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Bumbling crooks: Brothers Dovi (Emmanuel Castis, above left) and Justin (Carl Beukes) are drawn haphazardly into murder in The Shakedown. (Coco van Oppens)

Inside The Shakedown: The dangerously funny South African crime caper

Amazon Prime’s first South African feature film tells of the hilarious side of the underworld

Safety first: Business is picking up at the Burger Fair roadhouse (above) in Bellville, Cape Town, owned by Barno Carsten. (Photo: David Harrison/M&G)
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Back in time to meals on wheels

Cape Town’s oldest roadhouse is hoping to make a comeback during the coronavirus lockdown. Nostalgia is the biggest seller

Xander Ferreira from the music group Gazelle.

Blackface, white guilt, grey area

Awareness of cultural appropriation is much more widespread but for some white South African musicians it’s a rejection of Afrikaner stereotypes.

Eminem’s support acts announced

Eminem will be joined by American rapper Action Bronson and Jack Parow on the South African leg of his Rapture tour.

‘Cooler as ekke’ singer Jack Parow.

Jack Parow detained after late-night boating confrontation

Popular Afrikaans zef rapper Jack Parow’s Oppikoppi performance has been postponed after he was allegedly detained for disturbing the peace.

Outraged crowd shuts down ‘devil snake’ Jack Parow

Outraged crowd shuts down ‘devil snake’ Jack Parow

Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow had to be led off stage during a show in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, after his lyrics upset members of the crowd.

Top YouTube videos of 2010

People watch YouTube videos for a number of reasons: to catch up on the news, to watch music videos and to watch people making fools of themselves.

Jack Parow: Meet the Afrikaans ‘Eminem’

Jack Parow: Meet the Afrikaans ‘Eminem’

The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> caught up with Jack Parow, the ‘Afrikaans Eminem’.