Kenny Kunene Kick-Starts Rap Career With New Song About Coronavirus

Local Afrikaans pop group Die Heuwels Fantasties have become a vital part of South African music culture in recent years, and the success of their recent singles ‘Jy Stel My Teleur’ en die ‘Mejuffrou Sonneblom’ has only proven that the group is, without a doubt, one of the country’s most talented and versatile bands.

South Africa has been invited to participate in FIFA’s inaugural eNations Stay and Play Cup which will pit some of the world’s top gamers playing with top footballers globally.

Singer/actress Letoya Makhene just released a brand new song about hope titled Ngihawukele. The track is a follow up to her 2019 single Qinisela.

South Africa’s pride and joy, the Ndlovu Youth Choir, is back with brand-new music as they continue to make the nation proud with their positive, proudly South African approach to music. Now, they’re back with a unique spin on Dolly Parton’s smash hit ‘Jolene’ – and they’ve just dropped a beautiful music video to accompany it.

Young South African artists have joined together, in their individual homes and via technology during #LockDown to record The Ultimate South African Song Medley, as a “THANK YOU” to all the healthcare professionals and other essential workers who are putting their lives at risk on a daily basis in order for the rest of us to #BeSafe and to be able to #StayHome.

A Johannesburg man has had to face the devastating death of his beloved grandfather from the coronavirus, made worse by not being allowed to be by his side.

English pop sensation Rita Ora has fast-become one of the most influential women in pop music. She has had an incredible career since she first burst onto the scene back in 2008. It was then when she signed a massive deal with Roc Nation and ultimately went on to dropping her debut album ‘Ora’ in 2012.

Who knew Kenny Kunene had a flow like this? The sushi king is back in the headlines after teasing fans with his very first hip-hop track – and, naturally, it’s all about the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Following the global call for social distancing to slow down the spread of Covid-19, and now the countrywide South African lockdown, production companies worldwide have sought alternative means to distribute recently released and upcoming films – so too, the team behind critically acclaimed film, ‘Moffie’

Music certainly has the power to bring people together in the most magical way and as the country enters its fifth day of lockdown, some of the country’s most talented performing artists have come together to perform a beautiful rendition of our national anthem ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika’ to illustrate that while alone in self-isolation, we remain united as a country.

Pastor Oscar Bougardt