Fela’s Grammy Lifetime Award: What It Means for His Legacy

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement status underscores Fela’s god-tier status in world music.

The Recording Academy has revealed that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer, will receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award. This posthumous honour will be presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony on 31 January 2026 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, the day before the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.

It marks a historic first: Fela, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 58, becomes the first African artist to receive this esteemed accolade since its establishment in 1963. This recognition, nearly 29 years after his death, serves as a powerful affirmation of Fela's enduring influence on world music.

By David Ben.

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Tyla makes Grammy history with second African Music Performance win

Tyla has won her second Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held on Sunday, February 1.

The South African singer secured the win with her song “PUSH 2 START”, which appears on the deluxe edition of her self-titled debut album.

With this victory, Tyla becomes the first artist to win this category twice since its introduction in 2024.

By Lutho Pasiya

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What's next for Enhle Mbali? Potential R500 million payout from DJ Black Coffee's R1 billion fortune

Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa recently announced that her emotionally taxing divorce from award-winning DJ Black Coffee has finally been settled, a declaration that has garnered significant media attention.

After six years of legal struggles, the actress took to Instagram to share pictures of those who have stood beside her throughout the ordeal and wrote a heartwarming message to them in the caption.

On Monday, October 13, Mlotshwa confirmed that the South Gauteng High Court ruled in her favour.

By Alyssia Birjalal

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'I expected camp fun from Rylan's Witches of Essex. I got something much darker'

Rylan Clark tackles Essex’s witch trials in this Sky History docuseries that swings between serious history and silly spectacle — with mixed results.

Television’s busiest man, Rylan Clark, continued his journey to onscreen omnipresence this week courtesy of a quick stopover at the Sky History channel. It was a different kind of Rylan this time, though. For this latest project, he brought his serious voice with him because he was in documentary mode.

He’d come to investigate the reasons for the rabid persecution of one of the most maligned minority groups in British history. Don’t worry, he hadn’t waded into the immigration debate again. I’m guessing he learned his lesson on that one following the reaction to his comments during This Morning’s newspaper review last month.

By Ian Hyland

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“SNL” 'Weekend Update' co-anchor Michael Che announces he's 'very sick' just before new episode

Tonight's episode, hosted by "Saturday Night Live" alum Amy Poehler, falls on the official 50th anniversary of the show's premiere.

The show must go on?

Longtime Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" anchor Michael Che announced he was feeling "very sick" just hours before Saturday's live show.

The comedian posted a warning to his Instagram Stories about feeling under the weather about an hour before the show's dress rehearsal was slated to begin.

By Jillian Sederholm

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Joburg theatre this week: emotional journeys in 'Fatherhood', 'Sarajevo' and the hilarious chaos of 'Noises Off'

After a very successful run at the Zwakala Festival, “Fatherhood” has made its way to the Market Theatre.

Performed by a youthful cast, it explores the collective crisis of absent fathers.

Written by Mike Dzova and directed by Archie Oupa Matsetela, under the mentorship of award-winning playwright and director Ntshieng Mokgoro, this production shines a spotlight on the mothers who have had to fill the void of runaway fathers.

To provide some context, a 2024 report on the State of South African Fathers revealed that a mere 35.6% of South African children live with their biological fathers, and 24% reside in households with no male figure present.

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By Debashine Thangevelo