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Gender-free: The Rand Club then and now. Today, the Rand Club sits on the corner of Loveday and Fox streets
in Marshalltown. It operates as a non-profit, and it’s no longer a gentlemen-only enclave. Photos: Supplied

The members-only club in Jozi that’s been going strong for over 100 years

The building doubles as an events venue, but more importantly, it stands as one of Johannesburg’s most quietly enduring landmarks

Johannesburg is the beating heart of the African continent—the financial engine that drives its growth. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Reinventing Africa’s most influential city

Johannesburg is the beating heart of the African continent—the financial engine that drives its growth

Women of the struggle: Artist Sue Williamson with works from her series of photo portraits from the ongoing series All Our Mothers.
Photo: Courtesy the artist and Goodman Gallery

The long and short of a 50-year artistic career

Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon

Vintage photograph of a Victorian British soldier and his African manservant. From the era of the Boer war, in South Africa. Photo: Getty Images

Remembering black people’s suffering and presence in the Anglo-Boer War with The Parrot Woman

A new version of Charles J Fourie’s critically acclaimed play The Parrot Woman is on at Joburg’s Market Theatre.

Many will know that Charlotte Maxeke is the name of a Heroine-class submarine. And a heroine she was

Charlotte Maxeke: A woman of firsts

In 1902 she fought for emancipation, including that of women, and was the first black South African to graduate with a BSc

(John McCann)

New life recalls ‘mad’ SA hero

Rejected by the Empire, beloved in South Africa, Hobhouse stood for justice, feminism and pacifism

Bashing the Boers is so last century

A good-guys, bad-guys account of the Anglo-Boer War is tedious, but a Dutch revisiting is riveting.

Textured history for contemporary times

Two new books examine the consequences of battles, both physical and ideological.

A dry reminder of the other struggle

A dry reminder of the other struggle

A new look takes a personal look at the Ango-Boer War.