Skhanda Republic
- Based in
- South Africa
- Founded
- The name traces to Skhanda Republic, the title of a K.O album released in 2014 and credited on Apple's catalogue to CashTime Life, K.O's earlier label. The name resurfaces as the licensor on Sony-credited releases from July 2017 onward. Not independently verified against a registry.
Skhanda Republic is the masters-licensing entity credited on South African rapper K.O’s own-name recordings. Apple’s catalogue metadata credits Sony Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd as holding an exclusive licence from Skhanda Republic on K.O’s solo releases continuously from July 2017 through forward-dated 2026 releases. The name traces to Skhanda Republic, the title of a 2014 K.O album credited to CashTime Life, his earlier label.
Skhanda Republic is distinct, on the catalogue evidence, from SkhandaWorld, the K.O-founded label brand that signs other artists and entered a separate partnership with Universal Music South Africa in November 2021. No Universal credit appears on any Skhanda Republic-credited release checked, and no Sony credit appears on any SkhandaWorld group release after that partnership began. Corporate registration of Skhanda Republic could not be confirmed against any public registry; South Africa’s companies registry has no free-text search tool available to this desk.