Bass culture is as old as Zimbabwe itself
The collaboration between Thomas Mapfumo and Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith, broke new ground and should have grown cult status
Journalist and Tiro’s nephew Gaongalelwe gives us a glimpse into the young firebrand’s life.
Robert Mugabe was once a fervent pan-Africanist, but he failed to act like one after he came to power
He was the hope of many Zimbabweans and the man Mugabe feared most, but he failed at the last hurdle
The continent’s cities are built very differently to those in Europe, and a new book dedicates ?itself to these singular settlements.
Tired of producing endless tomes, the renowned activist has taken her views to Twitter instead.
The poet Makhafula Vilakazi lays bare and rejects the sorry conditions that govern life on the margins.
A notable debut novel – "The Blacks of Cape Town" – ?explores how complex ?issues of race colour South Africa’s past, ?present and future.
An incomplete history of Swaziland gives the royal court too much credit for its own decline.
Tumi Mogorosi’s visionary debut album celebrates the centrality of percussion in African spirituality.
While the continent’s leaders fight to protect the elite, their people are fleeing – and dying, writes Percy Zvomuya.
Percy Zvomuya looks at Lonmin’s Ben Magara and his recent chocolate stint as inspiration.
The sartorial choices of the man who has charted Zimbabwe’s course for over three decades reflect the sharp edges to its attitude to the world.
Photographer Nadav Kander eschews images ?that reflect certainties and deliberately seeks to ?frame moments that leave questions unanswered.
The novelist’s writings have provided fertile ground for the festival speakers to raise contemporary issues.
Renowned Capetonian vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin, who was launched onto the world’s stage by jazz legend Duke Ellington, has died.
Three of Johannesburg’s parks suburbs —Parkhurst, Parkview and Parktown — now have a green, petit Southeast Asian servicing them.
An unpretentious new cafe with retro decor doffs its hard hat to Johannesburg’s gold rush history.
At age 60 and with 60 albums behind him, the legendary musician has been credited with largely being responsible for defining Zimbabwe’s sound.
When he is not preserving the past, Sonwabile Mancotywa enjoys a wide range of interests.
Even though this is Capleton’s first visit to South Africa, he is not a stranger to the continent, writes Percy Zvomuya.
Percy Zvomuya delves into a world beyond the city’s bright lights – a mystical African world invisible to some but vivid to others.
Is there a repressed striker in the unconscious mind of Russian oligarch and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich?
An English adaptation of a French theatre staple is causing a stir in Jo’burg — and has been invited to be showcased in Paris.
Some Standard Bank Young Artist laureates are too successful for their awards, argues Percy Zvomuya.
From a ‘beach’ to a reggae club, from the lap of luxury to a basketball court — it’s all happening on the top floors of of Jo’burg buildings.
The mysterious uncle Cedric could be anyone’s relative and therein lies Rupert Thomson’s genius.
A new book on Samora Machel takes an unusual approach to its subject.
We are used to this now: a barnstorming, fire-eating raggamuffin DJ who, midway through his career, discovers dancehall’s conscious roots.
From a multi-storey compound to the buzzing streets of Jo’burg, man’s best friend occupies an almost divine presence, writes Percy Zvomuya.
Up-and-coming artists are given a stage thanks to music promoters such as Mandisa Bardill–Kwebulana.