MUSIC

South Africa’s Jazz Icon, Likened To Mozart By Mandela, Dies At 91 In Germany
South Africa’s Jazz Icon, Likened To Mozart By Mandela, Dies At 91 In Germany

The man Nelson Mandela once described as South Africa’s own Mozart has died. Abdullah Ibrahim, the pianist whose music became inseparable from his country’s struggle against apartheid, passed away on Monday in Germany at the age of 91, surrounded by family after a short illness. The death was announced by the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa, with no official cause given.

Tragic Helicopter Collision Claims Life Of US Alt-Pop Musician Oliver Tree‎
Tragic Helicopter Collision Claims Life Of US Alt-Pop Musician Oliver Tree‎
Grammy-winning Songwriter Talay Riley Stabbed To Death In London
Grammy-winning Songwriter Talay Riley Stabbed To Death In London
Ms. Lauryn Hill To Receive The Living Legend Icon Award At The “BET Awards” 2026
Ms. Lauryn Hill To Receive The Living Legend Icon Award At The “BET Awards” 2026

BUSINESS NEWS

Paris Club Calls For Overhaul Of G20 Debt Framework As Ethiopia Bondholder Standoff Deepens
Paris Club Calls For Overhaul Of G20 Debt Framework As Ethiopia Bondholder Standoff Deepens

Ethiopia’s stalled debt standoff with private bondholders has become the flashpoint at the centre of a broader push to overhaul the G20’s Common Framework for sovereign debt restructuring, as creditor nations gathered in Paris on Wednesday to confront the mechanism’s deepening shortcomings.

Kenya Awards .2bn JKIA Contract To Chinese Firm Amid Court Challenge
Kenya Awards $1.2bn JKIA Contract To Chinese Firm Amid Court Challenge
Oil Prices Decline Amid Uncertainty Over Crude Flow Restoration
Oil Prices Decline Amid Uncertainty Over Crude Flow Restoration
Kenya Revives .2bn JKIA Overhaul After Adani Debacle
Kenya Revives $1.2bn JKIA Overhaul After Adani Debacle