Had those presiding at the Nuremberg trials done their homework, they would have seen Nazism as the product of German history, authors argue.
<strong>Malcolm Purkey</strong> shares his ‘cultural life’
<strong>Percy Zvomuya</strong> sees <i>The Butcher Brothers</i>, directed by Sylvaine Strike as disturbing, dark and brooding.
A few years ago, David Adjaye received the Order of the British Empire for his outstanding work in architecture.
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Ellen Aaku, from Zambia, was the recipient of the Penguin Prize for African Writing in the fiction category at the <i>M&G</i>’s Literary Festival.
The enormity of the atrocity in Rwanda demands that we keep revisiting it and questioning it. There is no guarantee it won’t happen elsewhere.
The Boekehuis, voted one of 50 unique bookshops in the world in 2006, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
<b>Percy Zvomuya</b> sat down to talk to Warren Nebe, head of Dramatic Art at Wits University’s School of Arts and director of Drama for Life, Africa.
A debut novelist forges dialogue that compares with the best, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>, as he reviews <i> I Do Not Come to You by Chance</i>.
Golden Arrows, the previous winners of the MTN 8, will not be around to defend the cup they earned with such ease last year.
Steve Kwena Mokwena’s <i>Driving with Fanon</i> tries to interrogate the reality of post-war Sierra Leone but fails in most regards.
<b>Percy Zvomuya</b> reviews
<i>The 16th Man</i>, the latest documentary based on Nelson Mandela.
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and renowned playwright Ariel Dorfman chat to Greg Homann about speaking truth to power.
Rwandans go to the polls on Monday to return to power what many analysts describe as a "minority ethnic dictatorship" lorded over by Paul Kagame.
Soccer City will be packed for the kick-off to the 2010-11 season on Saturday, when four Premier Soccer League clubs contest the Charity Telkom Cup.
With 220 exhibitors from 31 countries, this year’s book fair looks promising after last year’s hiccups.
I find Johannesburg captivating. I can’t say I will always be here but it has shaped me and whatever I will do in the future.
Erik Paliani’s Chitukutuku is a recording that
presents a vision of a united Southern Afric
Robbie Jansen, a central exponent of Cape jazz, has died at the age of 61.
The football exploits of Ghana, also known as the Black Stars, invite one to speculate on whether our given names determine our fate.
Johannesburg’s inner-city dwellers came to Joubert Park, next to the art gallery, in throngs to watch <em>The Giant Match: Meet My In-Laws</em>.
<em>The Cradock Four</em>, a film about the murder of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli, is finally out.
When it emerged that Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson had been cast as Winnie Mandela in a biopic of the Struggle matriarch, there was an uproar.
The unhealthy dose of parochial and arrogant commentary in Football Muti detracts from its beautiful photography, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>.
<em>Percy Zvomuya</em> fills us in on where to watch, party and shop in Johannesburg during the Soccer World Cup.
Dress can have a strange and sudden effect on people. When Orlando Pirates fan Kenneth Metiba is in his formal gear he looks just like a regular guy.
Do a country’s democratic credentials influence its World Cup prospects?
There is a contrived air of political correctness in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s memoir <i>Dreams in a Time of War</i>, writes <b>Percy Zvomuya</b>
<b>Percy Zvomuya</b> speaks to the pre-eminent sculptor about his upcoming show and his ecological approach to creation.
<strong>Percy Zvomuya</strong> reviews the latest reggae releases that will have you skanking.
Yusuf Afari explains to <strong>Percy Zvomuya</strong> and <strong>Karabo Keepile</strong> how he uses poetry "as a surgeon would use his knife".
Johannesburg celebrates the World Cup moment with a showcase of its boldest and most productive artists.