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A brandy idiot gets hammered at auction
Friday
/ 15 November 2024

A brandy idiot gets hammered at auction

Strauss & Co is selling a selection of rare, aged Cape fine brandies from South Africa’s top distillers

By Charles Leonard
A quill in the cap of a debut author
Friday
/ 15 November 2024

A quill in the cap of a debut author

Sihle Qwabe’s first novel The Resurrection was among those that received accolades at the prestigious South African Literary Awards

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel
Friday
/ 14 November 2024

South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel

Media groups urge action to protect those risking their lives to document the crisis in Gaza

By Lesego Chepape
Ange Madame steps confidently into a new music era
Friday
/ 12 November 2024

Ange Madame steps confidently into a new music era

The artist formerly known as Angel Ho has released a new, self-titled album as Ange Madame

By Lesego Chepape
Anti-feminist influencers: The paradox of Siphesihle Nxowana and Western peers
Friday
/ 11 November 2024

Anti-feminist influencers: The paradox of Siphesihle Nxowana and Western peers

Siphesihle Nxokwana, dubbed the Candace Owens of South Africa, is an anti-feminist influencer who is playing to crowds

By Khanya Mtshali
Thandiswa Mazwai’s technologies of resistance
Friday
/ 8 November 2024

Thandiswa Mazwai’s technologies of resistance

Bringing together the traditional and the modern, Thandiswa Mazwai is taking her new album Sankofa to the world

By Fezokuhle Mthonti
Past the future: Right here, right now-now theatre
Friday
/ 8 November 2024

Past the future: Right here, right now-now theatre

A new play shows that, like Icarus, today’s tech-bro puppeteers such as Elon Musk seem hell-bent on flying too close to the sun

By Keith Bain
Diary: A feast of dance, musical blessings from the avant-garde, WGRUV Dance Company opens in Gauteng
Friday
/ 8 November 2024

Diary: A feast of dance, musical blessings from the avant-garde, WGRUV Dance Company opens in Gauteng

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Charles Leonard
Nico Phooko: The music painter who makes art you can wear
Friday
/ 7 November 2024

Nico Phooko: The music painter who makes art you can wear

Artist blends music and art to transform live performances into spontaneous masterpieces using his signature bleach technique on denim

By Lesego Chepape
Excerpt: The Story I Told Myself
Friday
/ 5 November 2024

Excerpt: The Story I Told Myself

An edited excerpt from the historical novel by South African author Arvashni Seeripat

By Arvashni Seeripat
The sculptures where nothing is true and everything is permitted
Friday
/ 4 November 2024

The sculptures where nothing is true and everything is permitted

Recent shows by the sculptors Nolan Oswald Dennis, Vusumzi Nkomo and Diana Vives make for fascinating viewing

By Sean O Toole
Bongi Mvuyana: Album a powerful soundtrack to listeners’ lives
Friday
/ 1 November 2024

Bongi Mvuyana: Album a powerful soundtrack to listeners’ lives

Her new album Power is a decade-long journey blending African influences and fearless vocal artistry

By Lesego Chepape
Say goodbye to 80s disco in PE? Never!
Friday
/ 1 November 2024

Say goodbye to 80s disco in PE? Never!

Fifty years ago, disco started having an impact. Its influence was felt even in apartheid South Africa

By Donovan E Williams
Go global: Lessons for Indie movie makers
Friday
/ 1 November 2024

Go global: Lessons for Indie movie makers

Getting their work onto international film festivals has become increasingly important for South African independent filmmakers

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Sale of goods to do good for Palestinian journalists
Friday
/ 31 October 2024

Sale of goods to do good for Palestinian journalists

SA-born artist Candice Breitz has designed a collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts and a tote bag titled Never Again Means Never Again

By Charles Leonard
Trevor Noah: Writing this book wasn’t child’s play
Friday
/ 31 October 2024

Trevor Noah: Writing this book wasn’t child’s play

The comedian speaks to us about his recently released book Into the Uncut Grass — ostensibly for children

By Charles Leonard
Diary: The Pan African theatre festival, Disney’s Aladdin Jr and two unmissable events in Durban
Friday
/ 31 October 2024

Diary: The Pan African theatre festival, Disney’s Aladdin Jr and two unmissable events in Durban

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Charles Leonard
The clumsy spin between government and media
Friday
/ 29 October 2024

The clumsy spin between government and media

A new book by a spin doctor explains the dance between government and media and why it is important to understand it

By Chris Vick
A new species of performance for unruly play about Cape’s human-baboon conflict
Friday
/ 28 October 2024

A new species of performance for unruly play about Cape’s human-baboon conflict

Theatre offers an unlikely space for Cape Peninsula communities to connect and deal with the problem of living with baboons

By Isabel Olson
Hedley Twidle’s essays: Not lightly to the blank page
Friday
/ 27 October 2024

Hedley Twidle’s essays: Not lightly to the blank page

Powerful, evocative and thought-provoking essays transport us to unexpected places

By Rodney Ghobril
Becoming Charlotte: A reflection on SA’s first native, female university graduate
Friday
/ 26 October 2024

Becoming Charlotte: A reflection on SA’s first native, female university graduate

An imaginative reflection on South Africa in the 1800s sketched around the life of the country’s first native female university graduate

By Zubeida Jaffer
Diary: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, BMW Art Generation, live scores to silent films
Friday
/ 25 October 2024

Diary: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, BMW Art Generation, live scores to silent films

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Pieter Hugo’s tragic beauty pushes the button of mortality
Friday
/ 25 October 2024

Pieter Hugo’s tragic beauty pushes the button of mortality

The photographer’s ambitious new exhibition What the Light Falls On is a free-ranging meditation on life

By Charles Leonard
Mbali Nkosi is proud to DJ at Johannesburg Pride
Friday
/ 23 October 2024

Mbali Nkosi is proud to DJ at Johannesburg Pride

The popular DJ is ready to dazzle the crowd at the 35th annual Pride party in Jo’burg

By Charles Leonard
Crimson Sands, a historical novel of uprising against tyranny
Friday
/ 22 October 2024

Crimson Sands, a historical novel of uprising against tyranny

This is an edited extract from the new novel by Jeremy Vearey, Crimson Sands

By Jeremy Vearey
Diary: Christmas at The Big Top Arena, Keenan Meyer live, Calling Us Home
Friday
/ 21 October 2024

Diary: Christmas at The Big Top Arena, Keenan Meyer live, Calling Us Home

Your weekly dose of essential arts and culture

By Lesego Chepape
South Korea’s Han sells one million books after Nobel win
Friday
/ 18 October 2024

South Korea’s Han sells one million books after Nobel win

Han’s win has created a sensation in South Korea, with the websites of major bookstores and publishing houses crashing

By Afp
Profound new album by Gabi Motuba seeks the truth
Friday
/ 18 October 2024

Profound new album by Gabi Motuba seeks the truth

The Sabbath crosses musical boundaries, and with its beauty seeks to confront the ugliness of daily living, says its creator

By Charles Leonard
Sabelo Mlangeni: The grey and green of trauma
Friday
/ 18 October 2024

Sabelo Mlangeni: The grey and green of trauma

Photographer’s homecoming exhibition travels through art, memory and being black in the West

By Kulani Nkuna
Einstein Fix is a paradoxical podcast that’s a symphony of exuberance
Friday
/ 18 October 2024

Einstein Fix is a paradoxical podcast that’s a symphony of exuberance

A new podcast tells the story of an enterprising asylum seeker with joy and anguish

By Charles Leonard
Space for thought in Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s Light Blue Violet
Friday
/ 17 October 2024

Space for thought in Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s Light Blue Violet

An exhibition of drawings invites viewers to explore the fluidity of space and the art of deep seeing

By Lesego Chepape
Alex La Guma and Third Worldism: A legacy of global activism
Friday
/ 16 October 2024

Alex La Guma and Third Worldism: A legacy of global activism

The writer grew and evolved in exile — but he never truly left South Africa

By Christopher J Lee
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