From townships to TikTok, South Africa's amapiano gets the world dancing
Amapiano dancers across South Africa are helping a sound born in the country's black townships reach audiences far beyond its borders – one viral challenge at a time. Short routines filmed in homes, schools and public spaces are spreading across social media, giving musicians another way to promote a genre that's now a global hit.
Two women and three men have been arrested in South Africa for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 25-year-old e-hailing driver in Cape Town, according to the South African Police Service. The five suspects were apprehended by the Steenberg police after the victim's brother alerted them that the suspects had demanded a ransom of R4,000 for his release.
The incident occurred when the victim met one of the female suspects through his e-hailing business, and the suspects kidnapped him and raped him. The victims and suspects are all from Cape Town, and the suspects included a 23-year-old and a 34-year-old woman, as well as three males aged 16, 42, and 48. They will appear in Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Monday, September 14.
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