By Zuko Komisa The untimely passing of the kwaito artist Nomasonto "Mshoza" Maswanganyi on Thursday morning left many South Africans heartbroken. Mshoza made a special guest appearance on Good Friday last year on the 22 February 2020 with Skhumba on #BlomBlom Mshoza had the team in stitches sharing stories on her early day as a musician and what led her to falling in love with being in the time limelight. […]
By Zuko Komisa Earlier this month, the DA named John Steenhuisen as its new leader after a two-day virtual federal congress which was the biggest virtual conference we've seen but any political party in South Africa. Steenhuisen, the party's interim leader had taken over from Mmusi Maimane last year and was seen as the leader in the top-ranking race up against Mbali Ntuli, who was seen as an underdog […]
By Zuko Komisa If you're curious how to make your summer body feel better than ever before, it's all about making lifestyle changes that can get you there. Reaching a fitness target during the summer rather than at the beginning of the year is a great way to go about your journey. Hot weather makes outdoor workouts more fun and the braai season is the best time to pack more […]
Soweto born Buhlebendalo Mda, performs various tracks, live on Midday Joy on Unathi, and discusses her excitement to perform on the Kaya stage sharing her views on Gender Based Violence. Chosi, the album by Buhlebendalo Mda, is a call-out for people to come and listen to the stories she has to tell. Through her music she tells all those who are willing and open to receive these messages a story. […]
Dobsonville born football player, Joseph Makhanya on Blom Blom with Skhumba, discussing his football career and his youth football outreach program. Joseph Makhanya is a South African football (soccer) midfielder (born 15 September 1981 in Dobsonville, Gauteng) who last played in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa for Moroka Swallows. Listen to the full conversation here: Content hosted by iono.fm
In its truest sense, genre speak is a limitation. It is a vocabulary meant for the marketer to neatly tie a ribbon around a cultural product so that it can be paddled in the market place. But there are artists who subvert this notion of thinking in how they create, Mark de Clive-Lowe is one of those artists. In the recent installment of The Art Of Sunday Brenda Sisane […]
Cyril Julie, University of the Western Cape In the modern world of work, most computations are done using technology. In contrast, in South Africa, school maths computations and other kinds of mathematical work such as graph sketching and construction of geometric figures are done with pencil and paper despite the availability of computer software to perform these tasks. What’s taught in schools – and how it’s taught – is at […]
By Zuko Komisa Born in Durban and raised in Pietermaritzburg, Palesa Nomthandazo Phumelele "Zoe" Modiga, recently gave Afropolitans a taste of the her sophomore album, "Inganekwane,". The album has been in progress for three years, following Modiga's critically acclaimed debut Yellow: The Book. Inganekwane's She performed live on Kaya Breakfast with David O’Sullivan, Thabiso Sikwane and Jason Goliath, celebrating the month of #Folktober. Watch it here: The album explores more […]