To many people in this city, the name “Mmangaliso” rings all kinds of bells: church bells, vocal bells, friendly bells, personal bells. And, unlike some unsaved claims some among us make about famous people, the feeling between residents of the city and her is reciprocal—she holds this space in very high regard just as the people too view ..read more
Thaba Nchu Producer to Rock SA Dancefloors
Thaba Nchu producer, Siphiwe Sesing, affectionately known as SWARE in deep house circles, has signed a recording deal with Gauteng-based label, Candid Beings. Under the deal, the 21 year-old Quantity Surveying student will release his EP, titled 4th Generation, on 8 July 2022.
Sunday InterSessions Teams Up With Local Brands
The city’s new kid on the block, Sunday InterSessions, has teamed up with different local brands in a strategic move to generate new audiences, reports Ace Moloi.
“I wanted to be different” — Thabo Mokone on broadcasting in Sesotho
Whatever prejudices Sesotho presenters may face in agency boardrooms and radio awards adjudication panels, Lesedi FM’s Thabo Mokone still has faith in Sesotho’s commercial appeal, writes Ace Moloi.
May the FREESGOSMAS Live the Longest
As politicians feared losing their wards, Free State gospel artists geared for their awards, writes Art State Editor Ace Moloi.
From the Art to the Throne
Brenda Yalezo’s penwomanship unlocks her as a versatile songwriter and worshipper who has died to herself for the gospel to be sung through her, notes Ace Moloi.
#FurAndCoats: The Carefree and the Curfewed
Even as she suffered an asthma attack just moments before her time on stage, Noxy still lived up to her vows of loving and respecting the arts—in sickness and in health, reports Ace Moloi
Keletso Mofokeng and the Musical Parable of Rest
From the coherent choice of songs to Brenda Yalezo’s thematically profound act of taking off her shoes on stage, Keletso Mofokeng’s show was one memorable parable of divine rest, writes Ace Moloi
The Television Classroom: A Black Friday For Bloemfontein Talent
While South Africans were recovering from wrestling each other for the cheapest TV on Black Friday, Bloemfontein artists gathered in their numbers for a priceless Black Friday deal in the form of a free television masterclass, writes Ace Moloi.
K.Set’s World Is Beautiful
Truth be told, Khumo “K.Set” Sethoba is a profound word magician who writes soulfully and recites fluently, observes Ace Moloi.
