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cultural heritage

Built to Last: Memory, imagination, and the architecture of Mariam Issoufou
Friday
/ 23 May 2025

Built to Last: Memory, imagination, and the architecture of Mariam Issoufou

Her designs resist imitation. Her buildings whisper resilience. Mariam Issoufou is giving tradition a powerful, modern voice

By Kibo Ngowi
In the Shadow of the Gallery: Art, power and the fight for Johannesburg’s soul
Friday
/ 27 April 2025

In the Shadow of the Gallery: Art, power and the fight for Johannesburg’s soul

Johannesburg Art Gallery’s decay reveals deeper cracks in South Africa’s cultural and political institutions

By Thembeka Heidi Sincuba
Author shares his life through an ethnic lens
Friday
/ 14 April 2025

Author shares his life through an ethnic lens

One boy. Three matriarchs. Endless food, love, and drama. A memoir that’s as touching as it is tasty

By Rodney Ghobril
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found — A profound portrait of the artist in exile
Friday
/ 11 March 2025

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found — A profound portrait of the artist in exile

Ernest Cole’s untold story comes home — with a revealing documentary premiering at the Joburg Film Festival this week

By Laurence Hamburger
Apartheid’s shadow, an artist’s light: Omar Badsha’s story
Friday
/ 6 March 2025

Apartheid’s shadow, an artist’s light: Omar Badsha’s story

Omar Badsha’s journey from quiet observer to defiant artist in apartheid South Africa

By Daniel Magaziner
The ‘Forgotten Mountain’ is the newest reserve in Limpopo
The Green Guardian
/ 20 January 2025

The ‘Forgotten Mountain’ is the newest reserve in Limpopo

The biodiversity rich Western Soutpansberg Nature Reserve is made up of eight landowners who manage the land as a collective

By Sheree Bega
In honour of South Africa’s cultural and linguistic richness this Heritage Month
Thought Leader
/ 21 September 2024

In honour of South Africa’s cultural and linguistic richness this Heritage Month

The Constitution ensures the protection and promotion of every citizen’s unique heritage

By Daniela Ellerbeck and Alfred Mahkuntsu
Take isiZulu beyond the Latin letters
Opinion
/ 2 September 2024

Take isiZulu beyond the Latin letters

The language is subtle; words are tonal and are made up of small units that determine meaning, but this is not reflected in the 26-letter alphabet

By Lindani Zungu
Thandiswa Mazwai on Sankofa and political currents in South Africa
Friday
/ 9 May 2024

Thandiswa Mazwai on Sankofa and political currents in South Africa

Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture

By Charles Leonard
Shell seismic ops: ‘Our ancestors’ blood was spilt protecting the land and sea’
The Green Guardian
/ 8 December 2021

Shell seismic ops: ‘Our ancestors’ blood was spilt protecting the land and sea’

Communities along the Wild Coast have approached the high court in Makhanda for an urgent interdict to stop Shell from initiating seismic survey operations

By Sheree Bega
Fight over controversial redevelopment of River Club heads to court
The Green Guardian
/ 6 August 2021

Fight over controversial redevelopment of River Club heads to court

The R4.6-billion project, set to house Amazon’s new African headquarters, is on ‘sacred floodplain’, say applicants

By Sheree Bega
Human history on the verge of being wiped out by climate change
The Green Guardian
/ 29 May 2021

Human history on the verge of being wiped out by climate change

Cave drawings dating back more than 45 000 years are slowly eroding as temperatures and humidity fluctuate

By Boitumelo Kgobotlo
Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks
Africa
/ 25 October 2020

Inside the illicit trade in West Africa’s oldest artworks

Nok terracottas are proof that an ancient civilisation once existed in Nigeria. Now they are at the centre of a multimillion-dollar, globe-spanning underground industry — and once again, Nigeria is losing out

By Lutz Mükke and Adie Vanessa Offiong

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