Kelly Khumalo is back, and this time the story behind the song is personal

After keeping fans waiting for new music since her album Rebirth, Kelly Khumalo is back with her first single of 2026, Merry Go Round. The song takes its name from a relationship that found itself stuck in a cycle, not really moving forward but not quite coming to an end either. Written from her ow…

From a six-year housing battle to the big screen, how Mother City captures the fight for land and justice in Cape Town

What happens when a fight for affordable housing becomes a six-year battle that reaches all the way to the Constitutional Court? That is the story at the heart of Mother City, a documentary following Cape Town’s Reclaim the City activists and their fight over the old Tafelberg School site on the At…

From renting while investing to buying with friends, are younger South Africans rewriting the rules of home ownership?

The way South Africans are buying property is changing, and some of the old rules around home ownership are being rewritten. Women now account for 52% of properties registered to single owners in South Africa, and that figure rises to almost 70% when joint ownership is included. We are also seeing …

You do not need to leave Africa to prove you can race, the vision behind a continental championship for young drivers

When we talk about finding the next Formula One star, we often think about the talent, the training and the competition, but what happens when great potential can’t afford to achieve their dream? For many aspiring African racers, the cost of travelling, competing and accessing the right equipment c…

Your goods have crossed the border, but do you really know what they will cost you when they arrive?

You’ve made the sale, the goods are ready, the customer is waiting, and then you get to the question that can completely change the deal: how much is this shipment going to cost once it crosses the border? Tariffs, duties, customs and compliance can quickly turn what looked like a profitable intern…

Nine women, nine lives lost! Why are women still being forced to live with the fear of becoming the next victim?

Nine women! Nine lives cut short. And now, a country once again asking how many more women have to die before simply moving through everyday life no longer comes with the fear of becoming the next victim. Police have discovered the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni over the past two months, with m…

What happens when house, Amapiano and soulful vibes meet? ACE OF SPADES has the answer

If you have ever heard a song and thought, “This needs a different vibe,” Ace of Spades may be the man you want behind the decks. A graduate of the Soul Candi Music Institute, Ace has developed his own sound, Slow Jam House, bringing together soulful melodies, house, amapiano and those smooth mid t…

Palesa Molefe left SA as a child, built a life in Australia, then came home with a much bigger purpose

Palesa Loretta Molefe’s story has taken her from Johannesburg to Australia and now back home again, but it is what she is building since her return that makes her story interesting. At the heart of it is In The (K)now, her podcast created to feel like a FaceTime conversation with your best friend, …

Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi wants citizens to take action, can communities rebuild what government has failed to deliver?

What happens when people stop waiting for government to fix things and decide to take matters into their own hands? That is the question Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is putting on the table with his call for a Batho Pele Convention. In his recent proposal, he argues for a membership funded, self-sufficient …

From what was passed down to what we leave behind, Dr. Sonja Stribling on women, wealth, leadership and building a lasting legacy

What if your greatest inheritance is not what you received but what you decide to leave behind? This Heritage Month, Dr. Sonja Stribling is asking South African women to sit with a powerful question ‘What will they inherit because you lived?’ A retired U.S. Army Major, combat veteran, entrepreneur …