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Chester and Papa Action in a car in the series ‘Yizo Yizo’. (The Bomb Shelter)
JEFFERSON TSHABALALA

Pioneer in the art of cinema of the personal

From TV series to films and adverts, Teboho Mahlatsi was ahead of his time

  • Vus'umuzi Phakathi
11 min read
Excavating memory: Professor Bhekizizwe Peterson, here pictured in Ethiopia, celebrated black culture and taught a generation of black intellectuals to think, and laugh, the authors remember. (Photo: Courtesy of Jill Bradbury)
ANTONIO GRAMSCI

In the castle of Bheki Peterson’s care

A master of anecdotes, the late Professor Bhekizizwe Peterson raised a generation of black thinkers

  • Mapule Mohulatsi
  • Zuko Zikalala
  • Thobile Ndimande
7 min read
Israel Makoe plays the role of gangster Mugza in the new local production ‘Hard To Get’ – a film he describes as an action
ACTING

Movie star Israel Makoe can’t shake off the bad boy image

Former "Yizo Yizo" star Israel Makoe – who acts as a gangster in "Hard To Get" – says playing the role of a villain is "a way of educating people".

  • Katlego Mkhwanazi
5 min read