Black Panther
latest news & developmentsBlues and Blood: The gospel according to Ryan Coogler
Sinners is a haunting blues musical where melodies summon spirits and salvation comes through song — not sword or stake
The sonic soul of Steve Biko
Musicians have carried his ideology forward – but what would he make of today’s politics?
Sjava’s new album reflects his ancestral, cultural and spiritual journey
‘Isibuko’ holds a mirror to the musician’s life
One Movie, Two Takes: Wakanda Forever
This blockbuster sequel is a well-intentioned but painfully average tribute to the star of the first movie, Chadwick Boseman
Q&A Sessions: From sangomas to the world’s biggest stages, John Kani has seen it all
His father took him to isangoma when he wanted to be an actor. Today Dr John Kani is revered the world over. He tells Athandiwe Saba about his passions
The king, Queens and MaXhosa: Ruth E Carter’s blockbuster costume designs
Ruth Carter and Laduma Ngxokolo’s collaborative costumes make ‘Coming 2 America’ easier on the eye
Aliens in Lagos: sci-fi novel Lagoon offers a bold new future
Nnedi Okorafor’s ‘Lagoon’ is an immersive reimagining of Nigerian society that transports us into a future where queerness is normalised
How Chadwick Boseman inspired Africa’s first black skeleton racer
Inspired by Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of King T’Challa in ‘Black Panther’, Akwasi Frimpong set out to make his look, and impact, rich, black and cross-cultural
Thandika Mkandawire: An intellectual giant, an pan-Africanist
Thandika Mkandawire, who died in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 27 after a battle with cancer, was a renowned development economist, an institution builder and a pan-Africanist
Queen Sono moers the dudes
The spy drama with its kick-ass heroine Queen Sono shows the continent in a new light
Mzansi marvel makes it big
Debbie Berman set her sights high on Hollywood and her tenacity has paid off with ‘Black Panther’
Stan Lee, Marvel legend and father of superheroes, dies at 95
Lee rose through the ranks to become a comics writer — making millions of superhero fans dream of his fantastic universes
When Ye met Yoweri, and worlds collided
Uganda, Wakanda…it’s an easy mistake to make
Avengers: Infinity capitalism
Over and over old tropes are trotted our in films, with modern and “civilised” always triumphing. But what is the new definition of “civilised”?
The case for the other black woman in ‘Black Panther’
Nightshade might seem nothing more than a prop in the film but she is more than she appears to be