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Great art has no gender: Female composers take centre stage in Wakkerstroom

Overlooked women composers are finally given their due as Wakkerstroom’s 2026 festival spotlights music long sidelined by history and patriarchy

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
In the house: Mi Casa to perform at HughFest. Photo: WOM Studio

Diary: HughFest; Heineken® World Tour; and Ballito LIVE

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  • Busi Lethole
2 min read
Take a bow: Siya Charles, winner of this year’s Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz performs on stage. Photo: Mark Wessels

Art, politics and integrity: The Standard Bank Young Artist Award then and now

Ahead of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, Kwanele Sosibo interviews this year’s music and jazz SBYA winners for their reflections on the history and meaning of the awards

  • Eyaaz
9 min read

Diary: Jazz in the Lights, Dance for all, Street art in Maboneng

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  • Des Erasmus
2 min read