As South Africans prepare for the year-end, filled with traditional ceremonies and family gatherings, many young adults often feel uncertain about the songs that carry their heritage. To help address this gap, Castle Milk Stout has joined forces with Zoë Modiga, Yanga Chief, Culoe De Song, Nduduzo Makhathini, and Mbuso Khoza to raise awareness of […]
The quiet power of Moses Seletisa’s Sepedi poetry and Sabata Mokae’s Setswana novels
Together, heritage and language remind us that by choosing multilingualism, we can build a truly inclusive future
Author speaks of her dedication to keeping indigenous languages alive through children’s books and her hopes for the growth of South African languages
Africa’s rich history, beginning with adaptable hunter-gatherers, highlights its resilience, productivity and the importance of reclaiming its heritage
The designer’s The Arrival opens South Africa Fashion Week, proving that fashion can be both a mirror and a vessel
The artist’s exhibition challenges colonial looting and the fight to reclaim Africa’s stolen cultural heritage
Traditional names tell stories, full of cultural significance and indigenous knowledge, passed down through the ages
Stories from our rich heritage provide teachers with an affordable, accessible way to improve literacy levels, teaching children to read in their home language
Specific foods and recipes are associated with specific countries and also traditions, but as people have moved so have these foods
Johannesburg, with its mine dumps and malls, ever eating its own tail in the name of progress, has a complex heritage
Hostels are finding ways to transmute blighted history into safe places for cultural expression to take root, Oupa Nkosi discovers
Thebe Magugu keeps making headlines. The source of his success his country’s history and his own
In Heritage Month, we show you how to research your ancestry in South Africa — it’s not always an easy task
It is both inward and outward-looking … showing we care for each other should carry more weight than wearing traditional clothing
Can going over the top with the colours you wear improve your mood? Jo Buitendach tried out the latest sartorial trend
Three buildings in the inner city, now transformed into affordable housing units, commemorate their history
If the high court in Cape Town rules for an interim interdict in the River Club project to halt building on heritage land, Amazon is likely to pull out
Refiguring ugogo as a critical figure in the making of Black [visual] archives
Very little is known of the late guitarist, who was a keeper of a stark and foreboding maskandi sound
The controversial River Club development gets the go-ahead, but opponents say they are heading for court
The cultural and political activist is on a quest to bring looted treasures back home
The Greek photographer is on a quest to document traditional costumes around the country
Kwaito was born during South Africa’s transition to democracy and lives on as a kind of heritage
The viewer is in total control when navigating a website named after Herri the Strandloper, a soundmine of narratives and ideas
Local members of the Slow Food movement are working to save traditional ingredients
To understand the oceans, you must understand the people who live next to them
Blok, a property development company, has withdrawn its interdict against Bo-Kaap residents in the “spirit of de-escalation”
A biennial event has sprung up to provide a forum for black artists and intellectuals to meet
A holiday with my grandmother shows me another way of life, one with different ways of being.
The Rand Steam Laundries structures, one of a kind on the Reef, were demolished illegally in 2008.
Tinyiko Maluleke’s nostalgia takes him back to Bree Street in Johannesburg, which has been renamed to honour ANC struggle stalwart Lilian Ngoyi.