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It’s vital to get the Copyright Amendment Bill right

Opinion Chola Makgamathe - 7 Oct 2020

The currently proposed hybrid ‘fair use’ principle does not do nearly enough to protect artists, and will bankrupt them if it forces them to litigate each instance of copyright infringement

Old artistic forms find new mediums in uncertain times

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 2 Apr 2020

Music, art and theatre are moving online as cultural workers adjust to lockdown

Get your quarantine on — the best in virtual entertainment

Article Kwanele Sosibo & Zaza Hlalethwa - 30 Mar 2020

With everyone settling into an indoors routine or starting to lose it because of cabin fever, this guide should remind you that creativity and beauty still exist, virtually represented but there, nonetheless.

Tumi’s albums: from best to just okay

Article Sabelo Mkhabela - 7 Mar 2017

Tumi, who is now known as Stogie T, has released his most popular album to date.

17 people who have our attention in 2017

Article Arts Desk - 27 Jan 2017

"There are more than 17 people in South Africa whose work is shifting consciousness"

Urban Village is not a band, it’s a collective of underground artists

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 27 Jun 2016

Guitarist Lerato Lichaba dreams of a place where artists can network and create away from the media glare.

Storm in a beer can jams Jo’burg road

Article Phillip De Wet - 15 Oct 2015

Ricardo da Fonseca's makeshift pinhole camera - to take time-lapse photos of a construction site - had Jo'burg cops all a-shutter this week.

Migrants: Unexpected guests trapped in time and space

Article Sean Otoole 1 - 8 Oct 2015

The outsider has always held a fascination for artists and writers, helping to shape our view of those who exist in a state of perpetual transition.

Art and the grey area of ‘betweenness’

Article Same Mdluli - 29 May 2014

Institutions need to engage more rigorously with "rural" artists such as Johannes Segogela and Jackson Hlungwani, writes Same Mdluli.

On being an ‘artist’

Article Mpho Moshe Matheolane - 23 Apr 2013

True artistry is a rare skill because everyone seems to be wrapped up in "the hustle" nowadays, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.

Spoek Mathambo: Beyond Afro-futurism

Videos Staff Reporter - 11 Dec 2012

Spoek Mathambo talks to the M&G about his latest release, his position in the SA music industry and an upcoming collaboration with Gorillaz.

South African artists: A shabby state of affairs

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jun 2012

Funding shortages, political meddling and a lack of interest and understanding from audiences and government have left SA artists out in the cold.

Tarzan and Arab: The Gaza artists determined to make it against all odds

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Aug 2011

Despite a lack of training, equipment, funding or an audience, two artists are determined to succeed as film directors.

Denmark’s hippie haven under threat

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Dec 2008

Europe's last refuge for hippies, artists and activists may not last much longer, with the Danish government determined to clean up the giant squat.

What are the playmakers saying?

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2008

Seven world premieres of new South African drama will be staged at the main festival this year. Brent Meersman reports.

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