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Morley Nkosi, who has just released his autobiography The Way Home

Morley Nkosi finds his way back home in his book

His autobiography The Way Home is an account of the travails of life in exile

Doyenne of the Drum decade: Dolly Rathebe was a pioneer black female celebrity. Photo: Nick de Blois/Gallo Images/Sunday Times

Dolly Rathebe: South Africa’s original black superstar

Dolly Rathebe’s musical legacy is inseparable from the cultural life of Sophiatown.

Trump, who has threatened to impose tariffs on European autos and auto parts, said it was his tough stance that brought the European leader to the bargaining table. (Reuters)

Section 25 hearings underscore the racial economic divide

Present were white landowners with their 4x4s and landless black people from shantytowns, who came in minibuses

Hugh Masekela: I’m the kind of person who goes on with life. I was one of the smallest benders of the era.
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No more pain: Lala ngoxolo Bra Hugh Masekela

A raconteur par excellence and larger than life figure, Masekela takes to his grave a part of each and everyone of us.

Christopher Wylie is a whistleblower who formerly worked with Cambridge Analytica

The Dezemba 2017 festive holiday guide

Having a good time can be anything from wild parties, music and fine food to a yoga retreat or hiking on the peaceful Wild Coast

Any discussion about black economic empowerment must weigh up its benefits, addressing historical injustices and the costs of not transforming the economy. Photo: File

Song and dance can’t save the show

"Very little about this show feels authentic. In short, it simply lacks truth".

On our Lists this week:’Pumla Dineo Gqola’

On our Lists this week:’Pumla Dineo Gqola’, ‘Paul Beatty’and Babalawo

Milisuthando Bongela and Kwanele Sosibo explore interesting reads and both classic and new music

Baleka Mbete.

Letta and Caiphus: Still watering the tree of uhuru

Letta Mbulu and Caiphus Semenya are finally signing off on a project that’s been in the making for 20 years

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The struggle is in the songs

Several artists are reminding us that protest music has always been at the heart of the revolution.