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For a festival that has spent twenty years proving Hip Hop is here to stay, it took a host who could be everywhere at once. At Back To The City, South Africa's biggest Hip Hop festival, that job fell to Faith Makubung, better known as DJ Fae Fae.

Sunday afternoons on Y are about to sound a lot more pan-African. From 1 November, the youth radio station, previously known as YFM, will syndicate Apple Music Radio's Africa Now Radio with Nandi Madida, airing the show every Sunday at 1pm.

She has spent a career running at the highest level, but it was a tower of bottles that brought Caster Semenya down. The sporting legend, competing as Team Orange with partner Thando Zwane, became the first celebrity eliminated from Tropika Island of Treasure: Réunion Island.

Moonchild Sanelly has never stayed in one lane, and her next move is toward the Afro-house dancefloor. The award-winning singer, songwriter and performer announced The Blueprint, a new project releasing through Zakes Bantwini's Mayonie Productions.

After an award-winning first season, South Africa's spinning drama is going global. CANAL+ and STUDIOCANAL have announced that Spinners Season 2 will roll out in more than 45 countries from the end of October, in five language editions: the original English, Kaaps and Afrikaans, plus French, Swahili and Amharic dubs, and Portuguese subtitles.

As Mental Health Month begins, SAMA-nominated artist Mthuthu has released the official visuals for "Ingcindezi", a song about depression, faith and the decision to ask for help. The video premiered on YouTube on Friday, 2 October 2026.