Music Spotlight: Congolese-Angolan singer Salima Chica is stepping fully into view with her debut EP Étoile, after her breakout hits “Tiki Tiki” and “Songi Songi” spread through DJ circles and social media—then got a major boost via an Afro-house remix request from Oskido. Local Courts & Community: In Durban, the attempted murder case against Congolese pastor Fulgence Nimubona has been postponed to September 8 after he was arrested over an alleged stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, with the victim still in hospital and the case tied to wider tensions around illegal immigration activism. Arts & Media Business: Little Dot Studios says it has expanded its global digital broadcast network to 250 actively managed channels and surpassed 30,000 hours of programming through new and renewed international content partnerships. Culture & Debate Online: A new piece revisits the “psyop” label in music marketing, arguing that what once sounded political is now often just commercial digital manipulation—using the Geese “psyop” discourse as a turning point. Sports Pop Culture: The 2026 World Cup’s U.S. TV numbers and audience totals are being widely cited, with Spain’s final win over Argentina drawing massive viewership across English and Spanish broadcasts. Fashion & Street Commerce: Johannesburg’s Marble Towers crackdown on illegal container shops is putting hundreds of traders’ livelihoods at risk, with the City citing safety and compliance issues and court-ordered steps for the property owner.