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Returning to Joburg: Jazz maestro Wynton Marsalis will be the main act at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival next month.

Diary: Wynton Marsalis will headline Dinaledi stage at the Joy of Jazz, Symphony of Bansuri to premiere at the Artscape Opera House and Basadi in Music Awards return in August

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Taking no prisoners: Hlengiwe Lushaba Madlala and Vaughan Lucas Callaway in a heated moment in Ruined. Image:  Lungelo Mbulwana

War talk is not cheap, the play ‘Ruined’ shows

Plot shows how women characters refuse to be victims in a conflict situation

American novelist Roth disliked e-books and the distracting influences of modern technology

Prolific American author Philip Roth dies at 85

The acclaimed author won many awards in his lifetime but he was never awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

Hip hop star Kendrick Lamar is nominated for best album for “To Pimp A Butterfly” and best rap performance.

#MeToo-era Pulitzers give Trump one on the nose

This year’s Pulitzer juries awarded prizes to works that highlight the notable pitfalls of Donald Trump’s presidency

The New Yorker was honoured for stories by Ronan Farrow
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Pulitzer Prize recognises journalism that unmasked sexual harassers

The Pulitzer Prize recognises achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States

Lamar’s album DAMN features artists like Rihanna and U2 and explores some of the themes of his highly-acclaimed 2015 album To Pimp A Butterfly.

Kendrick Lamar, the first rapper to win a Pulitzer

Kendrick Lamar has become the first non-classical, non-jazz artist to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for the music category

Pulitzer prize for fiction goes to ‘The Goldfinch’

Donna Tartt’s huge book, 11 years in the writing, wins the honour for "beautifully written … novel with exquisitely drawn characters".

Pulitzer Prizes award journalists in hard-hit media industry

The Sun Sentinel has taken the top award at the 97th Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious prizes in the fragmented US journalism industry.

Small publications sweep up Pulitzer Prizes

Newcomers and smaller publications have surpassed big-name media organisations this year as winners of the coveted Pulitzer Prize.

Celebrated scribe of suburbia, John Updike, dies

John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, died of lung cancer on Tuesday at age 76.