Green Camp showcases urban farming, urban renewal project applying indigenous knowledge systems and based mostly on renewing the inner environment
"As a working musician, you need to be versatile.”
A couple have made it their mission to see more new work published in book form
"Soundtracks are not scores. At best, they are marketing gimmicks with a pretence at a soul".
"Strike a Rock is quite clearly a broader exposition of the unglamorous slog that is organising women in impoverished, patriarchal communities".
Nicola Conte’s archeological approach to his music sees him extracting ‘forgotten’ cultural sources
Ayana Jackson speaks about her solo exhibition Intimate Justice in the Stolen Moment, which runs at Gallery MOMO Johannesburg until August 27.
Bridge Books looks to change Johannesburg’s book dealing landscape.
Jabu Nala learned to make Zulu clay pots from her famous mother. For her, the process of pottery is a moving, spiritual one.
The Mail & Guardian speaks to African Flavour Books owner Fortescue Helepi at the Time of the Writer festival hosted in Durban this week.
The guy who killed Cosby is struggling for life after his deadly joke.
Graeme Williams returns to track changes in the city in colour.
A newly released local film buoyed by an open approach to filmmaking takes on the complexities faced by the politically astute LGBTI community.
For many participating in the Speak The Mind Poetry festival, poetry is an obsession … but this doesn’t mean it can pay the bills.
As the political weapon of choice, the cattle whip is powerful symbol of aggression and subjugation.
Swapping the stage for the page, Nakhane Touré’s debut novel Piggy Boy’s Blues reveals a brave new literary voice.
Authorities have warned that the need for court orders could hamper planned development.
One of SA’s top jazz trumpeters has roped in an orchestra to add a new side to his sound.
In the two years since its formation, the EFF has cemented itself in the public by its spectacular show of force in rallies across the country.
The third special national congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP) saw some classic rethoric.
Aryan Kaganof’s film about Wits deceptively reflects on the political grandstanding at the institution.
Many migrants do not see the recent attacks as xenophobia per se and blame them on poverty.
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström is not afraid to rock the international relations boat if the need arises.
As attacks spread, leading to murder and thousands of displaced foreigners, we must ask if the bitter pill we swallowed then has had tangible results.
Ben Okri’s recent talk in Pretoria on African renaissance, left some indignant and still nowhere closer to discovering their own “mini enlightenment”.
Experts grapple with the vexed issue of how to deal with statues glorifying an oppressive past.
Present-day Nazarites have relaxed strictures around hair but Rastas resolutely hold on to their dreads.
The majesty of this anthology lies in the valiant way in which the writers approach worn themes
Small business operators and politicians seem to be singing from the same bellicose hymn sheet.
Their status as asylum seekers makes it difficult for shop owners from Ethiopia, Somalia and Bengal to get licences and operate legally.
Not only has Cosatu expelled the metalworkers’ union from the federation, but factory workers in Nigel are braced for big job cuts.
Contentiously moved, the Afrikaner symbol now stands alongside apartheid figureheads.