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Sizwe Dhlomo hopped on X and admitted he misses Sol Phenduka after their Kaya 959 run ended. He dropped a slick pun that referenced Sol's name, and people caught on immediately that it was genuine nostalgia for their old radio chemistry. Sol bounced from the station after getting heat for the...

Yanda Woods posted pictures from her brand-new penthouse, and the internet had thoughts. The South African influencer and podcaster got dragged into a whole debate about wealth and connections after a blogger shared snaps of her vibing on her kitchen counter. She just broke up with rapper Tony...

Anele Mdoda and her crew at 947 scooped three awards at the Radio Awards, and one of them was Best Breakfast Show for the fifth year running. She posted about how much the recognition hits different when you grind with a team that has your back. She shouted out her on-air partners Frankie...

Basetsana Kumalo posted a long tribute to her husband Romeo on their 25th wedding anniversary, and it got pretty emotional. The South African author and former Miss South Africa dropped a video showing their whole journey together as a couple and how their family grew over the years. She went...

Shimza hit number four on a viral ranking of African DJs by monthly Spotify listeners, pulling 2.8 million streams and beating out Black Coffee, Tyler ICU, Spinall, and Major League DJz. The South African producer has been grinding for years despite constant online hate. Trolls jumped into the...

South African content creator Seemah announced her transition into DJing after spending months learning how to mix and work with CDJ equipment. The move comes as a career pivot for someone who previously lost a TikTok account that had more than 1.8 million followers. She posted on social media...

Cassper Nyovest got dragged after people found a 2014 post where he compared himself to Diddy and called himself a golden boy. The tweet resurfaced while the American mogul deals with serious legal drama, and users started telling the South African rapper to take it down. Some clowned him for...

Money Constant from DJ Maphorisa, DJ Tunez, Wizkid, and Mavo hit 21 million streams and turned into one of the biggest tracks around. The amapiano-meets-Afrobeats crossover connected hard with listeners everywhere, and Sony Music posted about the achievement while telling people to keep pushing...

Tyla hit a massive benchmark after CHANEL moved over 100,000 units in America within the first month of dropping. The South African artist released the track through FAX/Epic Records, and it immediately caught fire thanks to a viral dance challenge that racked up millions of views across social...

Mzansi Magic dropped the theme for Big Brother Season 6 at a launch party that brought back basically every past contestant from the franchise. The new season is called Bazozwa, and the network boss said it represents people who refuse to stay quiet and are claiming their space without apology...

Cotton Fest got shut down for good after the people running it couldn't agree on how to keep going without messing up what Riky Rick originally built. Bianca Naidoo and the Makhado family said shareholder drama made it impossible to move forward the right way, and they had to kill the whole...

Nadia Nakai showed up to Nasty C's KFC collab launch wearing a denim dress that barely held together with some straps and left most of her sides exposed. She posted pics on Instagram hyping up the burger partnership, and people immediately started going off about how she skipped underwear...

Kaycherlow wrapped his car on the way to a gig in Zebediela after crashing near Usave in Mathibela. The Limpopo artist was headed to a spot called Ga-Stan when things went sideways, and people online started flooding timelines with concern since nobody really knows how badly he got hurt. The...

Nandipha Magudumana showed up to court rocking her wedding ring, which got people talking since she supposedly split from her husband, Mkhuseli, back when her whole Thabo Bester mess exploded. The couple apparently divorced, but some reports say they're still technically married even though he's...

Cassper Nyovest caught heat after dropping a gospel track at his Bloemfontein stadium show that had people questioning whether his whole Christian thing is legit. The song had lyrics about Jesus being the Alpha and Omega, and a chunk of the internet decided that meant he was faking the faith for...

Rachel Kolisi wrapped up her first triathlon but had to hit the hospital right after because she ate it during the race. The fitness influencer and estranged wife of Springboks captain Siya Kolisi posted about the whole experience on Instagram, saying she walked away with no broken bones and a...

Inno Morolong from Diamonds and Dolls said quitting booze for almost a full year completely flipped her situation around. The club host mentioned her skin looks better, she has way more cash left over from not buying top-shelf bottles, and her whole vibe shifted toward being healthier and more...

Khaya Dlanga weighed in after Marius van der Merwe got killed right in the middle of everyone watching the Madlanga Commission. The guy testified as Witness D, and his death blew up online when a voice note he sent to a reporter started making rounds. His widow, Leane, also trended after she...

Cassper Nyovest announced at his Fill Up Toyota Stadium show that he and his wife, Pulane, are having a baby. He put pictures of her bump on the big screen during the concert, and the whole place went wild. The reveal spread across social media right after it happened. A bunch of people...

Zodwa Wabantu posted footage from a gig at Omnia Lifestyle Lounge in Lydenburg, where someone in the crowd grabbed her clothes mid-performance and ripped her G-string. She dropped the clip on Instagram, asking people to track down whoever did it, and the whole thing blew up with over 6,000 likes...