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The Trappist legacy of KwaZulu-Natal

Religion, history, geography and the clash of cultures somehow manage to get involved in a multiple-narrative pile-up in southern KwaZulu-Natal.

Mollywood: Advertising’s assault on Margate

This year’s Loeries celebrated a campaign of social and political relevance, writes Alexander Sudheim.

Berlin focuses on South Africa

One of the major players on the international film festival circuit is the prodigious Berlinale, whose Golden and Silver Bears awarded to the best films in competition are as…

The rage of reason

Sepultura means "sepulchre" in Portuguese, and the Brazilian metal supergroup certainly know how to dig a deep, dark grave to bury you alive in, writes Alexander Sudheim. The…

A moving portrait of courage and defiance

The films on offer at the 23rd Durban International Film Festival are of such depth and variety it is almost impossible to single out any film without doing so at the expense of…

Ishmael’s havin’ fun

ISHMAEL with Alexander Sudheim

God of small things

With a fastidiousness, meticulousness and precision utterly at odds with the age of disposability and mass-production, Michael Croeser creates visual testaments to a value all…

Rocking at sea level

SA’s ROCK CITY: Alexander Sudheim investigates why Durban is the source of a plethora of new local rock bands.