Nadine Botha reviews three of the most topical plays from the Grahamstown National Arts Festival that are now showing at Newtown’s 969 Festival.
When corporate companies start shifting a fraction of their advertising budgets toward acclaimed creative artists, we might see a shift to lasting products that attract foreign interest in Africa, writes Ross Douglas.
Independent media consultant Gordon Muller mulls over what came first: the drive time of the jock, in deciding whether or not drive-time radio provides the best platform for placing advertising.
National Arts Festival directors have gone big and brash, writes Matthew Krouse.
The Fashion @ Spark Expo seeks to expose the public to a heritage-proud aesthetic with an emphasis on individuality. Nadine Botha takes a closer look.
The youth today have redefined South African culture, writes co-founder of Black Rage Productions Maria Mcloy.
Michael Jackson and his trial hold a mirror to modern Western civilisation and its blurring of fact and fiction, writes Terry Eagleton.
Margaret Waigumo cuddles her baby in a squalid house in the teeming "Soweto" slum, east of Nairobi, joining a growing number on the list of Kenya’s teen parents, victims of taboos that inhibit sex education. Waigumo became pregnant two years ago after being forced into prostitution to help her family when they were evicted from their hovel for non-payment of the monthly rent.
A resurrection is haunting the British media, the bizarre apparition of "benevolent empire". It takes the form of documentaries and discussions steered towards the conclusion that colonialism was not such a bad thing after all and that something of a celebration is in order. Trouble is, to get there, some creative reworking of the facts is needed.
During a recent visit to the supermarket to buy an emergency supply of tampons, I bumped into a friend. While checking out the range of products available we were astounded by the astronomical costs of these monthly requirements. A packet of 10 average quality pads costs about Z$500 000, while a well-known brand of tampons averages Z$1 200 000.