The work of 84-year-old artist Noria Mabasa explores traditions, mythology and spirituality
		
	 
	
		
		Communities along the Wild Coast have approached the high court in Makhanda for an urgent interdict to stop Shell from initiating seismic survey operations 
		
	 
	
		
		Monster hits and expressive deep cuts from HHP’s extensive catalog, ranked from best to very good by Sabeo Mkhabela
		
	 
	
		
		The photographer uses the medium to connect with aspects of Zulu spiritual practices
		
	 
	
		
		Very little is known of the late guitarist, who was a keeper of a stark and foreboding maskandi sound 
		
	 
	
		
		Despite being largely sidelined, these essential workers have adapted to lockdowns, taken to technology and even attracted clients from abroad
		
	 
	
		
		In his swansong, Santu Mofokeng ruminates on mortality, ancestry and dispossession
		
	 
	
		
		This is not comfortable reading, says Sisonke Msimang
		
	 
	
		
		In visiting her loved one’s grave and talking to them, the writer treks an unknown path.
		
	 
	
		
		A quick DNA test at the Origins Centre in Jo’burg can show you just how insignificant you are
		
	 
	
		
		Children will enjoy – and adults will be thankful for – this addition to the family’s book shelf
		
	 
	
		
		An illness plagues the women here — drawing them together, then apart, then together again
		
	 
	
		
		Two friends talk about depression — a subject often brushed off until things fall apart
		
	 
	
		
		Boitumelo Mantji realised that she felt alone because her ancestors couldn’t find here
		
	 
	
		
		Mythology – totemic animals and spirit guides – is evident in her contorted, cramped figures.
		
	 
	
		
		‘I did not see a future, as viewed from a Global North perspective, that exists outside the capitalist paradigm’s devouring of human lives.’