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C elebrated artiste DJ Tira is this year celebrating 21 years in the music industry and to mark that milestone, he is releasing an EP on August 24 that will take fans down memory lane. DJ Tira who runs the popular Afrotainment label has not only managed to rise to stardom himself, but has also helped others, chief among them Big Nuz, DJ C’ndo, DJ Fisherman, Dladla Mshunqisi, Zodwa Wabantu and most recently, the Qwabe Twins. Popularly referred to as Durban’s Finest, DJ Tira has collaborated, for the first time, with Zimbabwe’s songstress Berita for a single titled Uyandazi that is expected to serve as a teaser to the forthcoming EP. The track was produced by Mondli Ngcobo who sang the 2017 Inkanyezi hit and recorded at Afrotainment Studios. Speaking from his base in South Africa yesterday, DJ Tira through the Afrotainment artistes’ manager, Senzo Shezi said Uyandazi which will be released tomorrow, is part of the six tracks on DJ Tira’s EP. He said the EP was mea...

While many took to social media this week to commemorate the sacrifices made by the youth of 1976, actress Pearl Thusi has called on young people to take a stand against femicide and abuse of women and children. Thusi brought attention to today’s struggle of women and children being at the centre of abuse, saying that something needed to be done by this generation. The actress took to Instagram in honour of the youth involved in the June 16 1976 Soweto student uprising to address the issues faced in the country, questioning whether people were willing to die to get justice. With a picture of the Soweto uprising, Thusi captioned her post saying:  The more things change, the more they stay the same. The powers that be may have changed, but the struggle continues Women are killed. Police are still specifically violent with black people. Are we a generation willing to die for justice? Or are we willing to watch our fellow citizens, especially women and children,...

Fitness fanatics have been in bliss heaven since Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were downgraded to level 3. The streets have become an oasis of jogging enthusiasts and I must admit that we missed them. They add 'colour' to our dry roads.  One thing has changed though. The joggers now wear masks. Touche!   But did you know wearing of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic is compromising people’s health, especially those that lead an active lifestyle. Apart from that general discomfort feeling of having your face covered for extended periods of time (Uuughm), joggers and walkers who resumed their fitness routines following the easing of the lockdown regulations in May have mostly reported worrying symptoms. In simple terminology, exercise while wearing masks is a dangerous toxic mix. I'm not a health expert so I won't mislead you with misguided facts so this is what the health experts say about this issue.  Three local doctors for their opinion. All agree...

For the first time in three months, news headlines shifted from the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic to another pandemic that is painfully staked against women - femicide. Lockdown alert level three brought more pain than joy in South Africa as the number of murdered women drastically rose. It prompted president Cyril Ramaphosa to condemn gender based violence and further highlighted the challenges that modern women go through.  What's painful and heartbreaking is the fact that so much has been written and said about gender based violence, yet the curve hasn't flattened a bit. Women still go through painful experiences in their homes and in the hands of their inamorata's - the very men who are supposed to shelter, provide, love and care for them.  Society has watched in silence as they believe that they can't interfere in private matters or family issues.  Femicide concerns us all. Talk and social media hashtags amount to nothing if action is still a faraway mirag...