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Why we need a South African jazz photography archive
We need more books about South African jazz, focusing on both the verbal and the visual, to fully capture and appreciate the unique ‘river of culture we’ve been bequeathed’
The Portfolio: ByLwansta
Hip-hop artist ByLwansta adopts a multidisciplinary approach to story-telling by making use of visual cues to reinforce the ideas that he puts forward sonically
The Portfolio: Tsepo Gumbi
With the Sharpeville massacre in mind, Kwanele Sosibo takes a look at how Tsepo Gumbi’s collection of photographs are a necessary intervention
Sixosh’ abathakathi: Ukuthwebula and the photographic image
Reimagining image making through concepts found in isiZulu
Taking the battle to the grave: South Africa’s contested sites
In his swansong, Santu Mofokeng ruminates on mortality, ancestry and dispossession
The Portfolio
"The photographs in the series act as a symbol of, or a witness to, the economic imbalance that exists in contemporary South Africa, where people increasingly inhabit contrasting economic realities."
Broken land brooding skies
Photographer Daylin Paul, inspired by a former colleague, brings into view coal’s devastation in Mpumalanga
The Portfolio: Niamh Walsh-Vorster
"Even though this series was about being in a familiar space, it could be seen that I would intentionally place myself on the periphery"
Bringing the hidden to light
Tshepiso Mabula’s photographs interrogate the postapartheid ritual of exhumation and reburial
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A lifeline for the homeless people in eThekwini
eThekwini plans to retain permanent and safe open spaces for people with nowhere to sleep
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Automotive Industry and Covid-19
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International Partnerships are key for Africa during Covid-19
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Former bursary student hits a six and lands top job at WPCA
Thuthuka Bursary recipient Tennyson Botes decided to make a difference in his community — and he's doing exactly that
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SANRAL to professionalise its finance division with world-class professional accounting designations
'It is about how I can get my staff to acquire more skills and sharpen those skills that they already have,' says SANRAL CFO Inge Mulder
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Empowering his people to unleash their potential
'Being registered as an AGA(SA) means you are capable of engineering an idea and turning it into money,' says Raymond Mayekisa
