A $300 million-plus cash injection is landing at a Vancouver indie that's letting its bosses buy themselves out while handing catalog control to a LA heavyweight.
Nettwerk scores backing from Create Capital
Create Music Group is dropping over $300 million into the deal.
The buyout lets Nettwerk's management team grab a bigger ownership slice.
Create Capital is taking control of the catalog and IP assets.
Extra funding and support services will roll out after the close.
Terry McBride keeps the indie running day to day
McBride co-founded the company back in 1984 with Mark Jowett.
He's staying on as CEO to handle signings and artist development.
The label works across recordings, publishing, and artist management operations.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Khayelitsha youth today for pre-SONA consultations before Thursday's major national address.
The roundtable runs from 13h00 to 15h30 on Tuesday
The National Youth Development Agency hosts at the Thusong Service Centre.
Attendees can directly address the President and National Executive members.
Ramaphosa chose the township to spotlight areas hit hardest by inequality.
Khayelitsha's youth unemployment exceeds 50 percent locally
Over 400,000 people live in one of Cape Town's largest townships.
Gang violence and service failures make daily existence frightening for families.
Many drop out of school to earn income or support households.
South Africa has over 7 million young people outside of employment...
Metro officers grabbed four suspects after discovering a firearm lifted from the Margate police station tucked inside their car.
Durban warrants sweep netted the stolen weapon on Monday
Police halted the vehicle at Mahatma Gandhi Road in Point.
Officers found the gun hidden with matching ammunition during searches.
Database checks confirmed the weapon disappeared from SAPS Margate months earlier.
All four men lacked legal documentation for the firearm
Suspects ranged in age from their 20s to 30s.
Charges include unlawful possession and holding stolen property outright.
Officers called the seizure a major community safety victory.
SAPS loses over 1,000 firearms annually across the country
KwaZulu-Natal gun violence kills thousands...
Staff from an ANC provincial office launched a donation campaign to deliver essential supplies directly to struggling Free State households.
The Provincial Secretary's Office Initiative kicked off
Employees pooled personal funds to purchase groceries and blankets.
Workers wanted their organizational principles reflected in tangible community support.
The team targeted areas where government assistance falls short.
Polediso Motsoeneng distributed parcels in Bethlehem on 22 December 2025
Families received mealie meal, canned goods, and cooking oil.
Blankets went to elderly residents and children in poorly heated homes.
Motsoeneng framed the gesture as an obligation rather than charity.
Free State residents face crop failures and...
Community tips helped cops score a massive pill seizure worth over R122,000 in Petsana Township last week.
The Bethlehem Public Order Policing Unit raided the residence
Officers acted on Friday after residents flagged suspicious activity patterns.
The team discovered more than 2,000 Mandrax tablets stashed inside.
Trust between locals and law enforcement made the breakthrough possible.
Mandrax poses lethal risks beyond simple sedation effects
Users crush the pills and combine them with dagga.
Addiction can trigger breathing issues, seizures, and fatal overdoses.
Long-term consumption destroys memory function and completely destabilizes moods.
A 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman got charged
Both suspects lived at the searched...
A civic pressure campaign wants South Africa's president to deploy military forces and invoke emergency powers to tackle unauthorized border crossings.
Operation March and March keep hammering officials
Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma leads the grassroots group demanding immediate intervention.
The former radio personality argues that communities face safety threats daily.
Activists believe current enforcement lacks the teeth to solve anything
Sporong settlement residents fled after miner intimidation
Roughly 500 locals abandoned homes near Kagiso last month.
Zama Zamas operating illegally in abandoned shafts sparked the exodus.
Ngobese-Zuma points to this chaos as proof cops need backup.
Durban saw a massive turnout for deportation demands...
A grassroots group keeps hammering the government to declare a national emergency over what they frame as an invasion of undocumented migrants threatening jobs and safety.
March and March are demanding emergency powers
The civic movement, led by former radio host Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, wants immediate action.
Leaders argue that the situation stretches resources thin and threatens everyday South Africans.
The group calls for deploying the South African National Defence Force alongside the police.
Movement's origins and core message
March and March started as a grassroots effort born from border control frustrations.
Ngobese-Zuma pulled in supporters from cities like Durban and Johannesburg rapidly.
The fight targets those without...
A dispute over a JoJo tank spiraled into deadly violence when a 71-year-old landlord shot his 33-year-old tenant in the eye after refusing him access to backup water.
Fatal shooting in Sundra near Delmas
The incident occurred on Sunday, 8 February 2026, at around 17:00 in Mpumalanga.
Both men lived at the same address, where tensions built over the limited water supply.
The bullet struck the victim's left eye at close range, causing immediate death.
JoJo tank installed due to shortages
Persistent water outages forced the landlord to install a backup tank in the garage.
Municipal service interruptions are a common challenge across South African communities.
The tank served residents when a regular supply was unavailable...
Three people accused of gunning down a school principal and her clerk have ditched their bail bids, locking themselves in custody while prosecutors build their murder case.
Suspects dropping bail applications
DJ and pastor Taki Benjamin Maditsi abandoned his bail request on Friday.
School employee Makgadi Hope Shongwe also withdrew her application at Thembisa Magistrate's Court.
Mandla Wilfred Maseko, facing conspiracy charges, made the same choice.
The brutal November 2025 attack
Principal Ruth Nozibele Tabu, aged 58, was shot dead inside Inxiweni Primary's admin block.
Administrative clerk Nobantu Njombini, aged 55, died alongside her in Tembisa.
The Tuesday killings sent shockwaves through Ekurhuleni's education sector.
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