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Powerful presence: Fatoumata Diawara performing at the CTIJF 2026. Photo: Armand Hough
ACTIVISM

Fatoumata Diawara channels ancestry and activism in Cape Town

Blending Malian heritage with high-energy pop, Fatoumata Diawara used the CTIJF stage to honour her roots and confront FGM, proving that heritage and modern activism are…

  • Busi Lethole
8 min read
Salif Keita celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language
ARTICLE

Salif Keita pulls out of Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek due to illness

Salif Keita has withdrawn from the Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek due to a sudden illness, with his band set to perform a tribute in his absence

  • Lesego Chepape
2 min read
First time: Montreux arrives in Franschhoek Friday to Sunday, 27 to 29 March. The line-up reads like a passport of musical brilliance and includes home-grown talent Thandiswa Mazwai
ARTS AND CULTURE

Montreux Jazz Festival makes African debut in Franschhoek

A legendary Swiss festival meets the Cape Winelands as Montreux launches its first African edition in Franschhoek with global stars and jazz visionaries

  • Marlan Padayachee
7 min read
Salif Keita celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

Salif Keita: Africa’s golden voice on jazz, legacy and his love of South Africa

The Malian legend celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language

  • Marlan Padayachee
4 min read
Courting influence: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (left) met Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou (right) in July, before visiting Mali after the coup that ousted a France-friendly government. (Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency via AFP)
ANKARA

Turkey goes on charm offensive in West Africa

The foreign minister’s visits to Mali, Senegal and Niger leverage colonial-era hurts to pave the way for Turkey’s investment in francophone Africa

  • Mucahid Durmaz
3 min read
“That was just a beginning — the list is long. Some people have left the company, but we will be pursuing them and possibly lay charges if it is found that there was criminal intent,” said Popo Molefe. (Gallo)
BUSHFIRE FESTIVAL

Playing the Fool at eSwatini Festival

Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi explores the strides the Bushfire Festival has made now that it’s in its twelfth edition

  • Setumo-thebe Mohlomi
7 min read
CLAUDE LEROY

Kanoute wins top African soccer award

Mali and Sevilla forward Frederic Kanoute was named Africa Player of 2007 on Friday, beating Chelsea clubmates Michael Essien and Didier Drogba to become the first European-born…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read