From Change of the Guard, to Tune Recreation Committee and tales of great grandparents, Shabaka and the Ancestors are Janus-like in their approach.
He recently won the Caine prize for African writing for his short story Memories We Lost, initially published in the anthology Incredible Journeys.
Heralded as one of the most influential jazz artists South Africa has ever birthed, the musician’s legacy is celebrated at a memorial.
Restless subjects, abstract constructions and potent words underpin the writer and her short life
Some artists are taking the rap for nailing their political colours to the mast while steering clear of negative ‘political repercussions’
After years of hiding and seeking, the former BLK JKS frontman has again reappeared armed with a fresh approach to his work.
The exhibition uses a new lens to frame Durban’s South Basin, which is polluted by industry.
Shifting between different worlds and characters, the novel looks at the country’s concerns through the eyes of its protagonist, Memory.
The director-writer duo of John Kani and Zakes Mda taps into a relevant South Africa topic, but could do more to deepen the conversation.
What do Grace Jones, Nina Simone and Lee Scratch Perry have to do with punk?