Tucked away in one of KwaZulu-Natal’s battlefields is a youth development organisation, known as Okuhle Youth Organisation (OYO). This Non-Profit Organisation was established in 2014 by Sicelo Sibiya, is situated in Emnambithi (Ladysmith), and offers welfare to the young people in the surrounding areas of the uThukela District. The goal...

“I’m very grateful to my mother for everything. She made sure that I was able to continue with school; and because I had accepted Jesus Christ as my saviour I also received a lot of support from my church,” said Dr TDK Ngcobo.

At the age of 21, Simmy Sims is fast becoming “the one to watch” with his versatility and fresh outlook of the rap game. The young rapper and singer, who was born as Simphiwe Mthembu, is a final year Fine Art student at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). Simmy says...

How often do women ask themselves about the products they use when going through their periods? Are women even aware that their health is in danger because of the substances sanitary towel manufactures add to these products? These were some of the questions Zizipho Ntobongwana asked during a survey she...

Radio DJ, Sivuyile “Smashbrace” Majikijela is one of the voices behind Radio DUT’s music show “Hip Hop AfterDark” which airs on weekdays, 7pm to 9pm. The East London born music enthusiast co-hosts the show with Siya “Fun raiser” Msibi, whom she met at the station. “When the idea of introducing a...

Durban-based Touch of Soul (TOS) merchandise founder, Thabo “DJ Touch of Soul” Mnisi is the talk of the town when it comes to trendy music and apparel. Mnisi, who also holds a Bachelor of Housing qualification at UKZN is intent on exposing his brand and turning it into a household...

South Africa is known as one the biggest producers and consumers of House Music and this is one genre that gets almost everybody moving, even if it means moving your big toe. A group that envisions being mentioned among House Music greats (i.e Black Motion, Revolution and Vetkuk vs Mahoota)...

More than twenty years into our fake democracy, the beneficiaries of apartheid are living luxurious lives while Africans live in poverty.

When it comes to new school hip hop, a lot of attention is invested on the hook of the song rather than on the verse, mostly because the hook is supposed to do exactly that -“hook” you to the track. But in pure JSKXXVI fashion, his new single titled Girlaxy...

Durban University of Technology’s HIV/AIDS Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mangosuthu University of Technology and the Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) joined hands for their 3rd annual silent protest. The march, which aimed to raise awareness on the alarming epidemic of gender based violence in the country, took off at DUT’s Fred Crookes...