Music
Mamelodi's original 'Shebeen Queen' inspired Vusi Mahlasela's new album
The internationally-revered musician's latest release is his tribute to the sounds of the township — and his beloved, mampoer-brewing granny
16 August 2020 - 00:00
It's not easy getting into Mamelodi when the eastern Pretoria township hasn't has electricity for two weeks. Protesters barricading the main roads have been burning tyres and stoning approaching cars and there's a stench of burning rubber - both from the cars rapidly executing three-point turns to avoid the angry mob and from the flaming tyres that billow a smoky column into the air. ..
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