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Bestselling author Jay Kristoff is back with the dark fantasy 'Empire of the Vampire' - the first in a gothic saga.

Friends and family came together to celebrate the legendary Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse's 70th birthday in Cape Town on Wednesday 13 October.

Photo: Christopher Tovo We’re thrilled to share the cover for Empire of the Vampire, the start of a new epic fantasy trilogy from Jay Kristoff—publishing September 14th with St. Martin’s Press. From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hands sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness...

The passing of Sibongile Khumalo at the far, far too young age of 63 was a body blow. Sibongile epitomised ‘the new South Africa’, as it was born and as it matured. She sang in every style – from UShaka – with equal accuracy, generosity and joie de vivre, making everything ‘popular’ to millions of people without ever sacrificing vocal or musical professionalism. This was one of her greatest gifts, that she made a place for everyone with her voice, a golden, melting voice that made all, young and old, rich and poor, professors and farmers, feel ‘at home’. To paraphrase the c...

The cause of death was not revealed. The internationally acclaimed singer was born in Orlando West, Soweto in 1957. She was regarded as one of the greatest of our time; her singing talents ranging from opera and jazz to choral music and musical theatre. Khumalo rose to fame in 1993 when she won the Standard Bank Young Artist Award at the Grahamstown Arts Festival. She collected awards and acknowledgements throughout her career, the most prestigious being the Silver Order of Ikhamanga in 2008. The internationally revered artist has been lauded as one of the great singing talents of her time an...