The book, originally written in German, tells the story of a young woman’s ‘destructive affair’ with an older man in 1980s East Berlin
To celebrate jeans and Africa Month BlueCanvasLifeJoziSA has called local denim-makers to Johannesburg to sit in conversation about the impact of denim on the continent
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Artists’ alignment has evolved since 1994, reflecting changing dynamics in politics
The American campaign season is in full swing, with plenty of cringe-worthy music to go with it
Sparse, powerfully acted play brings the lives of anti-apartheid activist couple to the stage
Young artist’s work explores African spirituality as a means to recover from colonialism
This is an edited extract from The Child, the new novel by South African writer Alistair Mackay
The Franschhoek Literary Festival and Kingsmead Book Fair are good indications that South Africans love reading
The work of the French Renaissance philosopher offers wisdom applicable to modern politics
In its apparent nothingness, Zadie Smith’s essay on student activism tells us about how genocide can be rationalised, writes Steve Salaita
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Majak Bredell explores themes of nature, our relationship to the earth and feminism
The director’s masterful, technically brilliant work is lacking in humanity
Kendrick Lamar’s win over Drake shows the resurgence of an illiberal racial mood in America
This is an edited extract from Jonathan Ancer’s new book Bullshit
Award-winning artist partners with the institution on custom apparel and homeware
South African author speaks about suicide, being a woman and her new book — a memoir
Kora player Ballaké Sissoko of Mali and South African guitarist Derek Gripper
Local author brews a powerful tribute to her grandmother and her love of tea
Saxophone player and traditional healer blows away listeners with the re-release of her album
Halled over the coals: Rapper Macklemore’s track Hind’s Hall, which criticises Israel’s war, has gone viral.
The Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts is into its 17th season at select Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau cinemas
The debut novel is a riveting tale of family, loss, and redemption, filled with vivid imagery and emotional depth
Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture
This weekend in Cape Town tells me jazz’s future is brighter than ever.
We ought to read them; we want to; we will. Next summer, or winter, when time indoors lends a circumstantial hand. Or next year. And so the pile grows, to be added to deathbed regrets
This is an edited extract from SA author Niq Mhlongo’s new novel The City Is Mine
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From Palestinian rock to modern folk, generations of Armenian musicians have thrived in Jerusalem. But Israeli attacks threaten the community’s future
From Joburg CBD dives of the 1980s to the Cape Town jazz fest, Hilton Schilder has been ahead of the curve
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