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A car chase too far: What SA film can’t learn from Hollywood

Blitz Patrollie: South African films cover a wide range of genres, but generally it is the B-grade car chase or comedy scripts that seem to be preferred.

Things of beauty: Ambra Gambale’s Skullchemy range

Jeweller Ambra Gambale’s excursion into memento mori started with a collection of roadkill - "silly things", she says, "little bird skulls".
Chronic: A late-colonial enkwayary

Chronic ranges across the post-colonial world, exposing multiple contradictions and a bewildering range of trajectories across this landscape.
The hedonism of Gatsby’s gilded age persists

As Luhrmann’s adaptation hits our screens, it’s not hard to see why this cautionary tale of the downside of the American dream still haunts us.
Movie of the week: 360

360 is rich with human life and the textures of our fractured, disparate worlds

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Mourners pray in front of the coffin bearing the body of late Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe upon arrival at Abuja airport. (AFP)

Thousands to pay tribute to Chinua Achebe at memorial

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The memorial for Chinua Achebe is expected to draw thousands as mourners prepare to pay their respects to "the father of modern African literature".

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Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

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A new music video released by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei mocks state power.

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Joburg

Africa Day Concert

The ninth annual Africa Day Concert brings together diverse sounds featuring acts from across the continent.

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Cape Town

Open Streets

The idea of opening city streets to bicycles and pedestrians on a periodic basis was developed in Bogotá in 1974 by young urban planners and activists.