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Jen Su is an international correspondent for Sunday Times Lifestyle, TimesLIVE, SABC3 Expresso, and is a former presenter of 5FM’s Hollywood Report with Gareth Cliff and Sky News' The African Business Report. She covers arts, entertainment, culture, and global events

Football fans gather at The Pavilion Shopping Centre in Westville to watch the official Bafana Bafana vs Mexico Fifa World Cup opening match.

Tyla and Mzansi Youth Choir fly SA flag at World Cup opening ceremony

Her standout optical-illusion dress featured the colours of the SA flag with a sculptured wired flounce at the bottom, representing the vuvuzela.

Tyla, seen here at the Grammy Awards, will sing the South African national anthem at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony.

Tyla to perform SA national anthem for Fifa World Cup opening

Two-time Grammy Award winner Tyla will also be performing a medley of hits, including a collaborative Afropop Fifa track with US rapper Future, titled Game Time.

Tyla is the first international artist to win Social Song of the Year. Picture:

Tyla wins two AMAs for best Afrobeats and best social song

She prevailed over Burna Boy, Wizkid, MOLIY and Rema in the Best Afrobeats category

South African actress and film producer Casey Diepeveen is currently in pre-production meetings at Cannes for a new film, 'Pieces', directed by Imran Hamdulay, which is set to begin filming in September. File photo

South Africa takes centre stage at Cannes

South African filmmakers are making a strong impression at this year’s 79th Cannes International Film Festival in France, as African storytelling gains significant prominence at the world’s most prestigious film festival

Tyla's musical style is characterised by a fusion of pop and amapiano.

‘I would love to act’: Tyla at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards

SA megastar Tyla wore an old-style glam look by Jean Paul Gaultier at the NAACP Image Awards, where she won the Outstanding International Song category

Cardi B survived an embarrassing incident with a robot while in San Francisco to perform at the 'Super Bowl LX Halftime Show' on Sunday

Cardi B falls over while giving robot a lap dance

She lost balance on her stiletto heels, and the robot then fell on her

Tyla, winner of the Best African Music Performance for 'Push 2 Start' at the Grammy Awards.
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Tyla wins her second Grammy award

In a competitive field, Tyla beat four other nominees in the Best African Music Performance category.

'Troublemaker' director Antoine Fuqua and activist Mac Maharaj discuss one of the scenes.  Maharaj is a key figure in the documentary, which makes its premiere at Sundance this Tuesday. 
Photo: MARKUS DAVIES

The story behind the Mandela tapes makes Sundance world premiere

Rare audio tapes reveal Mandela’s personal journey

Tyla performed in Bahrain after a show for 60,000 people in Mumbai, India, a week ago.

Tyla’s triumphant week in sari and song

South African star tops Billboard rankings in her category and goes viral in her Indian outfit in Mumbai

Kim Kardashian and ex-husband Kanye West.
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Kim Kardashian reveals brain aneurysm diagnosis

In a shocking revelation that has sparked global concern, media mogul and reality TV star Kim Kardashian disclosed that she was recently diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.

The Soweto Gospel Choir performing at Penn Arts Live on October 4, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The choir is currently on a multi-city US and Canadian tour until the end of 2025.

Soweto Gospel Choir spreads peace on US Tour

The three-time Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is once again lighting up stages across the US and Canada, bringing South African rhythm, colour and an inspiring message of hope and peace to audiences far from home.

Entitled Izipho Zabadala (Gifts For the Ancestors), MaXhosa Africa is the only South African luxury fashion house and African-based brand on the official Paris Fashion Week schedule

MaXhosa Africa to present Paris Fashion Week SS26 collection

MaXhosa Africa will be honouring ancestors during Saturday’s presentation of the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 collection at the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in Paris.

Tyla will be among the headline artists for Saturday’s Global Citizen Festival 2025 in New York’s Central Park.

Global Citizen Festival 2025: See Tyla, Rosé, Cardi B and Shakira

The annual festival will return to Central Park’s Great Lawn – bringing together superstars with global changemakers for a day of live performances mixed with activism, with the mission to eradicate extreme poverty.

Tyla poses with the Best Afrobeats Award for PUSH 2 START at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, on September 7 2025.

Tyla says new album 'coming in hot' as she wins MTV VMA for Best Afrobeats

Tyla beat heavyweights nominated across Africa, including Burna Boy, Asake, Travis Scott and Wizkid in the Best Afrobeats category.

Charlize Theron arrives at the 'Prelude to the 2024 Olympic Games' in Paris.

Charlize Theron 'living life fully' at 50

Charlize Theron turns 50 on Thursday and Hollywood is taking a moment to celebrate a woman whose career has been defined by bold choices, unstoppable energy and unwavering activism.