After its run on America’s Got Talent, the Ndlovu Youth Choir became a symbol of unity. But its genesis points to South Africa’s deep inequality
In this interview film festival director Peter Rorvik sheds light on his curatorial vision and some of the themes emerging from the festival.
Tshepiso Mabula’s photographs interrogate the postapartheid ritual of exhumation and reburial
In the days of social media, which can amplify storms in tea cups for retweets from a ‘followers’, it is easy to assume the mantle of ‘leadership’
A new documentary examines the ‘Beloved’ author’s wider political and artistic signficance
Two exhibitions across downtown Jo’burg force a slower look at the famed artist’s work
Thandiswa Mazwai speaks about her memories of playing with the trumpeter and what fans can expect from her collaboration with his band
The centre’s sixth season examines the concept of work through the eyes of artists working in different mediums
Proudly South African trip took journalists to companies creating jobs – but they’re white-owned
Activists believe the president is under pressure from corporates not to sign two Bills that would benefit artists
A well-tailored punt gets a pleb out of Brixton in Johannesburg and shows him the sights, smells and tastes of the various larney silos in Cape Town
Their single blends Leraba’s famo vocals and nostalgic memories of the 2011 Hifa festival
In a country still smouldering from its self-immolation, how does a comedian stick to the ideals of his craft, which demand he speaks his truth
Gregory Maqoma revives a Zakes Mda character, mixing Ravel’s Boléro with isicathamiya to mourn, to hope, and to celebrate life
The searing play No Easter Sunday For Queers tackles homophobic violence with a new langauge
The musician has an electric stage presence, but his studio album Somandla captures that same spirit
The short stories in Nights of the Creaking Bed by Toni Kan explore, among other topics, sexual behaviour as a source of power in society
In this interview Tommaso Fiscaletti and Nic Grobler’s speak about the inspiration for the project and how it continues to evolve.
Hemelliggaam or the Attempt To Be Here Now, makes connections between the environment, astronomy and old Afrikaans science fiction novels
The jazz maestro was an activist first and foremost, and created his own unique instruments and style
A melody pierced the membrane of childhood ennui and life was never the same
The Ubuhle Bendalo urban art residency furthered the subversion of the broken window theory
Film Festival Film blends documentary, improv and drama, all on a time-and-money shoestring
dream hampton talks about making the documentary of the alleged serial sex abuser
The Cameroonian discovered early that, when you move people, they then want to know why
Babes Wodumo’s live Instagram post appears to be her latest attempt to break free from what many are characterising as a suffocating relationship
New in-house show re-engages gallery’s diverse collection
Qalokuhle Gabela has harnessed his entrepreneurial spirit to restore a historical site to its rightful place
Taxify’s practice is to expand, but operators say they have to spend an unreasonable time on the roads
Party-diva Busiswa is a powerful mix of poetry and music, but the club celebration touches on sensitive issues
The pianist’s challenge is to always work against the confines of the jazz tag
In a painstaking labour of justice, a Greek academic writes Tsafendas’s true story