The bulk of Sindiso Nyoni’s work involves brands. Making the concept translate is a tight balancing act
Themba Mbuyisa anchors his photo series, ‘When Breadwinners Are Away’, in the absence of migrant labourers, but little to no absence registers on the faces of those left behind
In creating her photo series, ‘Brown on Brown: The Colourism Project’, Ravi Naidoo realised colourism affects how every Indian person thinks about themselves
The artist reflects on the homecoming of his exhibition, and how it interacts with the gallery and its environment
Brittle Paper’s 50 Notable African Books is the product of extensive year-round reportage
For photographer Marc Shoul, nothing is sacred in Joburg
Tshepiso Moropa used her parents’ marriage as inspiration for her latest collage, titled Til Death Do Us Apart
Even in revisiting the space, I can never capture the moment, as if it were sucked into my camera when I pressed the shutter, muses Boitumelo Motau
Thirty-three years since Dulcie September’s assassination, a new documentary hopes to bring her name back into the public consciousness
A chance encounter with a stranger had the photographer rethinking the meaning of scars
Emanating from years spent behind the wheel, the artist’s style is part memory, part imagination
Playwright Monageng ‘Vice’ Motshabi is always looking for something outside a Western “slice of life” kind of theatre
Although it is in many ways a prohibitive instrument, particularly in terms of access, the piano offers both simplicity and richness to this songwriter
In this extract from But Beautiful, the writer Geoff Dyer reflects on how photographs ‘work on you’
Siphiwe Mhlambi spent several years photographing his friend Jonas Gwangwa as he performed. Mhlambi spoke to the Mail & Guardian about their relationship
Photographer Nocebo Bucibo explores the role of photography in the production of the Thokoza hostels as spaces
For photographer Thato Monare, documenting the rural Eastern Cape is a personal favourite
Writer and visual artist Percy Mabandu talks about the energy of his portrait of Bra Winston Mankuku Ngozi, entitled ‘The Bull’
Sabelo Mkhabela, a ‘writer who can take photos’ tells us about the image he took of American rapper Joey Bada$$ at Oppikoppi in 2017
Antony Kaminju shares his experience of making a photo of the Roving Bantu Kitchen’s Sifiso Ntuli
Mozambican photographer Mário Macilau uses performance and play to expand the meaning of his work
With a theatre background and a long history as a bandleader, Durban-based emcee Manelis is always thinking about how his messaging can be translated visually
Photographer Saaiqa shares the story of how she captured this picture that reflects both the socioeconomic realities of our country and simple companionship
A veteran author and part-time festival director, Nthikeng Mohlele can attest to the respective experiences being irreconcilable. Or are they?
Photographer Kamogelo Lebotse has been documenting the effects of the national lockdown on the people of Mahikeng
The national lockdown provided photographer Jamal Nxedlana with a chance to push the boundaries of his practice as he transitioned into a new creative cycle
Artist Levy Pooe conceptualises his work as ‘a social diary of being black in the city’
Photographer Tommy Busakhwe, a participant in the Communities of the Kalahari Advocacy Project, uses his camera to tell stories of home, land and the people who live and work on it
Ramadan Suleman’s documentary, ‘By All Means Necessary’ honours the struggle against colonialism. It will be showing at the Encounters Documentary Film Festival from August 20
Naftali has just released his debut single, ‘Kea Shwa’. He tells us a bit about his music-making journey.
A project by Global Africa Lab explores the future of Black neighbourhoods affected by gentrification in New York City
The artist is drawn to collage because it allows her to be as complex and layered as she wants to be