A trip to China shows that futuristic technology is being quietly incorporated into everyday life
A tender meditation on care, memory and materiality, this artist’s work invites us to slow down and feel the soul
Photographer’s images are a soulful visual tribute to South African jazz
A painting finds a new home honouring the artist’s modernist legacy and tragic fate
The composer of Mzansi Magic’s Genesis talks faith, sound and storytelling in South Africa’s latest gospel-infused telenovela
The Gambling Animal offers a sharp, unsettling look at human irrationality, risk-taking and the ecological consequences of gambling with our future
From Pretoria’s streets to global stages, DJ Doowap is remixing culture, sound and style with unstoppable bacardi energy
A candid look at Campbell Meas’s journey navigating creativity, identity and the challenges of breaking into the arts industry
Mtshali’s latest collection renders death not as absence, but presence — grief draped in beauty, ritual and defiance
What happens when men can’t ask for help? These South African books offer raw, revealing answers
Author Tinyiko Maluleke makes a valid case about our country during the dark apartheid years, and of the difficulties of misgovernance we continue to face
Homegrown tech is giving artists the power to own, protect and profit from their work
Filmmaker Nyasha Kadandara opens up about Matabeleland and the emotional journey behind her feature-length debut
A stage where South Africa’s truth and imagination have lived for 49 fearless years
Artist uses nature and cryptic visions in his paintings to highlight South Africa’s racial and spatial history
Festival returns with fresh fire and fearless talent For 11 days this winter, Makhanda becomes the beating heart of South African creativity and artistic innovation as the National Arts Festival lights up the Eastern Cape until 6 July. A staple on the cultural calendar since 1974, the festival has long been a space for protest, […]
Chef Coco takes diners on a delicious, continent-spanning journey through the continent’s diverse culinary traditions
Senzeni Marasela’s ‘Waiting and Remembering’ uses her alter ego, Theodorah, and textiles to explore themes of loss, memory and black South African womanhood
From Nuremberg to The Hague and Rwanda to Gaza, author traces the relentless pursuit of justice for humanity’s darkest crimes
Through voice and vision, Zawadi channels her foremothers to reimagine tradition with soul, instinct and sonic power
An elder joins the ancestral band. We remember Louis Moholo-Moholo’s voice, rhythms, and roaring soul
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Fusing tradition and couture, Gert-Johan Coetzee’s dress for Nomzamo Mbatha redefines African royalty
As Encounters celebrates its 27th year, director Mandisa Zitha spotlights must-see films and the magic of documentary cinema
An electrifying saga of supernatural warfare, family loyalty and the high cost of power in the Joburg underworld
A timely call to rethink how African history and knowledge can reclaim space in global narratives
Cape Town prodigy Lumanyano Mzi returns home to share the musical flair that carried him to global stages
A genre-blending storyteller, Phaqa is redefining Zulu identity through culture-rich and fearless sound
Memoir is a gripping account of journalistic bravery, father-son reckonings and resilience