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Unions are claiming Friday’s court ruling on labour broking as spelling the end of the practice but other labour specialists disagree. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

Bopape rattles biennale cage

The South African artist’s new film about a rape challenges the curators and concepts of art

Worth the wait:It has taken five years, and perhaps some persuasion, for Anton Kennemeyer and Conrad Botes to produce  a new edition of Bitterkomix. (David Harrison)

Bitter bites the hand that feeds

It’s been five years since their last appearance, but Konradski and Joe Dog are back: older, a little more jaded – and with fewer penises.

Land art: Pieter Hugo’s work at The Loom of the Land exhibition.

Documents of fictionalisation

The Loom of the Land shows South Africa through the eyes of more than 20 artists, but the exhibition’s politeness may leave art lovers unsatisfied.

Why do some black people insist on bringing each other down

Anton Kannemeyer: Subdued satire is the new shocking

Mpho Moshe Matheolane reflects on Kannemeyer’s new show, which offers gentle, contemplative work, rather than the artist’s usual satirical attacks.

Denying the privileged a voice

If racial privilege disallows unbiased commentary, how is a white artist supposed to critique a multiracial nation without being considered racist?

Just ’cause you feel it doesn’t mean it’s there

Is Anton Kannemeyer’s <i>Pappa in Afrika</i>, flagrantly racist or is it a lament for a continent ravaged by centuries of colonial rule?

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Newsroom wall of fame

We swung through the <em>M&G</em> newsroom to see who owns what and discovered that, if combined, our staff could hold a respectable exhibition.