Fraud convict Schabir Shaik is regularly in violation of his controversial medical parole. We drew up a map of his most memorable appearances.
A young German film-maker documents the people that take the Shosholoza Meyl across the country, and comes to some interesting conclusions.
Elizabeth Taylor was a true icon of the golden age of Hollywood.
Durban music icon Syd Kitchen has died after a long battle with lung cancer. He died at the Hospice in Durban on Tuesday night.
Lauren Beukes is the author of <em>Moxyland</em> and <em>Zoo City</em>, both novels that look at SA society through a futuristic, dystopian lens.
Dance act Faithless are splitting up, according to a message posted on their Facebook page. The statement said it was "time to close to the book".
Rediscovering the lost art of the salon is top South African concert pianist Christopher Duigan.
After demanding its "closer", the ANCYL has snuck on to Twitter, along with some other high-profile people. But they’re not getting it quite right.
The 2011 Dance Umbrella festival of contemporary dance is over, and has taught both choreographers and audiences about the role of dance in SA.
Arts editor <b>Lisa van Wyk</b> speaks to Malcolm Black about Remix dance company that sees dancers of different physical abilities sharing the stage.
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/ 24 February 2011
The country’s most exciting festival of contemporary dance is well underway in Jo’burg.
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/ 15 December 2010
The famous Pirelli Calendar for next year is a study in gorgeous bodies — and classical mythology.
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/ 9 December 2010
Die Antwoord’s music video for <em>Enter the Ninja</em> has been chosen as the 2010 Video of the Year on social networking site Myspace.
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/ 7 December 2010
Arts editor <b>Lisa van Wyk</b> peeks through the looking glass at the blockbusters that made 2010.
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/ 2 December 2010
Flashy businessman Kenny Kunene is in for another lashing — this time from artist Zanele Muholi, taking the mickey out of his sushi-serving models.
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/ 1 December 2010
<i>M&G</i> blogging platform <i>Thought Leader</i> was named in a study as the forum where "most analytic discussion of sexual violence" takes place.
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/ 1 December 2010
There are many in the fields of popular and alternative music that speak about violence against women and children from a different angle.
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/ 30 November 2010
A round-up of the year’s most controversial art stories, including unfinished elephants and the lesbians loathed by Lulu.
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/ 30 November 2010
ZANEWS received one of 11 highly prestigious honours at the <i>Financial Mail’s</i> annual AdFocus Awards — the Newsmaker of the Year award.
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/ 22 November 2010
Sophie the maid, artist Mary Sibande’s creation, looks down at the Jo’burg CBD from various billboards.
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/ 19 November 2010
Lesley Perkes is the woman behind much of the art appearing all over Jo’burg. We asked her why she does it, and why it matters.
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/ 19 November 2010
Brett Bailey, curator of Infecting the City, speaks to the <i>M&G</i> about putting art in the path of the public.
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/ 26 October 2010
A storm erupted on Facebook last week after Woolworths announced that it would be removing Christian magazines from its shelves.
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/ 14 October 2010
The idea of what constitutes an accurate head count certainly has shifted over the centuries.
Two months after a resolution was passed to destroy his elephant sculptures, Andries Botha still does not know what is to become of his artworks.
Freshlyground have been banned from performing in Zimbabwe. Theirs is just one case music’s long history as a political tool.
Ever since pirates in the 18th century formed democratic "unions" among themselves, strikes have been all the rage.
The ANC have been markedly quiet about successful examples of media tribunals. We thought we’d help their case with round-up of attempts in history.
Beezy Bailey’s latest exhibition is a surprising insight into an unexpected inner world.
From Nadine Gordimer to Pieter Dirk Uys — prominent South Africans are coming out in support of amaBhungane’s Right2know campaign.
A painting depicting Nelson Mandela as a corpse by a Johannesburg-based artist has caused an upset. His 92nd birthday is on July 18.
South Africa can breathe a sigh of relief. Almost. We’ve passed the halfway mark of the World Cup with no major catastrophes.