Lemon & Herb, formed by Don Jobe, Skhumbuzo Radebe and Thamsanqa Ntintili is a group of young men who are passionate beyond reasonable doubt about house music. They are young, vibrant and passionate about the art of producing music and ...
Read More »Nathi and Monde coming to Mpumalanga
Two of talented South African music stars, the Summer Song of the Year Award winner, Nathi Mankayi and Idols top 10 finalist Monde Msutwana will be sharing the stage at The Ridge for an evening of exciting local musical diversity ...
Read More »Dancing to preserve and celebrate a marginalised culture
For the past five years, a group of young girls have been using dance to preserve and ommenelebrate the marginalized Mapulana culture in Mpumalanga. The girls were inspired to form the Makgakga cultural group in 2009 when a teacher, Jeannette ...
Read More »Future stars being prepared for life after soccer
Budding soccer players may no longer face a bleak future if their careers come to an abrupt end. Thanks to an initiative by the South African Breweries and the South African Football Association of establishing a bursary scheme aimed at ...
Read More »Kasi performing artists up their professional game
Some rural Mpumalanga artists who did not know they had it in them to entertain audiences at a professional level have welcomed the launch of a street dance project. The Ebhudlweni Arts Centre was recently launched in Emakhazeni, where choreographers, ...
Read More »Premier congratulates Karabo for Idols win
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza has congratulated Karabo Mogane for winning Idols SA 2015. Mabuza said Mogane did the province proud when he took the number one spot at Carnival City in Johannesburg on Sunday night. “A very humble and yet ...
Read More »R500k project teaches the art of crafting
Once they were unemployed, but now they are crafters who are already receiving orders from local and international markets. The 32 crafters, from Matsulu in Mpumalanga, are benefiting from a R500 000 training grant from the Department of Rural Development ...
Read More »Renowned painter Esther Mahlangu (80) gets another award
Age has proven to be nothing but a number for 80-year-old internationally renowned traditional painter Esther Mahlangu. Born in Middelburg, but now staying in KwaMhlanga, Mahlangu was recently honoured by tourism Minister Derek Hanekom in Johannesburg, Gauteng. “Painting has been ...
Read More »Farm worker’s story goes to Broadway
South African playwright Athol Fugard so loved the story of a Mpumalanga farm labourer who devoted all his spare time to painting, that he’s written a play about it. Called “The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek”, the play focuses on ...
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