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An examination of how Jan Smuts and Nelson Mandela navigated the challenges of their eras
The filmmaker reflects on her journey from a finance career in London to international acclaim as a storyteller
JAG’s siloed approach hinders meaningful collaborations with public, private and national institutions
The Cape Town artist transforms her passion for wildlife into sustainable designs
An intensely focused figure, fashioned from darkest shadow, shifts his weight to his back foot as he prepares to leverage the full elastic force of his body’s frame to unleash what is clenched in his cocked fist. His taut posture and tense concentration are as compelling as they are at odds with the imagined fragrance […]
Kind Kid transforms childhood memories into heartfelt, collectable art toys
In his novel Blood Music, Greg Bear explores the subjectivity of reality and consciousness
Right-wing German journalists have been snitching on pro-Palestine artists, academics and curators for ‘anti-Semitism’
A new restaurant takes a chance by combining classic Italian with contemporary innovation
The global streaming giant’s strategy has been to offer a blend of local and global entertainment
Multi-talented filmmakers Carla Fonseca Mokgata and Nthato Mokgata are making history with their romantic comedy
Women in the South African film have to overcome challenges in a patriarchal film sector
The comedian brings risqué tales from her colourful life to the stand-up stage
The dancer talks about his career and inspiration as he hangs up his shoes — again
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Rashid Vally gave a voice to the new black jazz of the Seventies — and on a shoestring
Record label owner and producer Rashid Vally was so unobtrusive in his dealings with artists that only music nerds recognise his name
The US musician, who has a history of violence against women, is set to perform in Johannesburg
His autobiography The Way Home is an account of the travails of life in exile
The resurgence of Japanese fiction owes much to the controversial genius of Yukio Mishima. Drew Forrest re-examines his final novel cycle
Thoughtful, literary exhibition gathers works by 12 artists from across the globe
Sobukwe film screened at jail where he was kept In celebration of Pan Africanist Congress founder Robert Sobukwe, who would have been 100 years old on 5 December, the multi-award-winning film, Sobukwe: A Great Soul, will be screened at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg on 7 December. The film was made by Free Women Films’ Carolyn Carew […]
Play explores the intimate love and enduring sacrifices of Robert Sobukwe and his wife Veronica on the centenary of his birth
This is an edited extract from the book Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Sobukwe
Barbara Boswell’s novel tells the gripping love story of a middle-aged black woman in modern-day South Africa
Summer Flowers, representing South Africa at the 15th Dakar Biennale, is an homage to author Bessie Head
Kyle Shepherd Trio’s new album is packed with originals, covers, homages – and a guilty pleasure
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The poet and painter was one of the greatest wordsmiths in Afrikaans
Akerman’s memoir reflects on exile and meeting Breytenbach