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Myth or Fact? Help prevent the spread of misinformation by understanding the facts around COVID-19 Here a few myths you should know about: Source: COVIDCommsSA
Myth or Fact? Help prevent the spread of misinformation by understanding the facts around COVID-19 Here a few myths you should know about: Source: COVIDCommsSA
By Kagiso Mnisi To the world, Manu Dibango is archetypal of unchallenged musicianship and Pan Africanism, yet his eyes have always been elusive to the storyteller. Listen to the full podcast here: Kagiso Mnisi goes searching for Manu's eyes and does so vicariously through Jazz enthusiast and scholar, Bra Stan Bodibe. In this podcast, an exclusive and rare interview of Dibango by Bodibe at the 1996 installment of African Images […]
By Kagiso Mnisi In the throes of 21 days of lockdown to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, Contact is a special podcast that looks into how physical proximity – a natural trait to the human race - has been disrupted in an extraordinary way. Listen to the full podcast here:
By Kagiso Mnisi Credo Vusamazulu Mutwa was widely known for being iSanusi, yet his other talents, most notably as a theatre practitioner and sculptor, are more often than not relegated aback. In this podcast, Kagiso Mnisi is in an embrace with Kgafela oa Magogodi, who along with Prince Lamla resurrected Mutwa's intergalactic stage play known as uNosilimela for drama students to engage at Wits University. Listen to the podcast here: […]
South Africa joined the rest of the world in declaring the NOVEL COVID 19 pandemic, a global tragedy which will have far reaching effects to every nation. In keeping with the countries and various cities around the world which began shutting down, restricting travel and limiting social interaction, SPIN Foundation joins in officially confirming the postponement of the IJD Cape Town 2020 celebrations. In accord with our partners, The Host City Cape Town, The Department of Sports Arts and Culture, […]
Labour unions are calling on the government to ensure that workers are compensated if it elects to impose a lockdown This is in light of the rapid spread of covid-19. South Africa currently has 554 confirmed cases Cosatu says it is concerned that the virus is likely to continue spreading due to the crammed conditions of the public transport system A large number of South Africans make use of the […]
The Sharpeville Massacre. Godfrey Rubens via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Steven Wheatley, Lancaster University It’s been 60 years since the Sharpeville massacre, when 69 unarmed civilians were killed by armed South African police on March 21 1960. The significance of the date is reflected in the fact that it now marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Without the Sharpeville massacre, we may not have the international […]
Johannesburg South Africa (17th March 2020) - In light of growing concerns regarding the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 and President Cyril Ramaphosa recently declaring the virus as a national disaster, Kaya 959 has taken the decision to postpone all upcoming events until further notice. These events include the following: The Rand Show (8th - 13th of April 2020). The Johannesburg Cap Classique & Champagne Festival, ( 4th-5th of April […]
We are thrilled to announce that we've received 21 nominations for the 2020 Radio Awards, including Station of the Year 2020—an award that we’ve been honored with previously in 2017 and 2019. This year saw a submission of over 2000 nominations from more than 160 radio stations. The entries were adjudicated by a team of 54 judges and reviewed by BDO South Africa, the newly appointed auditors for the 2020 […]