✓ Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble may not survive past February next
year. Buskaid, the music school based in Diepkloof, Soweto, has
overcome many challenges in its 28-year existence. But now, , the
school, which hosts the famous Soweto Strings Ensemble, faces its
worst challenge yet: without new funding, Buskaid will not survive.
✓ The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) will announce the
nominees for the 31st annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs) in a
virtual event on 28 August 2025.
✓ Did we know Ma Afrika that: the Sahara Desert was indeed a green and
fertile land thousands of years ago.