Bongani Madondo

Artists, fellow curators and friends reflect on the singular presence of Koyo Kouoh and the imprint she leaves behind

Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures

Kwaito and house music have broadened the scope of struggle and stretched the definition of freedom

Bongani Madondo says the meltdown amid racial witch-hunting portends the beginning of the end of white liberalism itself

Michael Jackson’s fans worshipped him even after his death — until Leaving Neverland. Bongani Madondo writes about dealing with a fallen god

Bongani Madondo on the transitional path of Winnie Mandela from a Princess YamaNgutyana emaMpondweni into ‘Winnie The Great’

A feast to paint Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as a black nationalist loony and a woman of loose morals kicked into gear even before her body was cold

Talk (and wine) did not come cheap at the inaugural Nirox Words Festival 2017

Kudzanai Chiurai’s latest exhibition goes beyond Revelations and Genesis into a more challenging space

The story of Molemo Maarohanye is about far more than a celebrity gone bad. Bongani Madondo tracks the breathtaking rise of the new money culture.

The rapper behind ‘Blackz Are Fools’ won’t apologise for the title, throws around Malema metaphors and says Indians and Jews will rip outsiders off.

Khanyi Mbau has released her biography and stars in a make-or-break musical revue. Bongani Madondo traces her roots to Jo’burg’s founding fathers.

Bongani Madondo on the juju, trigger-happy cops, invincible men and the Marikana Massacre Blues.

Herman Mashaba is well known for his successful Black Like Me hair products empire. Now he spends his time taking on the enemies of the free market.

Eric Miyeni is a neon-headline lightbulb of a character and to his critics chagrin, he has just published his fifth book. Bongani Madondo reports.