Before her music topped the charts of South Africa’s industry; before she heard her name announced as a SAMA-award-nominee, even before we knew her as Azana – Makhosazana Masango was a young singer from Durban with great talent and even greater levels of shyness. “I was so soft-spoken, but I loved to sing,” she reveals during our remote interview which would go on to become this cover feature. Makhosazana, who grew up in Kwa-Zulu Natal, was always one of the voices in the choir and even though

They say “Heavy is the head that wears the crown…” Whoever coined this phrase had clearly never met Zozibini Tunzi, who has made a habit out of wearing crowns with anything but heaviness! The 2019 Miss Universe and Miss SA might have shouldered a lot of responsibility during both reigns, but she has never lost the sense of lightness and bubbliness that has made her such a relatable figure to millions of followers across South Africa and indeed the world. Read more

Interviews with DJs often remind me of visits to Cape Town; in that, you are never entirely sure what kind of climate will greet you. I’ve experienced everything from the cold and moody (I will not reveal any names) to the bright and sunny. On this one particular morning, right at the end of November, I found myself enveloped in my blankets, avoiding one of Cape Town’s grim mornings. The clouds were cloaking the top half of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head and the rain was drizzling lightly. The f

Do you remember the first time you had to handle rejection? I do. I was was eight years old when I learned that I had just been dropped from my school's football team. It was the biggest disappointment of my young life and I didn't handle it well at all...

"He’s like a little 16-year-old rapper that’s telling you about his sound. The first time I met him he was like, &39;I’m putting this album together, and I have this intro that I’d love to get you on.&39;" So says Candice Pillay as she talks candidly about the man who could well be credited with having changed her life. Not many people can evoke this kind of excitement from one of the biggest producers in music, but this was the moment that Pillay knew she had sufficiently impressed Dr Dre. F

On Friday (3 June) morning people around the world woke up to the sad news that Muhammad Ali had passed away. The former boxing world champion, who is widely regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, died at the age of 74 after spending several hours in hospital...

Although the 2020 Academy Awards are still some time away, we may have caught a glimpse of a film that potentially may be up for a win at next year’s ceremony, and it was made right here in Mzansi! Buddha in Africa is the film title on everybody’s lips right now, and the feature film that had audiences talking at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) appears to be up for Oscars consideration now. Buddha in Africa may be director Nicole Schafer’s first documentary feature film but it bl

Studies show that millennials may be history’s most competent parents. I found myself thinking about this more than a few times as I spoke to Katt Daddy and Yoza Mnyanda, this week. The two musicians who make up Darkie Fiction also happen to be first-time parents, and with three weeks to go until their performance at Afropunk, I managed to speak to them during a rare free moment in their busy schedule. The transition to working-parent is one of the most daunting challenges to overcome. You retu...

In order to fully understand why Die Antwoord is so upset at Eminem (and why they were a target of his frustration), we need to take a few steps back to understand the character that Marshall Mathers has chosen to play on his latest studio release. The 46-year-old rapper from Detroit is resembling fictional character Don Quixote these days. Quixote, (to quote Newsroom’s Will Mcavoy) spent the duration of the 928 page novel on a “mission to civilise”. Quixote drove himself to his wit’s end in a

The week began on an extremely dapper note when GQ announced their best dressed South African men of 2018 The quarterly publication chose 10 of Mzansi’s most handsome and stylish personalities from different fields and revealed them to the country in a glitzy and high-profile event. This year’s best dressed group sees a mixture of celebrities, creatives, entrepreneurs, activists and on air personalities. Seth is widely renowned for his work at Shezi.ink where he operates as the company’s foun