Constitution Hill
latest news & developments
Vusi Mahlasela has never stopped singing for change
South Africa’s most beloved troubadour on new music, staying rooted in Mamelodi and why peace is worth singing about
Diary: Verra Lake arrives with confidence on Born To This, Xowié returns with ALLO Deluxe and The Africa Rising Music Conference returns to Constitution Hill
Your essential dose of art and culture
Diary: YouthX Festival, Routes of Sound at Spier Wine Farm, , Grave Injustice Exhibition
Your essential dose of art and culture
Diary: Mikhaela Faye’s Gaslighter, Basha Uhuru Freedom Fest, The Hyena’s Tuckshop at Market Theatre
Your essential dose of art and culture
Arts and acts of freedom
Human rights festival honours the fight for justice with music, films and dialogue, offering free access to all and inspiring change
Bafana Zembe has no hang-ups about his job
Behind every work on a gallery wall is someone like the unsung art installer
Governance battles hit Gauteng’s economy
Hit by the pandemic, unrest and load-shedding, the province’s economy has suffered a chronic decline
Invaluable artworks and artefacts at risk in the Johannesburg museums
The City of Johannesburg has been marching on the spot for years about fixing its museum infrastructure, it can no longer pretend not to see the costly damage wrought over time
Why we gotta let the people groove
Our arts writer reflects on attending Afropunk with a new appreciation for human encounters, courtesy of the national lockdown
Nakanjani, Dada Khanyisa’s got a good feeling
Artist Dada Khanyisa on responding to the opportunities that their practice offers them, by all means necessary
Rise of the shebeen queens
African women, denied access to the labour market, turned to a traditional skill to provide for their families
The divinity in the everyday
A debut exhibition focuses on women bowed down by the weight of life but united by their faith