"My President Is Black" They Said

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When current US President Barack Obama was elected in 2009, celebrations were widespread as citizens were elated at the fact that their president is black. 4 years down the line, who would've guessed he'd be associated with a different sort of black - the devil?

Justin Case You Were Wondering

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Boy did he test our patience. But boy, is he rewarding us for the wait. - Mesfin Fekadu (2013)

I know this album dropped over a week ago, but I wanted to give it a fair critique away from the Justin Timberlake just released his first album since 2006 hype.

The 20/20 Experience features the classical JT whom some of us have grown to love for putting together a consistent piece of work because let's face it, we are currently in an era where artists are focused on releasing catchy singles as though we wouldn't appreciate a good album from the first to last track - without having to visit the skip button. It makes sense that this is the case because the neo-soul sounding album was largely inspired by 1960s and 1970s music with extended song structures.

The Tribe Has Spoken

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Francis:
Pronounced: FRANT-səs (English)

Yesterday was monumental as the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis was elected. 

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the Argentinian native was ordained as a priest in the late 1960s and went on to become the Archbishop of Buenos Aires before the new millennium, you know, before the world was supposed to end?

Whispers of Wisdom

This past Saturday, The University of Cape Town's lower campus students may have heard about an open mic evening held in Graça Machel Hall. The evening event was well attended with a large part of the crowd having to stand outside the room and fill the doorway as students showcased their talents during this intimate setup. 

The night started with refreshments and music and so the show began. Off to a slow start with a few poems that didn't particularly capture me, the night progressed accordingly. For the sake of more appropriate student phrasing, "it escalated quite quickly". Incredibly talented poets and musicians took the stage but it was indeed the winners of the contest, Whispers of Wisdom who are still on a few lips, most certainly mine.

Artist Profile: Joshua Mohibidu

Joshua Mohibidu

Joshua Mohibidu is a 19 year old multimedia student who enrolled at the University of Johannesburg to major in photography. The youthful stylist, photographer, graphic designer, illustrator, producer and rapper aims to become a media mogul. Originally from Durban, the Johannesburg dweller drew inspiration from a range of sources from a young age. His art influences include cartoons, hip-hop and National Geographic.

On the Contr-Harry

Prince Harry, Terry Pheto and Bonang Matheba (You Magazine)

I thought I could ignore this post but it seems two weeks later, the Twitter streets continue to flood with images of Prince Harry of Wales' recent visit to South Africa courtesy of the Sentebale charity organization founded by Prince Harry himself, as well as Prince Seeiso of Lesotho.

Mido Mafia

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The town of Daveyton, situated in the east of Johannesburg was greeted with sorrow yesterday as crowds came together for the memorial service dedicated to Mido Macia. The 27-year-old man died last week at the hands of the South African Police Service.

Guns Don't Kill People

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So, who remembers the Red Cross telethon about Hurricane Katrina when host Mike Myers and rapper Kanye West were on air, at which point, West went completely off script saying "George Bush doesn't care about black people"?

Well ...

The Miguel Experience

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 This past Sunday, we took a trip to The Cape Town Ostrich Farm to see the R&B and pop singer/songwriter Miguel perform whilst on his tour to promote his sophomore album Kaleidoscope Dream. 

The event, sponsored by Metro FM, the largest national urban station was held outdoors and the gates opened at 11h00 on Sunday morning. The excitement to see Miguel perform was provoked by the weather because if you didn't get the, bring an umbrella, a picnic basket and snacks memo (which most of us didn't) you felt as though you had just been featured in an episode of Lost, the Kalahari edition.