<b>Percy Zvomuya</b> speaks to South Africa-based Ivorian writer and academic Veronique Tadjo about the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire.
<i>Silver Pony</i>, Cassandra Wilson’s new album, is an accomplished CD.
The Stone Angels exhibit of Zimbabwean sculpture in Greenside, Johannesburg, is a welcome return to real Shona art.
Mengestu’s clean, poetic prose is served best when he’s telling stories and not when he’s trying to engage in narrative tricks.
To generalise, people think their choice of music is cool and everyone else should listen with them.
It’s not just social networks that are helping to take down regimes in North Africa, it’s also a youth fuelled by popular culture and ad slogans.
The prickly artist who wrestles with God wonders if she inherited a subversive gene from her trade-union parents.
Two notable books by two remarkable women.
"The history of football is a sad voyage from beauty to duty," wrote Eduardo Galeano in <i>Football in Sun and Shadow</I>.
<b>Percy Zvomuya</b> examines two works at this year’s Dance Umbrella that explore the meaning of the word.
These pictures from 1927 come with a cultural
disclaimer, appropriate for works that fit into the ’colonial fantasy’ template.
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/ 18 February 2011
Despite owning prime residential property, the choice is not often theirs.
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/ 11 February 2011
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> suggests terms for a working 21st-century dictionary of African politics.
In desperation, broadcaster abandons its mandate and imitates commercial stations.
There are too many local aspirant writers with limited reading lists and bad editors, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>.
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/ 7 February 2011
Kanye West’s <i>My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</i> is an accomplished work, but one that lacks crossover appeal, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>.
James Ngcobo is one of those directors with a restless spirit and wide-eyed curiosity, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>.
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/ 28 January 2011
Nile Republic, Kush Republic, Juwama and Azania — these were some of the tantalising names that were being touted for South Sudan.
Former Miss South Africa, Joan Ramagoshi gives us a glimpse into her life.
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/ 14 January 2011
Separatist movements in Africa are watching the referendum in South Sudan and its likely outcome – secession from Khartoum — with interest.
Four very different books on Zimbabwe cast diverse perspectives on the country’s past and current issues — besides saying a lot about the authors.
Warona Seane, director of <i>We Are Here</i>, shares her interests.
Afro-Cuban scholar takes on Broadway and rails against the West.
One of the most sublime moments in last week’s Soweto derby was Knowledge Musona capitalising on lax defending by Pirates’ Rooi Mahamutsa.
Home to nothing much but trash for a number of years, Juta Street epitomises the transformation
Not content with his current titles — His Excellency, the President, Sheik, professor, Alhaji, Doctor — Yahya Jammeh wants to be crowned King.
The translation of two of Bolaño’s early novels
gives the English reader a deeper understanding of his development.
The exhibition <i>My City</i> takes ownership of
a metropolis in which many citizens feel
like outsiders
Ancient myths and modern-day tale speak to us.
It’s all going to the dogs, as pit bulls become the latest fashion accessory for hipsters on the hop.
Poet <strong>Natalia Molebatsi</strong> shares what she loves most.
Jamaican teen sensation appears out of nowhere with
full-blown musical skills while established duo Sly and Robbie return with a new album.