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The Cool Kids of Khayelitsha

10 November 2015 | ARTICLE

Zethu Gqola

Playlisted on many radio stations across the country and igniting stages in Cape Town, the Cool Kids are a Khayelitsha-based four-man crew combining DJ skills, music producing and event management. Wh...

Challenges of playing ‘white music’ in Gugs

22 September 2015 | ARTICLE

Zethu Gqola

Masixole Dunjana aka Dida Dunjana is a name most hadn’t heard of until he was announced as part of the Rocking the Daisies 2015 lineup, set to perform on the Bridges for Music stage. The 20-year-old D...

Rocking the Daisies puts township artists on the map

8 September 2015 | ARTICLE

Zethu Gqola

This year for the first time the celebrated Rocking the Daisies festival will showcase DJs from Khayelitsha, Langa and Gugulethu on a new stage, adding colour to what has seemed in the past to be a mo...

Langa’s new king of electronic dance music

24 March 2015 | ARTICLE

Zethu Gqola

Born and raised in Langa township, Makonwabe Bekwa aka AudioJerk is a dance floor magnet with his unique electronic, techno and dubstep sound. He is also fast becoming one of the Mother City’s m...

Meet Rabelani Madula aka Rabs Vhafuwi

26 February 2015 | ARTICLE

Zethu Gqola

With a firm belief that some of the greatest music talent in our country lies within the townships, Rabs Vhafuwi has made it his mission to tap into that market. Seemingly, whatever he touches turns t...

Dibana neqembu le-rap yesiXhosa yakwaLanga naseLwandle

23 February 2015 | ARTICLE

Zethu Gqola

Sandisile ‘Skillz’ Ntleki noSilindokuhle ‘Slie’ Baka benza iqembu le-rap ebizwa Xhosa Tribe. Lamachule engoma wakwaLanga naseLwandle ngentlonipho nabo banomhluzi womelana no-iF...

Meet the Xhosa rap duo from Langa and Lwandle

17 February 2015 | ARTICLE

Zethu Gqola

Sandisile ‘Skillz’ Ntleki and Silindokuhle ‘Slie’ Baka form rap duo Xhosa Tribe. These lyrical masterminds from Langa and Lwandle respectively have enough finesse and bars to r...

Assault at Home Affairs, and other stories

5 February 2015 | ARTICLE

...Zethu Gqola Ethical trade body fails farm worker The Wine Industry Ethical Trade Association (Wieta), which lists some of the country's top producers, appears to have recanted on its promise to in...

Indlela uDJ osakhasayo waseKhayelitsha awavelisa ngayo eyona ngoma ithandiweyo enyakeni

30 January 2015 | ARTICLE

NguZethu Gqola

Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo akukho mntu wayenokucingela ukuba uDJ osakhasayo waseKhayelitsha angavelisa enye yeengoma ezinkqenkqeza phambili zika-2014: ‘uKoze Kuse’.Inzame yomculo wehawusi ohlan...

Parents start school in tent, and other stories.

29 January 2015 | ARTICLE

...Zethu Gqola Kimberley\xe2\x80\x99s desperate miners: where the formal and informal sectors clash Hundreds of unemployed Kimberley residents have turned to digging deserted mine dumps to earn a living....