In a quiet moment on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, Modise Sekgothe found out he had been selected as only the second poet to win the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Poetry in its 40-year history. “I was in the house writing,” he tells me when we speak at an event introducing this year’s winners […]
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A trip packed with gourmet dining, beachside adventures and spa moments on the MSC Musica
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She fell for Sinatra, dazzled Hollywood, but wouldn’t trade her spotlight for a ring — no matter how big
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Jazz and activism have long been intertwined, but how does the music speak today?
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Steinheist dives deep into Markus Jooste’s billion-rand fraud and its shocking aftermath
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Louise Coetzer flirted with the enemy to create experimental dance-opera autoplay. But her message is one of resistance
Jazz musician Sydney Mavundla reflects on the legacy and evolution of the genre and respecting tradition while embracing the future
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