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Pretty Yende

The empire sings back: the deep history behind South African soprano Pretty Yende’s triumph

Maverick Life

The empire sings back: the deep history behind South African soprano Pretty Yende’s triumph

By Thembela Vokwana

Artist of the Year: Superb soprano Pretty Yende hits a high note

South Africa

Artist of the Year: Superb soprano Pretty Yende hits a high note

By J Brooks Spector

Hitting the high notes – SA’s divas soar in Cape Town as Operalia comes to Africa for the first time

South Africa

Hitting the high notes – SA’s divas soar in Cape Town as Operalia comes to Africa for the first time

By Keith Bain

Life after the curious incident of the Lady R ship that did not load weapons in the night

Politics

Life after the curious incident of the Lady R ship that did not load weapons in the night

By Phillip van Niekerk

Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings

Maverick Life

Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings

By Wayne Muller

Government pushes for probe after claims of ill-treatment at Paris airport by SA opera star Pretty Yende

South Africa

Government pushes for probe after claims of ill-treatment at Paris airport by SA opera star Pretty Yende

By Sandisiwe Shoba