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S’THEMBISO MSOMI | The continent is watching South Africa | SA News

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Just over a month before March and March’s arbitrary June 30 deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa bestowed on music legend and entrepreneur Oscar “Oskido” Mdlongwa one of the highest honours this country can confer.

It was a fitting tribute to a man who has had such a tremendous influence on post-apartheid South African dance music — helping to export it to international audiences – and on popular youth culture as a whole.

Even though the award was announced amid reports of growing anti-foreigner sentiment, there wasn’t a single objection to Oskido, who is of Zimbabwean parentage,…

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