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South Africa’s creative sector went into the State of the Nation address with a clear demand: recognition, reform and rescue. What it received was silence. Just days before President Cyril Ramaphosa took to the podium, hundreds of film and television workers marched under the banner “Save SA Film Jobs”, warning that the industry was in […]

Amid the crisis in South Africa’s creative sector, artists and film crews march to demand funding, spaces and government accountability before Sona 2026

John Kani and Zakes Mda are leading masterclasses at the Iphulo Drama Festival, inspiring theatre, writing and directing talent across the Eastern Cape

With live instruments and honest energy, Manana proves the stage is still where music tells the truth

The Puerto Rican superstar’s half-time show was a beautiful act of joy and resistance for black and brown people everywhere

Two of Afrobeats’ most popular exports are featured on what is perhaps hip-hop’s most highly anticipated album of the year

At the Wits Digital Dome, Sjava reflects on 10 years of music by placing himself not above but among the stars that shaped his journey

Nomabotwe reflects on endurance, emotional honesty and the power of listening in an industry that rarely rewards softness

After a 20-year gap between albums, Andile Yenana reflects on silence, improvisation and finding his own voice on a live album

A thoughtful look at marriage, resentment and reinvention, Bradley Cooper’s latest film lets its characters stumble, flail and quietly evolve