for Love […]

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Artists turn up the volume on SAMRO, demand transparency and accountability

Tensions between local artists and the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) escalated on Thursday, as scores of musicians took to the streets of Johannesburg demanding transparency, accountability, and fair governance at the organisation. Under the banner Artists Unite, and joined by ActionSA and the EFF, the demonstrators marched to SAMRO’s Braamfontein offices, accusing the organisation of mismanagement and failing to protect whistleblowers exposing corruption. Law enforcement escorted the protestors […]

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