Why did I do this interview? I come between the American polymath actor and his lunch
Keynote speaker at the Johannesburg Festival of Women Writers, Margaret Busby, urges them to get into publishing too
Tutu’s new album, which was 10 years in the making, uses the poetry of Lebo Mashile
A new book explores a Zimbabwean author’s life and work through her love of gardens and nature
Two books help us handle our finances more efficiently and cope with related problems
Award-winning fashion designer blends heritage and luxury to redefine African couture on the global stage
Abdullah Ibrahim speaks about his life and his two concerts here next month
Mannenberg — Is Where It’s Happening was the best-selling jazz record in South Africa in 1974 and 1975
From bags to outfits, most ostrich products are, once again, from South Africa
Examining the wave of musical migration in post-independence Zimbabwe
M&G Friday brings you the pick of this week
This is an edited extract from SA writer Ivan Vladislavic’s new book The Near North
London Recruits is a film that tells of young foreigners who were recruited by the ANC
An edited extract from a new book by Dr Michael Mosley called
4 Weeks to Better Sleep
The Ndebele artist’s retrospective is on at the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town
In his Cape Town exhibition, Abri de Swardt delves into the politics and history of water
Author hopes the new series will induce viewers to think about the causes of violence
Alexei Navalny’s demise spotlights how death and displacement are portrayed in the media and in literature
Film has all the hits, none of the misses – and very little of the miss-e
Jazz out of the box and plenty more on her new album, which is sung by a trio
Johannesburg Film Festival offers 60 thought-provoking, conversation-inducing movies
ChatGPT was giving ‘peculiar’ responses, generating non-existent words, incomplete sentences and general gobbledygook
Neruda had been preparing to flee into exile in Mexico to lead the resistance against the Pinochet regime when he died in hospital just 12 days after the coup
This is an edited extract from Haider Eid’s book, Decolonising the Palestinian Mind
Lesego Chepape speaks to Tumi Morake about the state of comedy in South Africa
Project at Cape Town Art Fair demonstrates the links between the sport and art
Reality show starring some of SA’s best comedians promises
to be a cracker
The singer has caused a stir with her loud-and-proud approach to being coloured
The art market is more complex than other investment markets, such as stocks and government bonds, as art has an intrinsic value that cannot necessarily be quantified and plugged into economic models as easily
The Mother City’s premier art event promises to leave viewers unbound
A Sri Lankan documentary about the overthrow of its despotic leader is being shown locally
A whole book written in a single sentence? Author challenges with both style and content