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Inside the minds of the censors
Friday
/ 16 December 2023

Inside the minds of the censors

Decisions about what music to ban at the SABC were inconsistent, and – what’s worse – random

By Charles Leonard
Scratch that: unkindest cuts
Friday
/ 16 December 2023

Scratch that: unkindest cuts

Researcher delves into SABC censors’ logic – and lack thereof – during apartheid

By Charles Leonard
Crafting a creative journey
Friday
/ 15 December 2023

Crafting a creative journey

Standard Bank Young Artist Angel Ho goes beyond boundaries in their work

By Lesego Chepape
Zahara’s light ‘shone brighter than most’
Friday
/ 14 December 2023

Zahara’s light ‘shone brighter than most’

Award-winning singer-songwriter Zahara, who died this week at the age of 35, leaves behind a strong portfolio of music

By Lesego Chepape
Conflict over warbucks lucre
Friday
/ 14 December 2023

Conflict over warbucks lucre

Play reveals the intimate effects of military-industrial profiteering

By Darryl Accone
A struggle in dystopia
Friday
/ 13 December 2023

A struggle in dystopia

An extract from Irish writer Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize-winning novel Prophet Song

By Paul Lynch
A tale of regrowth and romance
Friday
/ 12 December 2023

A tale of regrowth and romance

Zibu Sithole’s novel is relatable, heartwarming and suffused with hope for renewal after a storm

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Learning from the Palestinians
Friday
/ 11 December 2023

Learning from the Palestinians

Writer Zukiswa Wanner tells the Mail & Guardian about her eye-opening experience in Palestine

By Lizzy Attree
Musicians spot the problem
Friday
/ 11 December 2023

Musicians spot the problem

There is a great divide in earnings between top artists and those still emerging

By Lesego Chepape
The long story of #RhodesMustFall
Friday
/ 10 December 2023

The long story of #RhodesMustFall

This is an edited extract of Janet Remmington’s chapter titled ‘Olive Schreiner, Race and Black South Africa’, from Olive Schreiner: Writing Networks and Global Contexts

By Janet Remmington
Sandy Mrd on pacing her comeback
Friday
/ 9 December 2023

Sandy Mrd on pacing her comeback

After facing challenges in the music industry, Sandy Mrd plans a much more calculated comeback into the music industry

By Lesego Chepape
Beyoncé: A complex apparatus
Friday
/ 9 December 2023

Beyoncé: A complex apparatus

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé opened last weekend around the world and grossed $27 million at the global box office. We sent two Mail & Guardian writers to watch it

By Lesego Chepape
Into the great Beyond …
Friday
/ 8 December 2023

Into the great Beyond …

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé opened last weekend around the world and grossed $27 million at the global box office. We sent two Mail & Guardian writers to watch it

By Charles Leonard
It is that stage of the year again ….
Friday
/ 7 December 2023

It is that stage of the year again ….

Put a visit to the theatre on your entertainment bucket list — and tickets would make a great gift

By Greg Homann
Spaces and minds in progress
Friday
/ 6 December 2023

Spaces and minds in progress

‘Occupying the Gallery’: a more public and process-based way
of working

By David Mann
‘At last, I’m a communist …’
Friday
/ 5 December 2023

‘At last, I’m a communist …’

This is an edited extract from Herman Lategan’s memoir, ‘Son of a Whore’

By Herman Lategan
Film explores tech’s power
Friday
/ 4 December 2023

Film explores tech’s power

Shot in an innovative style, ‘Missing’ makes us question the role of technology in our lives

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Clothing characters in identity
Friday
/ 3 December 2023

Clothing characters in identity

Costume designer Ntokozo Fuzunina Kunene played a big role in the success of ‘Classified’

By Lesego Chepape
Stir over song of solidarity
Friday
/ 3 December 2023

Stir over song of solidarity

A Joburg band has written lyrics based on poems by friends who are suffering in Palestine

By Lesego Chepape and Charles Leonard
Quilt restoration project bears fruit
Friday
/ 2 December 2023

Quilt restoration project bears fruit

Two quilts made by women in the Eastern Cape have been given
a loving makeover

By Lesego Chepape
Fashioning meaning in art
Friday
/ 1 December 2023

Fashioning meaning in art

Artist and jazz fan Sam Nhlengethwa’s new show has roots in his interest in clothing

By Charles Leonard
A musical journey to love and healing
Friday
/ 27 November 2023

A musical journey to love and healing

Amanda Black says the making of her new album had a lot to do with accepting who she is

By Lesego Chepape
Solace and unity in laughter
Friday
/ 24 November 2023

Solace and unity in laughter

Comedy has a role in helping us understand our complex nation and in healing cultural rifts

By Greg Homann
Nakhane’s notable journey into movies
Friday
/ 23 November 2023

Nakhane’s notable journey into movies

After bringing out an album earlier this year, the multi-talented Nakhane has a film in the pipeline

By Lesego Chepape
While you wait for André 3000
Friday
/ 22 November 2023

While you wait for André 3000

The release of his debut is imminent … in the meantime here are three great new albums

By Charles Leonard
Reimagining our sense of being
Friday
/ 21 November 2023

Reimagining our sense of being

Bongi Bengu’s latest exhibition is about our connection to the earth and to each other

By Puleng Segalo
SA jazz musos still lighting fires in London
Friday
/ 7 November 2023

SA jazz musos still lighting fires in London

It was in the 1970s and the decades that followed that the influence of South Africans on the London scene consolidated to create a shared musical language

By Gwen Ansell
Excerpt: The Race to be Myself
Friday
/ 5 November 2023

Excerpt: The Race to be Myself

I have waited a long time to tell my story. For more than a decade I have preferred to let my running do the talking.

By Caster Semenya
Evil genius and Eazi hook-ups
Friday
/ 4 November 2023

Evil genius and Eazi hook-ups

Mr Eazi has worked with both musicians and visual artists on his much-anticipated new album

By Lesego Chepape
Erasure, exploitation and ego
Friday
/ 3 November 2023

Erasure, exploitation and ego

Film that tells the story of a Native American people’s battle with colonialism has echoes today

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Lady Skollie has an ace in the hole
Friday
/ 3 November 2023

Lady Skollie has an ace in the hole

A workshop with the artist paves the way for healing, self-discovery and cultural education

By Lesego Chepape
Fuelled, fed, nourished by Joburg
Friday
/ 24 October 2023

Fuelled, fed, nourished by Joburg

French new media artist Tabita Rezaire says time in South Africa helped to heal her

By Sean O Toole
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