As the debate rages on social media about the future of kwaito, we explore whether the genre is truly dead or simply evolving ...

Local footwear brand Bathu has launched a new sneaker range called Ndofaya. The latest range honours Kwaito legend Mandla Spikiri, one of the pioneers of the genre in the 90s and 2000s. Spikiri said ...

The annual Mzansi Kwaito and House Music Awards (MKHMA) are set to return for their sixth edition in November and the plan is to have the events live at Sun City's Super Bowl - provided the Covid-19 ...

“We just wanted to make good music,” says electronic music producer Jakinda. “When we met, neither of us went into the studio thinking ‘we want to make future kwaito’, but after dropping our EP, ...

Legendary musicians Jakarumba and Spikiri from the Kwaito group Trompies caused a buzz online this week when their latest video was shared on social media.

‘I guess I’m the young prince who’s trying to kill his dad, the king, and take over the kingdom. But I’ve been in exile for a while and now I’m back to take the throne,” said Spoek Mathambo, sitting ...

Hammanskraal kwaito star Mandla Mokoena has shot down suggestions kwaito is dying. The Kanana-born artist known as Mindlos was responding suggestion that the genre was hot on the heels of its recently ...

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The printing and copying business run by Zynne Sibika and Gao Mokone in Johannesburg is sandwiched between a fast food outlet and a gas station. Inside the building, the pungent aroma of fried chicken ...

Grant Clark goes to Johannesburg to explore the origins of Kwaito music and find out why it has become the voice of urban youth in the new South Africa. When people think of Johannesburg - their first ...