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From me to you: Celebrated South African singer and songwriter Yvonne Chaka Chaka is also known for her work for organisations that raise awareness and money for humanitarian causes.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka: She’s still burning up at 60

Musical icon enters her sixth decade proving purpose, not age, defines greatness

True blue: Nico Phooko transforms old denim garments into works of art with his signature technique using paint and bleach.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Nico Phooko: The music painter who makes art you can wear

Artist blends music and art to transform live performances into spontaneous masterpieces using his signature bleach technique on denim

Night fever: Mr Shakes (above) headlined at the Godfather, a club in the northern areas of Port Elizabeth, in the Eighties. (Facebook)

Say goodbye to 80s disco in PE? Never!

Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa

Princess of Africa: Yvonne Chaka Chakawill be among the performers at the DStv Delicious Festival this weekend. Photo: Cristina Aldehuela/AFP

Yvonne Chaka Chaka to honour Miriam Makeba at DStv Delicious Festival

The singer will pay homage to legendary artists such as ‘Mama Africa’ and Brenda Fassie

Katie Mohamed at the launch of her debut memoir Brave, Today in Sandton.

Katie Mohamed launches her empowering book: Brave, Today

It offers readers a guide to embracing their courage and living authentically

Mbuzeni Zulu poses for photos after an event to
honour him in June. (Oupa Nkosi)

Mbuzeni Zulu: Photographer who shot the stars gets his place in the sun

Lensman Mbuzeni Zulu’s subjects ranged from black popular culture to bloody unrest

‘I live and breathe music’: Yvonne Chaka Chaka says she finds collabs with young artists such as Amanda Black, Christer Kobedi and Sun-El energising, and she gives props to duo Blaq Diamond

Q&A Sessions: ‘I am not going to hang up my microphone anytime soon’ — Yvonne Chaka Chaka

The award-winning music icon and humanitarian Yvonne ‘Princess of Africa’ Chaka Chaka speaks to Ntombizodwa Makhoba on being a strict gogo to her three adorable grandchildren,…

Brenda Fassie’s Weekend Special eventually sold more than 200 000 copies, announcing the arrival of the so-called township pop, soon to be illegitimately christened “bubblegum”. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times /Joe Sefale)

State of emergency: The rise and the alchemy of the people’s hit

South African artists found a musical identity and a way to code political messages in the anxious 80s

Menstruation has to become something we are not ashamed to discuss.

Menstruation is part of life

Private toilets and water to wash is a basic right for all school-going girls that must be realised

Singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka will head up the interim committe for the South African Creative Industries Federation.

SA creative industry gets government boost

The arts department has set up a committee for the SA Creative Industries Federation and provided a R5-million grant to help the sector get organised.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka wins WEF award

Yvonne Chaka Chaka has won World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award for artists who improve the world through their work.