Kwanele Sosibo

Kwanele Sosibo is the editor of Friday, the arts and culture section of the Mail and Guardian.

‘Abantu: Before Humans’: The BLK JKS tread new turf

Friday Kwanele Sosibo - 20 Jun 2020

The second album from BLK JKS captures the band’s strengths, weaknesses and sonic vision

Fighting a way out of Covid-19

Friday Zaza Hlalethwa & Kwanele Sosibo - 11 Jun 2020

Artists are trying new ways of working, with few of them able to access state relief funds

Reproducing Festac ’77: A secret among a family of millions

Friday Kwanele Sosibo - 27 May 2020

An interview with Chimurenga founder Ntone Edjabe about his latest project

Review: Dancing awkwardly around Michael Jordan’s legacy

Friday Kwanele Sosibo - 21 May 2020

The Last Dance, a Netflix documentary series about basketball player Michael Jordan, is a romantic reframing of his halcyon period that fails to engage with the politics of race in America

A caress rather than a beating: The science behind Tony Allen’s style

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 6 May 2020

By retracing funk's steps and picking from jazz, Tony Allen rewired highlife into Afrobeat

Herbie Hancock and the recurring bridging of time

Article Kwanele Sosibo, Nduduzo Makhathini & Brenda Sisane - 30 Apr 2020

Herbie Hancock speaks about how his spirituality influences his approach to life and music and about jazz’s role in striving for a better planet

Covid-19 and the food industry: ‘I had a wobble last week, I was gatvol’

Article Kwanele Sosibo & Lester Kiewit - 29 Apr 2020

Heather Van Harte, who runs a small catering business, is changing her cooking habits during the lockdown, and has plans to start a food garden

The parallel yet familiar world of Tjovitjo

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 23 Apr 2020

With season two set to debut on Netflix at the end of the month, filmmaker Vincent Moloi opens up on his artistic choices and inspirations.

We free our people with music

Article Percy Zvomuya & Kwanele Sosibo - 16 Apr 2020

A snapshot of musical moments (and mishaps) as they intersected with Zimbabwe throughout the decades.

Masekela’s Lesotho concerts: A bittersweet homecoming

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 16 Apr 2020

Taking place after the musician had gone back to the United States and after a short sojourn to Liberia, the Live in Lesotho concerts are a musical and thematic pivot towards home.

Juju in a time of failing systems

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 8 Apr 2020

Dumama + Kechou’s atmospheric debut album is rooted in both the past and the future

Old artistic forms find new mediums in uncertain times

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 2 Apr 2020

Music, art and theatre are moving online as cultural workers adjust to lockdown

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Press Releases

Special Reports

Yvonne Chetty: a passion for an efficient public sector and mentoring

special reports - 13 Jul 2020

'Being affiliated to a professional body such as SAICA makes providing expert guidance and support to my colleagues that much easier'

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Full-time Johannesburg-based CEO required for HI HOPES

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

An entrepreneurial, business-minded, impact-driven individual is sought to lead the organisation as it looks to scale and grow

Special Reports

Balwin properties and Absa launch South Africa’s first green home loan

special reports - 8 Jul 2020

Balwin Properties’ Edge registration of over 16 000 units was a global first, covering more homes than any single property developer in the world to date

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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA

Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2020

SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations

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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

The combination of limited access to quality soap and a lack of knowledge of how to properly wash hands is a challenge in many vulnerable communities

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Cheque value bundles – real value

special reports - 7 Jul 2020

Most people do not pay much attention to what bank account they have and whether or not it is suited to their daily realities

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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket

special reports - 6 Jul 2020

In addition to the cash benefits, you will receive special offers and exclusive deals from selected Absa Rewards partners

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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised

special reports - 3 Jul 2020

SAICA calls for a review of the mandatory minimum skills and qualifications required for all key financial management positions within the public sector