South Africa: Tyla Beats Big Nigerian Stars to Win MTV Award

[Scrolla] South African star Tyla beats top Nigerian singers to win her first MTV Video Music Award. Tyla thanked fans on social media for supporting her rise from local star to global hit

South Africa: Southern African Music Rights Board Members Earn R125,000 Per Meeting

[Scrolla] Chairperson Nicholas Maweni earns R125,000 per meeting, deputy Sisa Mayekiso R100,000, and board members R87,000, with meetings held four times a year. Trompies member Eugene Mthethwa said he recently earned R14.29 in royalties for music played on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and Netflix.

South Africa: David Jenkins, Aka Qadasi, Champions the Roots of Zulu Maskandi

[Afropop] Afropop fans are likely familiar with the life and music of the late Johnny Clegg, the South African-born English boy who snuck out into the Zulu townships during apartheid and befriended Zulu musicians, eventually learning their language, guitar style and dances, and then founded two of the most significant bands in South African music history, Juluka and Savuka. At the heart of Clegg's sound is the Zulu traditional guitar, concertina and vocal genre called maskandi, (sometimes maskanda). It's a

South Africa: Talitha Luiters’ Boks-Wallabies Anthem Performance Sends a Message to Atlantis

[Daily Maverick] When Atlantis' singing sensation Talitha Luiters walked on to the packed Cape Town stadium turf to perform the national anthem before the Springboks' clash with Australia, she carried with her not only honour and pride, but also a message of hope for gang-ravaged Atlantis.

South Africa: Richard ‘Saggy Sagila’ Siluma Dies At 71

[Scrolla] Richard "Saggy Sagila" Siluma, best known for his 1985 hit African Dance, collapsed at Samro offices on 11 August and died in hospital two weeks later. Samro confirmed Siluma was at their offices to access a benefit before collapsing. He was assisted by first aiders and rushed to Milpark Hospital.