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  • [REVIEW] Why Coco Brown Keeps Going Back To Bushfire Festival

    [REVIEW] Why Coco Brown Keeps Going Back To Bushfire Festival

    Bushfire 2026: Familiar Magic, New Memories & A Festival That Just Keeps Giving  09 June 2026 There’s something about Bushfire that gets under your skin. Once it’s in you, it stays there forever. This was my third time making the pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Eswatini for what has quietly become one of Africa’s most…

  • Brands Bring The Youth Of 2026 Together Commemorating Youth Day

    Brands Bring The Youth Of 2026 Together Commemorating Youth Day

    TL;TR Youth Month 2026 has seen South African brands move beyond once-off campaigns to create platforms for conversation, financial education and cultural reflection. Through podcasts, panel discussions and community storytelling, Nedbank, MTN, SlikourOnLife and Standard Bank are using Youth Day to connect young people with opportunities, history and practical skills. Nedbank “Youth X Conversations“ Slikouronlife…

  • MTN Bushfire Festival 2026 In Eswatini: Everything You Need To Know

    MTN Bushfire Festival 2026 In Eswatini: Everything You Need To Know

    📸: Supplied MTN Bushfire 2026 returns to Eswatini’s Malkerns Valley from 29–31 May. Featuring Uncle Waffles, Kokoroko, and a Busi Mhlongo tribute, the festival unites artists from 20 countries across six stages. This conscious celebration blends music, activism, and family-friendly arts. Limited tickets remain online as the event nears its 14th consecutive sell-out. Key Highlights…

  • Eswatini Awaits As This Year’s MTN Bushfire Festival Kicks Off This Weekend

    It’s almost that time of year where over 20,000 firestarters from across the world will gather in the beautiful Malkerns Valley of Eswatini for a weekend celebration of music, arts, creative activism, tolerance and inclusion. The 2024 edition will once again provide a wide and diverse range of musical, artistic and performance-based experiences, alongside meaningful conversations,…

  • Mikhale Jones Announced As The Winner Of The First Season Of MTN Pulse Virals

    In an exhilarating journey spanning six episodes on Channel O and Mzansi Magic, Mikhale Jones emerged triumphant as the winner of MTN Pulse Virals, claiming a coveted prize package valued at R200,000. Unlike your typical talent show, MTN Pulse Virals set itself apart by subjecting Jones and seven other contestants to a challenging series of…

  • MTN Pulse Collaborates With SlikourOnLife To Pave The Way And Discover The Next Music Sensation

    MTN Pulse, MTN’s exclusive offering for under 25s, is thrilled to announce a new partnership with SlikourOnLife. Together, they are launching ‘MTN Pulse Virals,’ an upcoming TV show aimed at discovering the next music superstar. The show will air on Channel O & Mzansi Magic starting from December 14, 2023. Hosted by Siya Metane, also known as Slikour,…

  • Paradise Africa And MTN AMPD Studios Unite For A Masterclass Empowering Creatives

    Paradise Africa, in partnership with AMPD Studios by MTN, proudly launched the event series with its first Masterclass, “Drop the Music.” This event united South African creative pioneers to revitalize the music and creative community, focusing on release strategies, social media branding, and mental health. With over 120 attendees, it marked the start of a…

  • iThongo: Celebrating Xhosa Culture and Music in Kidd’s Beach

    Kidd’s Beach, Eastern Cape – Get ready for an extraordinary event that will showcase the vibrant cultural heritage of the Xhosa people and their immense contributions to South African music and society. Mazik Firm, in partnership with MTN, proudly presents iThongo, a week-long content creation extravaganza taking place in Kidd’s Beach from June 26 to…

  • MTN Bushfire’s House On Fire Announce CollaboNation Artists 

    The two CollaboNation 2023 match-ups have been chosen following a lengthy CollaboNation call-out process that saw 366 applications from across Southern Africa. Thobile Makhoyane (Eswatini) X The Hood Brodz (Mozambique) and Mokoomba (Zimbabwe) X Morena Leraba will be this year’s CollaboNation artists, according to House On Fire (Lesotho). Thobile Makhoyane fuses her haunting vocals and…

  • MTN Bushfire Announces Their Powerful Line-up For The 2023 Event

    MTN Bushfire has announced more amazing artists for the upcoming MTN Bushfire festival, happening from 26th-28th May 2023. As regular fans of MTN Bushfire know, the line-up is always an exciting mix of top names they know and love, as well as perhaps less well-known discoveries from around the globe that never fail to amaze and…

  • Africa’s First Virtual Concert To Happen In The Metaverse

    On Wednesday 30 November 2022, the MTN Group will stage an African-first virtual concert in Ubuntuland, the continent’s metaverse. MTN Group became the first African firm to buy land in Ubuntuland in February of this year with the intention of establishing specialized habitats for constructing distinctive immersive experiences for its consumers. “Many people still see…

  • Joyous Celebration Announces Share Your Light Season 2

    MTN and Joyous Celebration has announced the second season of Share Your Light online talent search. This year’s edition aims to unlock instrumental musical talent and discover fashion and beauty hopefuls. After the successful 2021 Share Your Light online talent search that saw three gifted vocal artists – Anele Mxakaza, Sinelungelo Memela from KwaZulu-Natal, and Bello…

  • MTN X UJ New Contemporaries Award First Curator Announced

    UJ Arts & Culture in partnership with the MTN SA Foundation launched the MTN X UJ New Contemporaries Award Programme and announced Khanya Mashabela as this year’s curator. Mashabela was successfully selected as the 2022 curator by the Legacy Panel and initiated her research process in February. The programme requires her to conduct a comprehensive…

  • Joyous Celebration #ShareYourLight Unearth Top Voices

    MTN and Joyous Celebration Foundation are getting closer to finding the next gospel talent that will join the MTN Joyous Celebration family. With over 8 000 entries received and 360 hours spent vetting entries from hopefuls across the country who heeded the MTN Joyous Celebration call to submit their audition clips, it is now down…

  • [ENTER] Be The Next Big Gospel Star With MTN And Joyous Celebration

    MTN Joyous Celebration will add one more member to the choir through South Africa’s first online Talent Search. This initiative invites hopeful musicians, MTN Joyous Celebration supporters and fans to download the ayoba app on their cellphones and share the light that could bring their dreams to life. The talent search competition went live on…

  • MTN SA Foundation Digitises The Voice Of Women Museum Exhibition

    Earlier this month, the Voices of Women Museum (VoWM) launched their first digital exhibition entitled “There is no silence here”. After eight successful exhibitions in nine years across five provinces, the VoWM was liberated from the physical. This new online platform, made possible through funding from MTNSA Foundation, provides the opportunity to express the stories of…

  • Audiomack Partners With MTN To Bring Music Streaming At ZERO DATA COST

    Audiomack has partnered with MTN Nigeria (www.MTNonline.com) to unveil the Audiomack+MTN Data Bundle program (www.MTN.tc.Audiomack.com), which offers MTN subscribers tailored data bundles for streaming unlimited music and accessing content on Audiomack free of data charges. The partnership will see MTN subscribers gain free access to Audiomack’s streaming service via their mobile devices on weekly and…

  • MTN Pulse Launches New Bundles Exclusively Available To Under 25’s

    MTN has launched the new MTN Pulse bundle offers which will replace the current MTN Pulse Integrated and Social Pass bundles. The new MTN Pulse bundles are exclusively available to the youth under the age of 25-years. These new bundles, which are available by dialling USSD *411# are designed to provide our customers with a variety…

  • MTN Offers Six Free Months Of Apple Music

    MTN today announced their customers can now enjoy over 60 million songs on Apple Music, South Africa’s number one Premium Music Streaming service anytime, anywhere, by signing up for an exclusive offer of up to six months of free Apple Music. Customers can enjoy Apple Music across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, CarPlay,…

  • MTN Signs Agreement On Reduced, Inclusive Data Pricing

    MTN is pleased to announce the finalisation of its agreement with the Competition Commission on the wide array of voluntary price adjustments announced last month and implemented on April 15. This agreement follows the Commission’s Data Service Market Inquiry in December last year and subsequent negotiations between the Commission and industry. Importantly, the agreement includes…