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Rifumo Mdaka

Rifumo Mdaka is an editor who writes a lot about music and queer art with bylines in MTV, OkayAfrica, Bubblegum Club and other corners of the web.

Food for thought: Julian (Ralph Fiennes) and Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) in ‘The Menu’.

One Show Two Takes: The Menu

It’s close-to-the-bone satire but don’t overanalyse it — relax and enjoy this movie like an old-fashioned American burger

Extreme: Anna de Armas plays Marylin Monroe in ‘Blonde’. Photo: Netflix

One Film Two Takes: Blonde

Gratuitous sexual violence and sketchy creative licence makes this movie difficult viewing

Stiff Pap and Mx Blouse join Muse. Photo: Supplied

Stiff Pap and Mx Blouse answer to the will of the people at Jim Beam Welcome Sessions

Stiff Pap and Mx Blouse join Muse to simultaneously reinvent themselves and set everyone in the crowd free

Renaissance

One Album, Two Takes: ‘Renaissance’

Beyoncé’s album is a disco dazzle made for the dance floor

Take note: Francois van Coke, who holds the record for most wins in the Best Rock Album category, with Fokof-polisiekar.  (Charl Pretorius/Gallo Images)

And the winner is the Samas: 27 years of SA music

Dive into the South African Music Awards’ history to see how far SA music has come and where it might be headed to

Beyonce performs onstage during the ‘On The Run II’ Tour at Rose Bowl on September 22, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW18/Getty Images for Parkwood Entertainment)

What you think of Beyoncé doesn’t matter, so enjoy the music

Beyonce takes no sit-down interviews and responds to no one on social media. The goal? To have us focus on the music, which we should all do

‘Emergency’: Sean (RJ Cyler), Carlos (Sebastian Chacon) and Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins)

One movie, two takes: ‘Emergency’

Amazon Prime’s ‘Emergency’ doesn’t do enough – and maybe that’s enough

Prince of hits: The Purple One’s Top 10

Today Prince would’ve turned 64. To celebrate this legend, we narrow his canon down to 10 of his best songs.