Creator
Oupa Nkosi
Oupa Nkosi began taking photos in 1998 with a pawnshop camera, before enrolling at the Market Photography Workshop. He began freelancing after graduating and has since run community projects, won a Bonani Africa award, had his work selected for exhibitions in Zimbabwe and Japan, and been invited to international workshops. He began at the M&G as an intern and became its chief photographer before going freelance a few years ago. He also writes features for the paper and lectures at his alma mater.
Great shot: Peter Magubane’s weapon was his camera
Not only was he world renowned for his powerful images, he also used his talent to fight apartheid, at great personal cost
Mpotoze: Love bites in hard Jozi
Ndumiso Khumalo’s voice and mastery of the guitar are mesmerising
Miss Soweto’s remarkable reign: Four decades and counting
The township beauty pageant is celebrating 43 years of launching careers and creating unforgettable memories
uHambo: 10 years of Soul and Joy
A book and exhibition celebrate a decade-long photographic journey for creatives of Thokoza
Brash photographer Ernest Cole revisited
House of Bondage: The book that shocked the world
Halala the Zulu cultural revival
Hostels are finding ways to transmute blighted history into safe places for cultural expression to take root, Oupa Nkosi discovers
Sculptor is shaping dreams
The work of 84-year-old artist Noria Mabasa explores traditions, mythology and spirituality
Young South African snapper Sibusiso Bheka graces Amsterdam
Bheka, who started his career at the Of Soul and Joy programme in Thokoza, was chosen for a residency at the prestigious NOOR photo agency in the Netherlands
Maskandi musician making history
Ihashi Elimhlophe is recording a DVD live in Soweto
The evolution of amapiano
Sound that has taken the world by storm is in danger of dying out in a lacklustre industry
Mbuzeni Zulu: Photographer who shot the stars gets his place in the sun
Lensman Mbuzeni Zulu’s subjects ranged from black popular culture to bloody unrest
The elderly hardest-hit as Johannesburg residents grapple with council bills
For years the city council has come under fire over its billing system, with accusations ranging from overbilling to not sending account statements to ratepayers on time
Light on the horizon for Soweto’s hostels
Built during apartheid, hostels in the township have become dilapidated and dangerous. But a dynamic young member of Joburg’s mayoral committee is on a mission to change this
Men of letters: Mahala and Maake-ka Ncube team up again to stage ‘Bloke & His American Bantu’
Langston Hughes and Bloke Modisane took the art of letter writing seriously, but what else did their relationship entail?
Obituary: Lebo Malepa, the man who brought backpacking to Soweto
Lebo Malepa built his backpacking operation from the ground up, but shared his success with his neighbours