Dodging beret brigades and tipsy patrons, Mpho Moshe Matheolane finds much to like at the Joy of Jazz festival. But was Manu Dibangu worth the wait?
The space between traditional visual arts and cutting-edge gaming design is an exciting creative playground, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
How do public institutions make use of art, and what is the purpose of having a collection, asks Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Debates around cultural practices like lobola will always become a spectacle if they don’t address its relevance to the people who practise it.
What drives people to move to Jo’burg, when it’s clear that no matter how well-earned its ‘great city’ status is, it won’t give them what they seek?
The enjoyable art and discipline of reading is fast becoming an endangered activity in South Africa, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
A national arts festival is all very well, but do we even agree on what "arts and culture" means in SA, asks Mpho Moshe Matheolane from Grahamstown.
Why do some black people insist on bringing each other down, and is our government guilty of this too, asks Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Mpho Moshe Matheolane thinks back to how he learnt his worth in South Africa – through the pain of his father’s apartheid memories.
What will be the legacy of today’s black youth, asks Mpho Moshe Matheolane, as he considers the nihilistic and destructive craze dubbed "izikhothane".