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Mbhela won for his artwork Iphasi nesiphesheli, which is part of the series titled Umlando uyaziphinda, meaning, “history repeats itself”. Photo: Supplied

Iphasi nesiphesheli, a visual piece by Mondli Bhele, wins this year’s Sasol New Signatures art competition

Striking collage using found fabrics and a familiar scene shows how ‘history repeats itself’ and that we can learn from it and overcome its brutal lessons

Visual love letter: Tshepiso Moropa used her parents’ marriage as inspiration for her latest collage, titled Til Death Do Us Apart.

The Portfolio: Tshepiso Moropa digs up family treasures

Tshepiso Moropa used her parents’ marriage as inspiration for her latest collage, titled Til Death Do Us Apart

Untitled, 1996. 27x41cm. (Courtesy Red Hill Art Gallery)

Remembering Rosemary Karuga: Artworks of alluring simplicity and extraordinary detail

The Kenyan artist, who recently passed away, was one of the most influential of her generation

Cover stories : A selection of book covers by the designer and writer Megan Ross, who is inspired by the moods and ideas that plants convey

The Portfolio: Megan Ross

Author and poet Megan Ross designs books and cover artwork for a living. She speaks to Kwanele Sosibo about her process

A still from Im/mobility and the Afro-Imaginary, a split-screen film depicting the decades-long containing of Black people in urban spaces and the increasing push back.

The Portfolio: Global Africa Lab

A project by Global Africa Lab explores the future of Black neighbourhoods affected by gentrification in New York City

Lord Lift Us Up Where We Belong (2019) (Puleng Mongale)

The Portfolio: Puleng Mongale

The artist is drawn to collage because it allows her to be as complex and layered as she wants to be

‘Modjadji o stout’. Collage, charcoal, liquid charcoal & ink on canvas, 200cm x 250cm, 2020. (Neo Matloga)

The Portfolio: Neo Matloga

The artist shares how his practice has evolved: initially he was an oil painter, but now he works in mixed media, marrying painting with collage