A Masterful Phillip Ramone Is No More

Smanga Kumalo – A South African–born American Grammy award-winning producer, Phillip “Phil” Ramone passed away on Saturday at the age of 72. According to reports, he died in a Manhattan hospital after being admitted for surgery. His death was caused by a brain aneurism. Ramone’s son, Matt Ramone, on Saturday confirmed the death of his father. The family did not immediately release details of the death, but Matt Ramone says his father was “very ... Read more »
by Smanga Kumalo | Published 13 years ago

By Thandi On Friday, January 18th, 2013

Minnie and Khune break up

Rumor has it that TV presenter Minenhle ‘Minnie’ Dlamini and Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune have ended their romantic relationship after being together for approximately two years. The new... Read more »
By Bongeka On Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

Ukhozi FM blamed for favouritism in selecting song of the year

Ukhozi FM listeners have sharply criticized uKhozi FM on social networks for supposedly showing favouritism in selecting the song of the year. This follows after Dj Tira’s Summertime was selected as the s... Read more »
By Liso Donaldson On Friday, December 7th, 2012

We need to talk about Chris

The infamy, coupled with the fame, that surrounds that name means the 23-year-old R&B artist needs little to no introduction and over the past two weeks, the Twitterverse has proved it again. In case you mi... Read more »
By Smanga Kumalo On Friday, December 7th, 2012

Bonang Matheba Spreads her wings

Smanga Kumalo — It has been revealed that former SABC1 Live presenter, Bonang Matheba is joining SABC3’s Top Billing as a presenter. Matheba, who has been in the entertainment industry for couple of years, ... Read more »
By Independent Analyst On Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

UKhozi FM listenership drops by 400 000

If you are a listener of uKhozi FM like me, you may have noticed that lately no DJ has talked about the number of listeners the station has. About two months ago it was reported that the station had a listeners... Read more »
By Liso Donaldson On Friday, November 23rd, 2012

The 2012 American Music Awards

Don’t you just love award shows? In my house it’s a huge affair. No interruptions allowed, BBM off! Mr Dick Clark, best known for hosting the popular show American Bandstand (something akin to Idols), creat... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

SACC against Lady Gaga coming to South Africa

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has called for the banning of Lady Gaga from South Africa, claiming that she is a Devil worshiper. Lady Gaga is scheduled to perform in South Africa at the end of No... Read more »
By Zuziwe On Sunday, October 28th, 2012

SATMA Awards 2012 results: Saba Mbixane wins again

Saba Mbixane of Umhlobo Wenene FM surprised many people (especially uKhozi FM listeners) on Saturday when he won two highly coveted awards for the second time in a row at the 7th Annual SATMA (Awards) in East L... Read more »
By Smanga Kumalo On Saturday, September 29th, 2012

Jazz In The River City

Smanga Kumalo— All roads will be leading to Vaal on Sunday when Vaal River Carnival hosts a mother of all jazz festival at Dickinson in Vereeniging. The festival is set to rival the thunderous sounds of the V... Read more »