Siyazila: Siyababa Atelier and the sacred syntax of style

A stage where South Africa’s truth and imagination have lived for 49 fearless years

Artist uses nature and cryptic visions in his paintings to highlight South Africa’s racial and spatial history

Festival returns with fresh fire and fearless talent For 11 days this winter, Makhanda becomes the beating heart of South African creativity and artistic innovation as the National Arts Festival lights up the Eastern Cape until 6 July.  A staple on the cultural calendar since 1974, the festival has long been a space for protest, […]

Chef Coco takes diners on a delicious, continent-spanning journey through the continent’s diverse culinary traditions

Senzeni Marasela’s ‘Waiting and Remembering’ uses her alter ego, Theodorah, and textiles to explore themes of loss, memory and black South African womanhood

From Nuremberg to The Hague and Rwanda to Gaza, author traces the relentless pursuit of justice for humanity’s darkest crimes

Through voice and vision, Zawadi channels her foremothers to reimagine tradition with soul, instinct and sonic power

An elder joins the ancestral band. We remember Louis Moholo-Moholo’s voice, rhythms, and roaring soul

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Fusing tradition and couture, Gert-Johan Coetzee’s dress for Nomzamo Mbatha redefines African royalty

As Encounters celebrates its 27th year, director Mandisa Zitha spotlights must-see films and the magic of documentary cinema

An electrifying saga of supernatural warfare, family loyalty and the high cost of power in the Joburg underworld