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Don’t look away: Local artists on the war in Gaza
Friday
/ 19 January 2024

Don’t look away: Local artists on the war in Gaza

Five creatives tell of their work on the Israeli violence and the responses they’ve had

By Charles Leonard
Mlungisi Gegana: A page-turner of a career
Friday
/ 19 January 2024

Mlungisi Gegana: A page-turner of a career

The bassist and composer reflects on 40 years in music and his newly released album

By Gwen Ansell
Modern cowboys in crypto con
Friday
/ 18 January 2024

Modern cowboys in crypto con

Documentary looks at how three Americans managed to steal millions by creating a currency

By Ipeleng Derby-Molefe
Tiya: A novel approach to music
Friday
/ 16 January 2024

Tiya: A novel approach to music

The singer-songwriter evokes literature to write emotions on her latest record

By Sazi Bongwe
Testaments well travelled
Friday
/ 15 January 2024

Testaments well travelled

Scepticism has dogged stories of exploration from Ancient Greece
through to Apollo XI

By Darryl Accone
Pebofatso Mokoena: Getting a sense of the artist
Friday
/ 14 January 2024

Pebofatso Mokoena: Getting a sense of the artist

His notebooks form part of an interactive group show in Johannesburg

By Lesego Chepape
Toe-to-toe steers ‘Chief Twit’ from the brink
Friday
/ 13 January 2024

Toe-to-toe steers ‘Chief Twit’ from the brink

This is an edited extract from Ben Mezrich’s new book called Breaking Twitter

By Ben Mezrich
Marketing a cultural gem
Friday
/ 13 January 2024

Marketing a cultural gem

A book by an anthropologist documents Joburg’s bustling Kwa Mai Mai

By Derek Davey
Starting the year on the right note
Friday
/ 12 January 2024

Starting the year on the right note

Setting my musical intentions for 2024, I select four upcoming albums that made my heart race

By Charles Leonard
Niger struggles to keep its traditional music alive
Friday
/ 9 January 2024

Niger struggles to keep its traditional music alive

On stages around the world, Maidouma, dressed in his sky-blue boubou, is an ambassador for his country’s musical heritage

By Camille Laffont
‘Oppenheimer’ tops Golden Globes
Friday
/ 8 January 2024

‘Oppenheimer’ tops Golden Globes

Past Globes host Ricky Gervais, who did not attend, won best stand-up comedy performance, a new category

By Andrew Marszal
People and animals: A shared history, shared cruelties
Friday
/ 6 January 2024

People and animals: A shared history, shared cruelties

An edited extract from The Lion’s Historian: Africa’s Animal Past

By Professor Sandra Swart
Ivorian cuisine with much ooh la la
Friday
/ 5 January 2024

Ivorian cuisine with much ooh la la

Restaurants in Côte d’Ivoire are increasingly mixing French finesse with local flavour

By Afp Author
Great shot: Peter Magubane’s weapon was his camera
Friday
/ 4 January 2024

Great shot: Peter Magubane’s weapon was his camera

Not only was he world renowned for his powerful images, he also used his talent to fight apartheid, at great personal cost

By Oupa Nkosi
Quiz | Test your smarts with the M&G news test
Friday
/ 4 January 2024

Quiz | Test your smarts with the M&G news test

Go on, flaunt your knowledge of the events and personalities that made the news in 2023

By M&G Digital
Elvis to get hologram treatment at London show
Friday
/ 4 January 2024

Elvis to get hologram treatment at London show

The spectacle uses AI, holographic projections, augmented reality, live theatre and multi-sensory effects to celebrate the singer’s life and legacy

By Afp
No lose on this splendid cruise
Friday
/ 30 December 2023

No lose on this splendid cruise

South Africans no longer have to fly to Europe to enjoy MSC’s Splendida, which will be sailing out of the new terminal in Durban

By Paddy Harper
The hidden music of Africa is a whole ‘nother reissue
Friday
/ 29 December 2023

The hidden music of Africa is a whole ‘nother reissue

Record labels that bring us sounds which fly under the radar

By Charles Leonard
Mbongeni Ngema dead, but his legacy will live on
Friday
/ 28 December 2023

Mbongeni Ngema dead, but his legacy will live on

Ngema’s flaws should not overshadow his remarkable contribution to South African cultural history

By Ismail Mahomed
A microcosm of life and death
Friday
/ 27 December 2023

A microcosm of life and death

Ideologies are set against profound beliefs as a priest sits at the centre of a storm in a village during the civil war in Greece

By Darryl Accone
Driven to protest for Palestine
Friday
/ 26 December 2023

Driven to protest for Palestine

‘I don’t know how to keep quiet,’ says Cape Town artist Thania Petersen of the Israel-Gaza war

By Sean O Toole
The ones that got away…
Friday
/ 26 December 2023

The ones that got away…

Musicians out of Cape Town are making fabulous sounds that have been passed over by reviewers and which AI couldn’t churn out

By Gwen Ansell
A feast of festive TV
Friday
/ 23 December 2023

A feast of festive TV

We take a look at some of the local offerings on the small screen as you prepare for a holiday binge

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Move over, Indiana Jones
Friday
/ 23 December 2023

Move over, Indiana Jones

The reissuing of African music is far more than
merely an exercise in nostalgia and ‘retromania’

By Charles Leonard
Still making waves after 100 years
Friday
/ 23 December 2023

Still making waves after 100 years

Radio has adapted to the times and, a century in, is going strong and changing lives in South Africa

By David L Smith
A candid look at sex work
Friday
/ 22 December 2023

A candid look at sex work

Thandeka, who has been working in the sector for 13 years, says a new reality TV series is edifying

By Ipeleng Derby-Molefe
The complex art of the kibosh
Friday
/ 22 December 2023

The complex art of the kibosh

South African-born Jewish artist Candice Breitz has had her exhibition in a German museum scrapped

By Charles Leonard
South Africa’s theatre community expresses solidarity with Jenin refugee camp theatre
Friday
/ 20 December 2023

South Africa’s theatre community expresses solidarity with Jenin refugee camp theatre

The Freedom Theatre in the West Bank has been raided by the Israeli Defence Force and its artistic director and a producer detained

By Lesego Chepape
Negotiating the AI galaxy
Friday
/ 20 December 2023

Negotiating the AI galaxy

This is an edited extract from Arthur Goldstuck’s new book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI

By Arthur Goldstuck
Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Under international skies
Friday
/ 19 December 2023

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Under international skies

The spirit of the original group formed in the 1960s is still present today

By Lesego Chepape
Notes from the Body
Friday
/ 18 December 2023

Notes from the Body

Writers’ stories about illness and healing are transformative for readers

By Derek Davey
Something’s up down in Sandton
Friday
/ 17 December 2023

Something’s up down in Sandton

Pop star and food influencer J’Something is taking nightlife in Joburg to a new level – or three – with a venture called Artistry

By Carlos Amato
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