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A new book argues that this is not the South Africa women fought for
Freedom writer, freedom fighter
Juby Mayet did something no ‘Malay girl had ever done’ in reporting for a ‘naytiff paper’. Her memoir tells her story
One Documentary, Two Takes: The Redeem Team
If you’re looking for a feel-good story, this documentary is for you – even if you are not a basketball fan
One Book, Two Takes: It’s a Continent
Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata’s impressive African history book by non-historians
One Film, Two Takes: Sidney
This documentary tracks the life of an actor who walked a tightrope in white Hollywood
Novel swims with deep issues
Fred Khumalo’s new book tells the riveting story of Nozizwe, a young woman who loses her sister to a crocodile attack while crossing the Limpopo River from Zimbabwe to South…
Mlungu Wam: The international success story that returns to South Africa
After a successful run at the Toronto International Film Festival, filmmakers Babalwa Baartman and Jenna Cato Bass hope Mlungu Wam will be even better received at home
One Movie, Two Takes: The Man from Toronto
Kevin Hart is not everyone’s cuppa and his latest role proves that
Sarafina! is still with us as youth struggles continue
Decades later, Mbongeni Ngema’s work still has life lessons for South Africans in these dark days for our democracy
See through the Red Mist
‘Let Me Tell You About Red’, artist Mary Sibande’s third instalment in the tricolour Sophie series, is on in Durban
The Portfolio: Themba Mbuyisa — ‘If you’re going to look at me, I am going to look at you’
Themba Mbuyisa anchors his photo series, ‘When Breadwinners Are Away’, in the absence of migrant labourers, but little to no absence registers on the faces of those left behind