Latest articles on Zaza Hlalethwa

What a time to be queer

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 11 Jan 2020

In spite of heteronormative and queerphobic barriers South African queer artists are forging their respective paths in the music industry

Get rich or die trying

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 10 Jan 2020

South Korean film gives an uneasy picture of capitalism and its unsavoury consequences

Angela Davis on ‘How to be a revolutionary’

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 7 Jan 2020

Angela Davis shared her lived experience of activism at Afropunk — and advice on how the arts can effect change

Sho Madjozi and the art of being seen

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 20 Dec 2019

Using her unique style and image, she’s taking her pan-African music and brand and making them internationally palatable

New vision of a historical moment

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 11 Dec 2019

The reader navigates themes such as migration, black masculinity, displacement, aspirations, racial identity and sexuality

Art in the era of influencers

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 10 Dec 2019

A new cohort of artists is gaining likes on social media, irrespective of their skills. But is this art?

Raél Jero Salley and the line between good and beautiful

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 29 Nov 2019

By juxtaposing a floral presence against the everyday experiences of black folk Raél Jero Salley's painting draw the line between good and beautiful

Crusading for the culture

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 29 Nov 2019

YoungstaCPT’s debut is an autobiographical album that explores coloured identity

New vision of a historical moment

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 29 Nov 2019

The reader navigates themes such as migration, black masculinity, displacement, aspirations, racial identity and sexuality before wokeness

Nokulinda Mkhize is working to revive the conversational aspect of fellowship

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 22 Nov 2019

She tells the Mail & Guardian about her spiritual practice and the importance of practicing with integrity and compassion, whatever your realm

Regeneration vs gentrification

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 15 Nov 2019

Jo’burg’s Reserve Street has birthed several new spaces over the past two years. But at what cost?

Slice of Life: Koko’s words kept me going

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 15 Nov 2019

" I had to finish school. I had to complete my degree to honour my grandmother’s sacrifice."

A life of poetic activism

Article Zaza Hlalethwa & Kwanele Sosibo - 14 Nov 2019

Sandile Dikeni was a writer who continuously confronted what it means to be South African

Nakhane: I have no problem with being pigeonholed as a queer artist.

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 12 Nov 2019

The artist (pronouns: they/he) spoke to Zaza Hlalethwa about creating new work, temporary migration and coming back home

Re-memoring Madibuseng

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 1 Nov 2019

We re-examine Lebo Mathosa’s legacy as a biopic about the singer’s life hits our screens

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