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South African amapiano artist Tyla at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, in the US, on 4 February, where she won the Best African Music Performance category. Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
ADAM HAUPT

Tyla’s identity turns on a U

The singer has caused a stir with her loud-and-proud approach to being coloured

  • Charles Leonard
8 min read
Ahead of their time: DJ Ready D, Shaheen Ariefdien, Ishmael Morabe and Ramone of the South African hip-hop group Prophets of da City. Photo: Gallo Images
ACTIVISM AND EDUCATION IN POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

The hop, skip and a jump to  a half century

Hip-hop turning 50 will be celebrated around the globe. But, as a South African hip-hop scholar reminds, there’s a local anniversary that should not be forgotten

  • Charles Leonard
11 min read
After the 2016 election the EFF was a blushing beauty courted by both the DA and ANC, but now there’s a plethora of new, smaller parties contesting the polls. (Madelene Cronje)
ADAM HAUPT

Malema and the like are no different to Trump

The so-called left in South Africa treats the media in much the same way as the US president, pointing to a troubling slide towards fascism

  • Adam Haupt
8 min read
Adam Haupt explores the idea in this edited extract of his book “Static: Race and Representation in Post-Apartheid Music
ADAM HAUPT
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‘Are Die Antwoord blackface?’

Adam Haupt explores the idea in this edited extract of his book "Static: Race and Representation in Post-Apartheid Music, Media and Film".

  • Adam Haupt
6 min read
Media Tribunal: Why Stop There?
ADAM HAUPT

Media Tribunal: Why Stop There?

The ruling party should regulate all heretical texts and performances across every medium, argues <b>Adam Haupt</b>.

  • Adam Haupt
4 min read
ADAM HAUPT

Life outside the matrix

Bush Radio’s education programme Alkemy tackles real life through hip-hop. Adam Haupt reports.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read