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Gig Guide: She Bellows Comes to East London, Kwanda Mahlombe releases Ungayeki and Kaza Kamba returns to The Market Theatre
Explore the vibrant arts scene with an interactive theatre experience in East London, the return of the Kaza Kamba Pan African Theatre Festival in Johannesburg, and Kwanda…
Diary: Christmas at The Big Top Arena, Keenan Meyer live, Calling Us Home
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McDonald’s South Africa collaborates with CATHSSETA to develop workforce
Continuous skills development is crucial to enable the youth to adapt to changing job markets and technological advancements
Diary: Redhill Arts Festival, Food Indaba in Cape Town and Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O at Untitled Basement
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Delicious Festival Trader Academy Powered by FoodBev SETA in partnership with CATHSSETA launches next leg of SMME development programme
The academy helps small businesses to gain exposure and access to market opportunities so they can reach their full potential
Manifestos: EFF is tops — but what trumps how
Although they are full of promises, parties lack concrete, informed policies for the arts
Market Theatre needs funding as audiences, donor support decline
Patrons have not returned to theatres in their numbers after the Covid-19 lockdowns were lifted.
eSwatini’s country music cousins hit the screens in New York
The award-winning country music pair are the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Jesse Rudoy, which premiered at the New York film festival
Flying the flag for the youth
Emmy-nominated actress Thuso Mbedu credits inclusivity, equality, and sustainability to getting her career to where it is today. As a Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South African,…
Top 10 must see events at Makhanda Festival
For the first time in two years, The National Arts Festival is back with an in-person star-studded list of artists and performers
Book Review: ‘Now You Know How Mapetla Died’
Historian and author Zikhona Valela unravels the life and death of Black Consciousness activist Mapetla Mohapi, who died in detention in 1976
It’s vital to get the Copyright Amendment Bill right
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…
Reproducing Festac ’77: A secret among a family of millions
An interview with Chimurenga founder Ntone Edjabe about his latest project