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Kwanele Sosibo

VBS report is a reader’s dream
Article
/ 19 October 2018

VBS report is a reader’s dream

The author of the report sets the wags talking about a reality that at times seems more farcical than fiction

By Kwanele Sosibo
Lupe resurrects slave myth
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Lupe resurrects slave myth

The rapper’s ‘DROGAS Wave’ album builds on the painting ‘Slave Ship’ and accompanying poem

By Kwanele Sosibo
Gautrain literacy project derailed
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Gautrain literacy project derailed

Dube claims she is owed about R400 000 for the conceptualisation of the campaign, and millions for what she says is the actual value of the campaign.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Joyless at the Joy of Jazz
Article
/ 8 October 2018

Joyless at the Joy of Jazz

Staging, admin errors and heavy-handed security dimmed the Joy of Jazz festival

By Kwanele Sosibo
An iconoclast gets kitted out for new terrain
Article
/ 5 October 2018

An iconoclast gets kitted out for new terrain

‘Intruders’ is the effort of an author putting in work for her generation.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Shoki Mokgapa had her sights on an international career
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Shoki Mokgapa had her sights on an international career

​Actress Shoki Mokgapa died on Tuesday after allegedly taking her own life

By Kwanele Sosibo
Façade reveals Jozi’s entrails
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Façade reveals Jozi’s entrails

Happy Dhlame’s gritty exhibition weighs up the human cost of gentrification in the city

By Kwanele Sosibo
The art of naming things that already have names
Article
/ 7 September 2018

The art of naming things that already have names

​A vast collaborative project staged over three cities confronts the colonisation of plants

By Kwanele Sosibo
A quiet partner in revolution
Article
/ 24 August 2018

A quiet partner in revolution

She was reticent but Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe’s story of her place in the liberation struggle is emerging

By Kwanele Sosibo
​Actor, humanist, mentor
Article
/ 17 August 2018

​Actor, humanist, mentor

Emotive performances and a willingness to share were his enduring qualities, writes Kwanele Sosibo

By Kwanele Sosibo
Portrait of Ben Sharpa – O’ Kaptin My Kaptin – as a young man
Article
/ 10 August 2018

Portrait of Ben Sharpa – O’ Kaptin My Kaptin – as a young man

Those who saw Ben Sharpa perform "will tell you that, in all of hip-hop, there will never be a replica".

By Kwanele Sosibo
Educate and respect your audience, says Clara Nzima
Article
/ 10 August 2018

Educate and respect your audience, says Clara Nzima

Keep your ear to the ground, says Clara Nzima, who rose from production assistant to head of channel

By Kwanele Sosibo
Drama rocks Market Theatre
Article
/ 27 July 2018

Drama rocks Market Theatre

Allegations and counter-allegations are flying between the board’s chair, management and staff

By Kwanele Sosibo
Global Citizen: Global force or global farce?
Article
/ 20 July 2018

Global Citizen: Global force or global farce?

Co-founder of Global Citizen, Hugh Evans says he believes that if people get into the spirit of altruism it eventually becomes habit-forming.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Expanding gqom’s visual palette
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Expanding gqom’s visual palette

Dancer Artchild’s colourful presence in music videos is just the first step in her expanding career

By Kwanele Sosibo
Migration permeates Euro film fest
Article
/ 22 June 2018

Migration permeates Euro film fest

The European Film Festival is stepping away from gentility to highlight the continent’s burning issues

By Kwanele Sosibo
Drummer Ayanda Sikade unearths the lost gem ‘Movements’
Article
/ 22 June 2018

Drummer Ayanda Sikade unearths the lost gem ‘Movements’

It took years for Ayanda Sikade to release the album Movements, which secures his place in the jazz idiom

By Kwanele Sosibo
Essays open a window on the mind’s mysteries
Article
/ 15 June 2018

Essays open a window on the mind’s mysteries

Oliver Sacks was able to convey through his writing how neurological disorders can enrich our understanding of the essence of humanity

By Kwanele Sosibo
Giant of comedy is not a joke
Article
/ 8 June 2018

Giant of comedy is not a joke

Goliath and Goliath are establishing a nationwide circuit that will open doors for other comedians

By Kwanele Sosibo
‘Nommer 37’ goes beyond its Hitchcock influence
Article
/ 8 June 2018

‘Nommer 37’ goes beyond its Hitchcock influence

Nommer 37 is a safe film, albeit one that executes well within its limits.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Dr Philip Tabane passes on, leaving malombo to the next generation
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Dr Philip Tabane passes on, leaving malombo to the next generation

​Dr Philip Nchipi Tabane, the inimitable guitarist, philosopher and conduit of malombo spirits passed away today at a Pretoria hospital

By Kwanele Sosibo
The music of the outlaws
Article
/ 4 May 2018

The music of the outlaws

It’s no coincidence that decades after liberation Zimdancehall is becoming more acceptable

By Kwanele Sosibo
Mapping out the new Zim
Article
/ 26 April 2018

Mapping out the new Zim

The pan-African magazine marks the 
end of the Mugabe era as a moment of 
imaginative, if not political, liberation.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Great shots, but a bit off target
Article
/ 25 April 2018

Great shots, but a bit off target

A grand cinematic experiment, Five Fingers for Marseilles fails to resolve its themes as a South African western 


By Kwanele Sosibo
Utopia rocked small-town US
Article
/ 20 April 2018

Utopia rocked small-town US

When obsessed followers of an Indian mystic meet self-righteous Americans things get dirty and nasty

By Kwanele Sosibo
How Egyptian Lover charmed the 808
Article
/ 6 April 2018

How Egyptian Lover charmed the 808

Egyptian Lover says it’s the sound of the 808 drum machine that keeps people partying to his music

By Kwanele Sosibo
Soweto shines in short stories
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Soweto shines in short stories

Niq Mhlongo on writing about the present with a nod to the past, and the slices of life that sit waiting on every pavement of his childhood home

By Kwanele Sosibo
Colouring the white cube
Article
/ 6 April 2018

Colouring the white cube

Grada Kilomba’s work traces the history of the black diaspora, exploring difference but also finding sameness

By Kwanele Sosibo
Visual artists hold thumbs for resale windfall
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Visual artists hold thumbs for resale windfall

If the copyright law is changed, South African artists could soon find extra money in their pockets

By Kwanele Sosibo
Beyond the comedy curtain and back
Article
/ 16 March 2018

Beyond the comedy curtain and back

Going back into the past to get a deeper sense of comedy’s future

By Kwanele Sosibo
Radiant child: Jiyane captured in the dead of night
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Radiant child: Jiyane captured in the dead of night

A portrait of the enigmatic but gifted jazz cat and artist is conjured through the eyes of photographer (and admirer) Tseliso Monaheng

By Kwanele Sosibo
The stand-up sophomore: ​Gilli Apter
Article
/ 2 March 2018

The stand-up sophomore: ​Gilli Apter

Gilli Apter’s strain of comedy is reflective, interactive and somewhat feminist in its bent.

By Kwanele Sosibo
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