RC 260911702Azania Mosaka
Friday, 11 September 2026
The episode centred on creative resilience, from Sugarbird’s live music and Green Dot Cafe’s food journey to Tony Kgoroge’s reflections on acting, AI and South Africa’s entertainment industry.
- 14:15
Tony Kgoroge said South Africa’s creative industry remains financially difficult despite international recognition, forcing freelancers to take available roles or create and sell their own work.
- 14:28
Kgoroge warned that AI can imitate actors’ faces, voices and expressions, while Africa lacks home-grown tools; he urged adaptation without losing cultural identity or creative ownership.
- 13:41
Sugarbird performed live, previewing an unreleased song and introducing “Angel”, released two weeks earlier; the band’s next Pretoria gig is scheduled for 7 November.
- 13:15
Green Dot Cafe founder Amira Kasim said COVID reduced the business to roughly R500 a day, pushing it from corporate catering into retail and its first street-front site.
- 14:03
The Johannesburg High Court convicted Bafana Maungela of Kirsten Clates’s murder, attempted rape, aggravated robbery and defeating the ends of justice; sentencing is set for October.