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During an open discussion which took place this past week between Spring Fiesta festival director, Ricardo da Costa and head of Soulistic Music, Amaru Da Costa, it was disclosed that an unforeseen prestigious and vitally pivotal career opportunity had been presented to Black Coffee. One which unfortunately made it impossible for Black Coffee to honour his performance commitment to Spring Fiesta 2016. Ricardo da Costa explained, “Black Coffee’s team approached us with this obvious dilemma and naturally our initial reaction tended towards the selfish. But as his longtime supporters, we also recognise that Black Coffee is no longer only South Africa’s to hold onto and benefit from.” He further expressed, “Spring Fiesta fully supports and has encouraged Black Coffee to accept and embrace this unique opportunity which we believe will be seminal in further advancing and cementing his legacy on the global stage. Therefore we have made the decision to release Black Coffee from his scheduled

Naija superstar – Tiwa Savage is officially part of Jay’z mega-label ; Roc Nation. This is after much speculations which surfaced months back, now Savage is said to have closed an international management and distribution deal with Roc Nation. The superstar confirmed the news on her social media saying; ‘Signed. Sealed. Delivered.’

New York — MTV is rebranding VH1 Classic as MTV Classic and says the channel plans to serve up heaps of nostalgia for fans of Beavis and Butt-head, Daria , Total Request Live, and other MTV staples. MTV says the channel will have "a special focus on the 1990s and early 2000s. " In addition to full-season marathons of The Real World, Road Rules and Laguna Beach , MTV says the channel will feature prime-time programming blocks that include episodes of Cribs, Jackass , Punk'd and others. MTV Unplugged episodes that MTV says haven't been aired in years also will be rerun. MTV Classic will debut on 1 August — 35 years to the day of MTV's debut. It's first show will be MTV Hour One, a rebroadcast of MTV's first hour of programming from 1981.

DJ Khaled recently premiered another new track via iHeartRadio called ‘ Do You Mind‘. The track features the likes of Nicki Minaj , Chris Brown, Future, August Alsina , Jeremih and Rick Ross doing what they do best on a Khaled offering.

Rapper Cassper Nyovest has congratulated fellow rapper King Kotini - real name Rikhado Makhado - on his new wheels. Makhado has recently changed his stage name from Ricky Rick to King Kotini.

Kanye West says Kim's nude selfies are modern works of art Los Angeles - Kanye West loves his wife's nude selfies. The 39-year-old rapper is a huge fan of Kim Kardashian West's provocative pictures and says Kim not sharing them with the world ''would be like Adele not singing''. He told Harper's Bazaar's ICONS September issue: ''I love her nude selfies. Like, I love the ones from the side, the back ones, and the front. I just love seeing her naked; I love nudity. And I love beautiful shapes. I feel like it's almost a Renaissance thing, a painting, a modern version of a painting. I think it's important for Kim to have her figure. To not show it would be like Adele not singing.''

Tyga has just dropped a brand new joint called ‘Trap Pussy ‘. On this one, Tyga raps over a hard hitting, razor-sharp club produced instrumental. Totally different from his dance-hall inspired ‘One of One ‘ song, this new track is a straight up rap song.

After social media went crazy at the sight of DA leaders’ private parts, ANC supporter AKA said ‘Let’s all laugh now together’. On Instagram on Thursday evening, rapper AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, joined a chorus of ANC supporters and general Facebook and Twitter followers in praising a painting showing DA leaders naked. On his official Instagram account, akaworldwide, Forbes wrote: “Freedom of speech is nice ne? …. Or is this a problem now? They want to drone on about Freedom of Speech when paintings like this are drawn about our own President. Their cartoonists, and their “artists” They laugh. Let’s all laugh now together …. As South Africans.” He was referring to a host of recent paintings by Ayanda Mabulu, as well as The Spear by Brett Murray, which many defended despite offensive imagery of President Jacob Zuma’s genitalia. In 2012, the ANC even marched to the Goodman Gallery against the painting. AKA’s post was widely shared, with many of his followers reacting in shock

More rain expected to pour in South Africa 2016 SPRING

O kmalumkoolkat   drops a new song called 'Ntwana Yam' single

Sammy Sosa leaves Power fm

Mandela Bridge closed today

'SA WILL AVOID RECESSION, GROWTH REMAINS LOW' Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has raised concerned about the volatile labour market. JOHANNESBURG - Finance minister  Pravin Gordhan  has raised concerns about the country’s labour market. He was speaking at a business conference in Sandton. The minister believes the country will avoid a recession but it will record low growth like the rest of the world. Gordhan says he is concerned about the country’s volatile labour market, which has been plagued by strikes and above inflation wage demands. His comments come at a time when  wage negotiations  are taking place in the power, automotive and mining sectors. Initial demands range from 13 to 20 percent - well above inflation which currently stands at 6.3 percent. The minister says  the economy  will avoid a recession this year but growth remains low along with the rest of the world. The Reserve Bank and International Monetary Fund have lowered their growth forecasts f

He wanted to make sure I was safe and then he let go‚ Letshego Zulu on Gugu's final moments Project leader for the Trek4Mandela expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro‚ Richard Mabaso‚ has recounted some of Gugu Zulu’s final moments. An emotional Mabaso described how‚ along with Gugu’s wife Letshego‚ they climbed down the mountain from 8:30pm to 5am. Mabaso was speaking at a memorial for Gugu Zulu at Kyalami Race Track in Johannesburg. “Letshego‚ these words stuck with me. Letshego cried. When we reached the bottom‚ she said: ‘This is the gentleman I dated. This is the gentleman I married. He wanted to make sure that I am safe before he let go. I was safe then he let go‚’” explained Mabaso. The memorial has seen friends and colleagues including those from the racing industry paying tribute to Zulu. Zulu was part of the Trek4Mandela expedition which aimed to raise funds for girls who cannot afford sanitary pads. Mabaso said that 3.6million pads have been coll

FNB Stadium READY for SOWETO DERBY Two best teams in South Africa Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs are about to battle it out for the Carlin Black Label cup this Saturday (30 July 2016) at FNB Stadium.

With extreme weather hitting various parts of South Africa‚ actress Nomzamo Mbatha has taken to her Twitter account to share a heartfelt account of her childhood. She went on to explain that all of the hardship made her even more determined to better herself. “Rainy days like this set me back. Makes my heart ache on how far one has come...I literally used to talk to myself whilst walking in it‚” she said on her Twitter page. Also read: Nomzamo Mbatha investigating Facebook fraudster for swindling fans “Promising myself that one day I would have a car and not have to walk in the rain again. That I’d work really hard to change my narrative.” Nomzamo says that the hardest part of the rain was getting to school soaked. “The most heartbreaking part was getting to school soaking wet. Socks‚ uniform ALLES.Oh and my backpack‚ with all my schoolbooks“ Her messages received massive support from her fans‚ with some even telling their own stories of how their childhoods were filled wi

Dr. Dre was reportedly handcuffed and detained outside his home after he was accused of “pointing a gun” at a motorist. When they arrived‚ a driver alleged Dre pulled out a gun and ordered him to move his car from the end of his driveway. Police in Los Angeles‚ say they were called to the Beats entrepreneur’s home in Malibu on Monday to reports of a man “brandishing a firearm.” In a press release‚ the Los Angeles police said Dre was “searched‚ handcuffed‚ and briefly detained in a patrol car” while they investigated‚ adding that he was “cooperative with investigating deputies‚ consented to a search of his person‚ and denied all allegations regarding the handgun.” According to Dre‚ the alleged victim was parked directly in front of his home and blocking his driveway‚ and he asked him to leave. He said the motorist drove a short distance down the road‚ but came back a short time later and did the same thing. He further claimed that he pulled out his cellphone to film the inciden

FIFA president wants two more Africa slots in expanded World Cup Africa should be given two more places at the World Cup finals if the tournament is expanded to 40 teams, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino told reporters on a brief trip to Nigeria on Monday

Can Hyundai beat Mercedes and BMW at their own game? When the 2017 Hyundai Genesis G80 goes on sale this fall it will do so as a car with more passenger space than a Mercedes E Class, more horsepower than a Cadillac CTS and with a raft of active safety systems as standard that even Volvo S90 drivers are offered as optional extras

Cost of education blamed for new HIV infections Tuesday 26 July 2016 11:30 Out of the country's population, young women between the ages of 15 and 24 have the highest infection rate, with most of these young people still of school going age

Wits students strike for expensive accommodation which is South Point Student accommodation  in Braamfontein yesterday.

The body of a Chatsworth woman whose car was washed off a low-lying bridge in Silverglen has been found. Tow truck companies kept busy during Durban floods Avoid high risk flooding areas – eThekwini mayor LIVE: Woman's body found after car washes off bridge